Remington R-7130 Flex 360 LCD Cord/Cordless Rechargeable Men's Rotary Shaver
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Remington R-7130 Flex 360 LCD Cord/Cordless Rechargeable Men's Rotary Shaver Details
Manufacturer: RemingtonBrand: Remington
Release Date: 2008-06-23
Model: R7130NB
Product features:
- 3 flexing heads adjust to your face
- Teflon surface protector is smoother on skin
- Titanium coated blades
- Digital LCD screen indicates shave time remaining
- 60 minute runtime
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Customer Reviews of Remington R-7130 Flex 360 LCD Cord/Cordless Rechargeable Men's Rotary Shaver
Customer Review: Better - But Not Quite There Yet
Summary: 3 Stars
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I was hoping that Remington had developed a razor that bested Norelco's rotary razor.
While they have made some good steps, they have a little way to go yet.
First the Pluses -
-The Remington has a much larger clippings capacity. While the Norelco rotaries require cleaning after every shave (and sometimes halfway through a shave if your beard is thick enough or the cutting efficiency drops like a rock) unless you have very short whiskers, the Remington can hold several shavings worth of clippings because the space is so large beneath the razor heads.
-Cleaning is easier in that you can clean the razor heads under running water instead of taking the heads apart. This is a very tedious task with the Norelco, since it is difficult to reassemble the parts when you have them all dusted off. With the Remington, you can just pop the head from the body with the release button, remove the head from the body completely since it is held by a small clip and then run the heads under a stream of water. When done, ensure they are dry and then slip the clip back in place and close the head, after brushing out any loose whiskers in the space below the heads of course.
- The pop up trimmer is better than the one on the Norelco. It has a more powerful clipping motion so it more easily clips mustaches, sideburns, around beards, etc. A small negative is that it does seem to want to close more easily than the Norelco's, which seems to have a stronger spring to maintain its position. But the Norelco doesn't have half the power that the Remington trimmer has. So once you get used to using the Remington, you will like it much more than the Norelco for trimming.
-The remaining time until recharge LCD display is great. It lets you know how many minutes of power are left before you have to recharge the shaver. The maximum running time is one hour and it counts down the remaining minutes in dark grey numerals on a medium grey display just below the power button. It is about 1/2 inch high by 3/4 inch wide so the numerals are easily read even without glasses for those with vision problems.
-Powerful cutting. This razor cuts my beard much more quickly than my Norelco does. Where my Norelco takes four or five strokes across my cheeks to get all of the whiskers cut off, this does it in one or two strokes, three at most. The Norelco is severely underpowered, which may be why it is so much quieter than the Remington is.
Now for the Negative points:
- The charging is via a simple cord that plugs into the bottom of the shaver. My Norelco shaver has a charging stand, so just setting the razor into the stand begins the recharging process. It has two LEDs, a green one telling you it is charging and a red one telling you that it needs to be recharged. But it doesn't give you clue about how much remaining time there is before you need to recharge it. While this isn't a major negative point against the Remington, it is a bit irritating unless you travel a lot, where the charging stand would then be a negative point for the Norelco.
- Noisy. This razor sounds like a grinder. When shaving, sometimes it sounds like the razor is grinding its own blades and maybe it is. I haven't removed the blades from the head to find out if it is doing so or not. Because it is new, maybe it is grinding away high spots on the cutting blades but after a number of shaves using it, the sound is getting worse, not better.
- The "Teflon" coating on the heads hasn't made the razor any less irritating to my skin. With my Norelco, after one or two shaves, the irritation was virtually gone while with the Remington it seems to be getting worse the more times I have used the shaver.
- The "Floating" heads are not floating enough. The Remington uses a concept where the entire platform the heads are mounted upon floats. So all three heads are still on the same plane, but the plane itself tilts to adjust to the angles of your face. The problem with this is that it works for wide planes like your cheeks and your throat areas. But when you get to your chin and jaw line, the angles are too sharp to allow the floating heads to effectively work.
The Norelco, on the other hand uses an individual head floating system where each head tilts independent of the other two. In addition, each head has its own individual platform that also tilts independently of the other two head platforms. This allows for an even greater float angle that if only the heads themselves floated. What this does is make for much better and closer cutting along the jaw line and the chin areas, while still performing fairly well on broad areas like the cheeks and neck (though not as well as the Remington if you have fairly flat cheeks).
So while the Norelco doesn't do as good of a job on those areas as the Remington does, it is far superior to the Remington on the chin and jaw areas.
The best of both worlds would be to incorporate the two concepts together, with the entire head mount tilting like it does with the Remington and yet having the individual heads and their individual platforms to independently tilt to allow for better and closer coverage of angular areas like the chin and jaw areas.
The Remington is closer to achieving this since it has the broad head platform already floating and the heads floating within that broad head platform. All that is needed is for them to make the last step of making the heads sit on individual head platforms set into the broad head platform they already have and they would end up with a better system than Norelco's.
