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I've typically used a rotary-style Norelco and never thought about it. Over the last ten years I experimented with Braun, which was maybe a little better but also a lot louder. The last shaver was another Norelco (9200) and being new, it of course worked great - until it didn't. I don't know what changed with them, maybe it started when they got bought by Philips, but whatever the reason, their blade quality has gone down the drain, lasting about one month. Of course it was too late to return it so I decided to go outside the box of the "big two" and try a Panasonic. Just. Wow. Granted, it's still the honeymoon phase (1 week) but this cuts way better than any Norelco or Braun ever did. The real test however will be how well its blade holds up over time. I'll update this review in 6-12 months and let you know, but so far so good. Oct 2017 UPDATE: I continue to be very impressed with this shaver. It sounds corny - it's just a shaver - but as I get older I really couldn't stand shaving. With the Arc5, I no longer dread the Rotary Hell I went through before, shaving and shaving and not much happening. The Arc5 is now three months old and cuts as good as it did the first day. I actually look forward to using it - kind of like driving a very nice car after decades of staying content with just "okay" transportation.