I had the 3500 version of this shaver for nearly four years, but it stopped charging. I ordered this 3600 and find it to be a superior shaver, even though it looks almost identical. It gives as good a shave as any rotary shaver and the pop up trimmer works well. I have only had the 3600 for two days but so far am very pleased. The 3600 requires an adapter to charge it but that is a minor inconvenience. The 3500 was difficult to charge. The cable connectors were just pushed into the bottom of the shaver but it was hard to get them to work. For the past two years with the 3500, I had to pull the cable out and push the connectors in three or four times before the charging lights would come on. With the 3600, there is an audible click when the connectors are in place and the charging lights come on immediately. It only takes about an hour to fully charge and the instruction book says the charge lasts for 60 minutes of shaving. The 3600 is easy to clean, which I do once a week. Just remove the head and cutters. I use an old toothbrush to scrub everything and then put it back together and start charging it. The 3600 takes the same SH30 replacement heads as the 3500 and I change them once a year. I have never had a problem with the replacement heads that I order from Amazon. They work fine. The 3600 will give a good close shave. This one should last longer than the 3500 I just replaced. The Philips Norelco 3000 series rotary shavers are a good model. I don’t recommend the 3500. But, I highly recommend the 3600 rotary shaver. Read more
I've seen this style of shaver in movies and such while growing up. You know, the guy shaving in the car while stuck in traffic late to work? What a time saver I thought. But I always went with some form of safety razor for precision and closeness. After 30 years or so of seeing rotary shavers in ads, movies etc, and excellent results with other Philips Norelco products, like the vacuum beard trimmers they used to make. I figured the tech on the rotary razor is super refined by this point and wanted to try one. Even if it sucked, I knew I could use it at least on occasion to get a head's start if I was in a rush. I got the 3600 because when I went to the brand website, it was one of this year 2024's releases. And I knew I wanted the latest engineering greatness. Also this one came with a pouch, which is nice. If you look at all of their shavers that look like this, there's not a whole lot of difference other than 5D vs 4D heads, the product color, and whether or not it comes with a pouch, stand, or both. Look closely, some of them the only difference from one to another is that for $20 more you get a charging stand. Anyway, I got this one because it's a newer release, comes with a pouch, and I figure 5D means slightly more efficient or faster shaving. I haven't compared but I wouldn't think twice about any of their other shavers. I would expect a similar experience with any of them. The shaving experience is very nice, the rotary razors glide over my face like butter. I should note that I use the Lectric Shave splash first, which dries fast and then I dry shave over it. I like this a lot more than shaving in the shower with shaving cream, as I do with safety razors. The problem shaving wet with this is unless there is some lubrication on your face at all times, there is no glide with this electric razor. I imagine this is true for any rotary razor but, my experience is best dry with the splash first - no water. This works great to quickly and painlessly clean up your scruff, but if you haven't shaved in a few weeks it's probably better to start with a beard trimmer, as it seem like it would be quite a chore to weed whack a beard with this. Compared to the travel foil shavers I have from Bruan and Panasonic, I find that the Philips Norelco rotary does a better first pass, and the foil shavers do a better second pass or refining. With with the rotary/foil combo I can get a shave about the same as I would with a safety razor. Anyway, very cool and fun to use. Really my favorite part is the sensation itself of massaging my face with the rotary part. It doesn't feel like I'm shaving at all, more like massaging my face, which is so nice. Read more
My husband has been using Norelco razors for over 50 years and he won't use any other brand. This was a surprise because it does not have a normal electric plug to recharging. You have to use a separate cord, such as you would use to recharge a cell phone, but one is not provided. Otherwise, it seems to work well and was sensible price. Read more
Have been using for several months. Did not think I would buy another Norelco after the poor battery performance of my last one. This model works very well and the charge lasts a long time. Read more
This shaver works great! Lightweight and powerful! So nice to be using something of quality. Beats using an old fashioned razor anyday. No cutting myself all the time anymore! Read more
Pretty good cut, it doesnt pull your hair as others Read more
The shave quality was good, despite having to grind it into my face to get the peripheral hairs. It was easy to clean. The effective blade life was only about a year. The battery life was good. It gets a 3 after 5 years of regular use because I accidentally knocked it off a 3-ft shelf and the latch that locks the shaver head carrier to the body broke, and it is now rendered useless because of one tiny, cheap piece of plastic. Read more
After a series of Chinese designed shavers, I wanted to go back to Norelco. Norelcos used to be a lot more expensive, but not so much these days. (Yes, you can spend a lot, but you don't have to.) I particularly like the curved surface of the cutting heads; they seem to get more of my beard on the first pass. This is easier to clean, too Read more
