Among the reasons for switching to electric shavers are their convenience, practicality, comfort, and ease of use/maintenance. And while your technique and skin may still need some time, your 2020 Series 5 may be a limiting factor. I understand that you need a budget-friendly razor, so the options aren’t too many in this price range. The Series 3 ProSkin is a bit better in my experience, but not significantly. It is easier to maneuver and I even think it’s got a bit more power. Another great feature is that it is made in Germany and not communist China, although strangely the box mentions that it is engineered in Germany but does not mention where it is manufactured. You are correct, the cleaning indicator should come on when the shaver has been running for a pre-defined amount of time since the last automatic cleaning (the station does reset the timer). There’s no need to leave it for hours in the station, as soon as the cleaning cycle ends, the timer is reset. In January 2020, Braun quietly released 3 new lines of electric shavers: the Series 7, the Series 6 and the Series 5. Shaving Elements– The Series 6 has two shaving foils on either side of the center cutter. The center cutter is designed to help lift and/or reduce the size of longer hairs for the two outer foils to shave them close.

And after using the Series 6 6075cc, I can confirm that it’s true, but there are a couple of important differences. With the Series 6 (and the rest of the 2020 models), Braun also moved away from the familiar design language we’ve seen with their previous Series 5 and 9 shavers. I did my usual three-week shaving tests with various days of growth, including two and three days and daily shaving. I also tested out wet shaving with shaving cream and head shaving once (once–because it did not go well). In my opinion you shouldn’t give up on electric shavers just yet. The 2020 Series 5 is not a particularly capable electric shaver and since it’s also your first, the results are likely to be far from satisfactory. So far there are 5 Series 7 70 modelsavailable in the USA/Canada, the differences between them consisting in color and included accessories.And while Braun’s previous releases were mostly rebranded, older shavers (like the Series 8 or the 93xx Series 9), the 2020 models are completely new: new design, new shaving heads, new accessories, and new cleaning stations. So if you want to use the station, you’ll have to opt for a cc model from the beginning. Conclusion The Braun 6020s needs to be repaired or replaced. When it reaches two bars or less, it increasingly doesn’t turn on unless I plug it into the charging cord for half a second. I spoke to the Braun customer service people, and they apologized for the problem I was having, and gave me an authorization to return the system. First, they have a very rudimentary troubleshooting process that is fairly useless. A single drop of oil on each foil will suffice. Here’s a guide on how and when to do it. Replacement parts availability

That’s a bit disappointing from a shaver that should have been noticeably better, especially considering the price and how Braun positions it in its lineup (between the Series 5 and 7). It looks again extremely similar to the one used by the Braun Series 3 and in my experience, it’s quite similar performance-wise.First, the positives. It is quiet! When contrasted to the 5885, the difference is night and day. The 5885 hurt my ears and this is coming from a cavalry and armor officer who was surrounded by rather loud and sharp noises. It certainly wasn’t tactical!! The 6020 is very quiet and I can say that it is not much louder than my phone when on vibrate and a hard surface.

There are other foil shavers in this price range like the Panasonic Arc 4 that will provide a closer shave. Even though I love using shaving cream with my electric shavers, in this case, the main benefit of doing that was the improved gliding of the head and a slightly closer shave. Because of this, some dirt and hairs may be trapped inside over time if you only clean it manually. If you shave daily or every other day and the shaver is within your budget, then it’s a good option. But, if you have coarse growth or like to grow for three days or more before shaving, then this Series 6 might not do the job well enough or take a little too long to keep clearing up leftover patches.

Using it this morning, my first impression was that it was very comfy on the face. Glides smoothly, feels great. I generally shave dry, with Lectric Shave preshave. The 6072 is indeed more comfortable than my previous rotary shavers. Also, it definitely shaves closer than they do. Prior to going electric, I was an old-school double-blade razor user. With that, I did the 3-pass method – lather, shave with the grain, lather again, shave across the grain, lather again, shave against the grain. That method gives an amazingly close shave, but is ridiculously time consuming. Some days, I’d only do 1 of the 3 passes. That was a less close but still very nice shave. My impression of day 1 of the 6072cc is that it’s very close to the 1-pass with the blade, and I am impressed. I never got that close with the rotary. I bought it from an online Japanese auction, and since I reside in Japan, the delivery was a breeze. So yes, the old Series 7 and 5 are simply better in every way that matters and if you can get them and don’t need the trimmer attachments and combs, I think you’ll be a lot happier.

I have had three disturbing incidents (not during the timed tests) in the past two months. On two occasions, the razor would not turn on and there was no indication of a charge, despite the fact that I knew I should have fifteen or twenty minutes of charge left. I plugged it in for less than a minute and the razor then worked normally. Additionally, I received the expected remainder of charge which in both cases was indeed some fifteen or so minutes.

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I’ll break down the performance into several chunks, starting with the closeness. Closeness of the shave First of all, there’s the fact I mentioned earlier in the review — you cannot just charge the shaver, you’ll have to go through a cleaning cycle as well. The included accessories vary depending on the model — we’ll take a detailed look in the next section.