-Quality. I couldn't believe it but in the middle of shaving, a drive shaft for one of the floating heads actually fell off! They are plastic drive shafts and they are mounted in thin plastic mounts. I don't know for sure what happened but I assume that when the platform tilted too far in one direction it put enough side force on the shaft to dislodge it from its setting. It may not have been completely aligned after the last time I cleaned it, but because the shafts are so long because of the larger capacity for clippings the shafts mat not have seated correctly in all three heads. It was very easy to put in back into the setting, but if you were doing your shaving over the sink you have to hope the shaft foesn't fall down the drain! Too easy, which is probably why it threw the shaft in the first place. Either the plastic is too soft or too thin to tolerate much side force before dislodging.
This has never happened in well over 20 years of using Norelco rotary razors. Norelco uses drive shafts that are about three times as thick as the ones Remington uses and are not easy to remove at all. This bothers me in that we are talking about shafts that are about 1/2 to 5/8 inch long and about 3/8 inch thick on the Norelco and about 1/8 (or perhaps 3/16 or maybe 5/32) inch thick in the Remington, while the Remington shafts are twice as long which allows for more distortion since the whole platform the heads sit on is so flexible. That is the trade off for having a higher capacity to store clippings. So Remington should not have decreased the diameter of the shafts so they are so much thinner than those that Norelco uses. I believe if Remington used shafts as wide as Norelco's, this problem wouldn't occur.
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Description of Remington R-7130 Flex 360 LCD Cord/Cordless Rechargeable Men's Rotary Shaver
Have you seen Remington?s newest technology? The Remington® Flex360° pivots in every direction for more flexibility than any other comparably priced rotary shaver. That means a completely close shave, even on the neck! The R7130 offers three independent floating heads coated in Teflon ® to adjust to your face, chin and jaw line for less irritation. Features such as a LCD screen displaying battery minutes, a 5 minute quick charge, and cord/cordless operation make the R7130 easy to use whenever you need it!The Remington R-7130 Rotary Shaver is a pivoting electric razor that delivers a clean and comfortable shave, even at awkward angles. Using three circular titanium-coated blades and a pivoting, swiveling neck, the razor allows you to shave closely--without nicks. It also features an ergonomic rubber grip, a pop-out trimmer, and a numeric, backlit LCD that clearly displays battery life.
 3 pivoting heads adjust to your neck and face. |
 Titanium-coated blades are durable and stay sharper longer. |
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Shaver Adjusts to the Contours of Your Face
The R-7130 features a flexible, pivoting design that allows you to negotiate the difficult angles of your face. Thanks to Remington's advanced Pivot & Flex technology, the shaver rolls over your chin and jawbone with ease, and the flexing mechanism helps the blades maintain constant contact with your skin, so you get a cleaner shave.
Top-Quality Blades Deliver a Close, Gentle Shave
With titanium coating and Teflon protection, the R-7130's blades are heavy duty, yet they deliver a nick-free shave. Because of their hardy titanium finish, the blades are resistant to dulling. Also, their Teflon surface keeps things gentle, guarding against cuts, scratches, and irritation.
Additionally, the shaver's three rotary heads provide a greater total cutting area and enable a much faster shave. Each of the heads moves and flexes independently to make shaving comfortable. Also, the blades are completely washable, and they rinse quickly and easily under a faucet.
Designed for Easy Operation
The R-7130 has an arching, ergonomic design, making it easy and comfortable to grip. Its handle is blanketed in rubber to ensure a secure grip while you shave. The shaver also has an LCD, which clearly indicates battery life and gauges remaining time.
For further convenience, the R-7130 features a pop-out trimmer that's ideal for detail work like sideburn trimming.
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When operated cordlessly, the R-7130 relies on a high-performance NiMh rechargeable battery for power. The battery, which takes only two hours to fully charge, provides up to 60 minutes of cordless shaving time--enough for 30 shaves. If you're in a hurry, the shaver also has a quick-charge mode, which gives your battery a time-saving boost.
Additionally, the R-7130 accepts universal voltage, so it can be used and charged worldwide. It is backed by Remington's two-year manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box
Electric shaver and charger.
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| Description | Men's 360° Pivot and Flex Corded Rotary Shaver | Men's 360° Pivot and Flex Rechargeable Rotary Shaver | Men's 360° Pivot and Flex Cord/Cordless Rechargeable Rotary Shaver | Men's 360° Pivot and Flex LCD Cord/Cordless Rechargeable Rotary Shaver |
| Technology | Surgical-steel blades | Titanium-coated blades | Titanium-coated blades | Titanium-coated blades |
| Features | 3 flexing heads | 3 flexing heads | 3 flexing heads | 3 flexing heads |
| Pivoting neck | Pivoting neck | Pivoting neck | Pivoting neck | |
| Pop-up trimmer | Pop-up trimmer | Pop-up trimmer | Pop-up trimmer | |
| Comfort-grip surface | Comfort-grip surface | Comfort-grip surface | Rubberized-grip surface | |
| Corded | Cordless rechargeable with 30-minute runtime | Corded/Cordless use. Rechargeable with 30-minute runtime and 5-minute quick charge | Corded/Cordless use. Rechargeable with 60-minute runtime and 5-minute quick charge | |
| Rinseable design | Rinseable design | Rinseable design | ||
| Worldwide voltage | Worldwide voltage | |||
| LED battery-level indicator | Digital LCD screen with shaving-time indicator | |||
| Teflon surface protector glides across skin |
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