Panasonic Men’s Electric 4-Blade Cordless Shaver

This thing is absolutely INCREDIBLE... First things FIRST! I (for YEARS) used a Mach 3 blade, and a couple of years later I converted to the Mach 3 Turbo when it was released. There was no electric razor that could take care of my facial hair. Not one. I got very sick at 23, and by the time I was 28, I couldn't hold my arms up to shave anymore without my heart going crazy (I'm almost completely well now, at 32...). So, I had to do something. I decided to get an electric razor, because it was better than nothing. I was given a Panasonic ES8109 around 4 years ago, and it was as if I used a blade. There was virtually no irritation, but sometimes the blades would get just warm enough to cause a bit on my neck, sometimes. The thing was amazing, but one of my 3 dogs got ahold of it. FAST FORWARD: I tried to get a replacement for mine, because I already have the charging/cleaning station, but I couldnt find neither the newer model (which fits in the same cradle), or my ES8109. If you look, the 8109 is running $300+, only because it is out of production. I began to research, and I "Was" going to buy the upgrade to mine, which is currently 105 on Amazon, but I only need the razor and it comes with the same station I have, and so I looked at one model above, which is blue like this model, but silver up top. I was iffy with it, because it had the same motor as the lower end, was more expensive, and had no station. I decided I would check the price on this model here (ES-LF51-A), and then see what the differences were besides the motor being 1,000 Revolutions faster. I read the reviews and decided to purchase it, AND LET ME TELL YOU... It looks like I genuinely used a Mach 3 TURBO, and this thing puts out 0 razor burn. Its hard for me to comprehend how well this thing works since it really only has 2 blades like my old supposed 3 blade, which I assumed was including the trimmer on the side. CONS: It has 2 Blades. Of course I'm sure there is a simple explanation, but it is not described properly. It has 2 blades just like the lower models, and I'm sorry, but the extra guards are not "Extra Blades". This is false advertising with a twist. EXAMPLE: Pioneer was the 1st Plasma company to introduce "White Flash Technology", so that when the plasma would burn in, you could go into the menu, and run White Flash, but it kills 40-60% of the back-light in order to do so. What Pioneer claimed was no possible burn in, and then you had to read the really really fine print to see that it does in fact burn, they shipped them knowing they had the problem, and told everyone it couldn't burn in because they can flash it to get the burn off of the screen, while killing the entire quality of the TV. BACK TO THE RAZOR: Panasonic is doing the same business trickery as everyone else, and there are only the 2 blades, and the trimmer that flips out on the side. PROS: The 4 Guards keep the entire process smoother than my 3 Guard ES8109. The motor runs just fast enough to make a difference over my other razor to not tug or pull on any hairs. It melts them babies down like they're nothing. The blades...they don't get hot, not yet anyway, not at all. I'm running a stronger motor, but the heat is not traveling into the blades, and into the guard, and it took me almost the exact same amount of time to shave with this new model than it did my old. So, something is a bit special about this one. I look like an absolute baby. I take care of my skin like crazy anyway, and look mid 20's at 32, but this things left my face looking almost as if I don't even grow facial hair, but I do, like mad. I'm already told that I look a little over 10 years younger than my girlfriend, but now it's just insane. I look like a child sitting next to her. BUY THIS THING. If you have the money to buy a 5 Blade (If another blade even exists...), go for it, because if it gets better than this, them things must melt a lions facial hair off in a 5 minute process. Hmhm ;-) This model REALLY is that incredible, and I will keep testing & update this in the future, because my skin is ultra sensitive. OH! If you guys want to know something that will stop possible razor burn better than anything I have ever used, including Neutrogenas post shave lotions, try some "ASAP Colloidal Silver Gel", and see how it does. It seems to go in and heal everything, even if razor burn begins to show up, Ive not yet found anything to rid of razor burn better, and it sanitizes so that whatever may go into any open pours will be disinfected and you shouldnt have any irritation. BUT! I don't think you will EVER have to use that gel with this device. It is absolutely sublime. I wish I could shake the team of peoples hands that designed this device. All this time I was using blades, and going through a Turbo blade every few days, and that gets EXPENSIVE. Having this electric Razor is like have a house fully cover in solar panels. You never have to pay a power bill if you are running enough solar, and that "Bill" is eliminated, forever. With this Razor, it is very similar in concept. You wont be going to the store to buy $20 worth of blades every month of your life, and you will not be putting on lotion, and you will not be spending so much time with a blade. This will save you time to get to work, time from going to the store to get replacement razors, the gas money to get to the store, no more lotion, and no more swapping blades all of the time. The other razor still had the original blades. So, I imagine this one will give me 5 years before I really have to change the blades. I will probably swap them every 18 months just to keep it in full function, but it will not be fully necessary. Excellent product, the best I've ever had, and man....A MASSIVE thumbs UP to Panasonic. They are the SONY of Electric Razors. Read every review in here you want, and they will tell you the same when comparing to every single other brand and style in existence. If you're using a Rotary, you're still using "just a a plain ole electric razor" that is just not even functional in comparison to Panasonics design. I'll stop typing now. This thing is amazing.