| | |  | Electronics | Home » » Philips Norelco 8260 CC Men's Shaving System | | | | | | | Description: | | The new Philips Norelco Speed-XL 8260CC features 50% more shaving surface for a fast close shave. The Jet Clean System automatically washes away debris and stubble. The Contour Following System follows the contours of the face catching each hair with one stroke. The Precision Cutting System features ultra thin heads with slots to shave long hairs and holes to shave the shortest stubble. Super Lift and Cut Technology ensures a close shave with a dual blade system designed to lift hairs to cut comfortably below skin level. | | | Features: | |
• 50% more shaving surface for a fast, close shave
• Jet Clean System with Active Drying automatically washes away debris and stubble. The razor is dried within hours of cleaning
• Contour Following System follows the contours of the face catching each hair with one stroke
• Precision Cutting System - Ultra thin heads with slots to cut long hairs and holes to shave the shortest stubble
• Super Lift and Cut Technology - Dual blade system lifts hairs to cut comfortably below skin level
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.36 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.65 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.29 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 30 reviews |
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116 of 124 found the following review helpful:
 Disappointing Cleaning SystemNov 22, 2008
By John Riedl
I bought this shaver to replace my old Norelco shaver that I'd been using for many years, and that finally broke. This one was about double the price of that one, but I'm very disappointed to have to deal with the large "cleaning system" that came with the new shaver. The picture on Amazon shows the shaver in a cute little stand; the reality is that it comes with a huge cleaning stand that I have no room for. It seems the electric shaving folk want to get into the razor/razor blades game, by selling cleaning solution for the shavers. I'm not sure how important this is; my old one lasted very well with just a weekly "dry clean". It also seems environmentally unfriendly to be wasting some water every day, and throwing out a plastic bottle every month or so.
In addition to the cleaning stand being bulky, a terrible design decision is that you can't leave the shaver plugged into it, because it will harm battery life. Having something this big is bad enough, but having to unplug it all the time is ridiculous.
The packaging is the old horrible packaging, with unopenable plastic over everything, not the new Amazon environmentally friendly packaging.
On the other hand, the shaver works as well as the old one, and you can just ignore the cleaning stand if you want, since the recharger can plug directly into the shaver. I'd probably be perfectly happy with the shaver if it had come that way; the extra stuff just seems wasteful.
58 of 61 found the following review helpful:
 Better than my Braun 8995 or Panasonic Vortex NanoOct 25, 2008
By Russ Forbus
"know-it-all"
I just got the 8260 Norelco to replace my other 2 shavers(a Braun 8995 and a Panasonic Nano). This shaver is superior to both of my prior shavers,and here's why:
1.There is the noise issue.The Panasonic was annoyingly loud, the Braun was quite noisy, but the 8260 is very quiet.This may seem trivial,but it is nice to shave in peace.
2.The 8260 shaver truly shaves in one or two passes, and is completely non-irritating from the get-go. The Panasonic gets a little burny on the tough spots,and must be held at a specific angle to perform with it's angled blade technology and that is very annoying. The Braun requires multiple passes everywhere.Neither of the 2 foil razors EVER shaved my neck sufficiently, but the Norelco 8260 does an outstanding job there.I know they say a foil shaver shaves closer, but the Norelco far out-performs these 2 foils.
3.The build quality of of the Norelco and Braun are very solid, but the Panasonic seems cheap and flimsy.Also,replacement blades are cheaper on the Norelco,and you can't even find Panasonic replacements anywhere, so you have to order them from their site.
4.They all come with cleaning stands, which are gimmicky junk,in my opinion,but the Norelco version is the nicest.I wouldn't have bought any of these with the cleaning system,but these were either gifts or the same price with the claning stands. If I could save $40 or $50 bucks,I'd buy a model that didn't come with the cleaner (Braun 8975 or Norelco 8240).
5. The Panasonic allows wet shaving in shower or with foam, but I tried it once with foam and it was a mess. I prefer the simplicity of dry shaving.
6. The charge on the Norelco lasts WAAAYYYYYY longer that the other two shavers. It lasts like 2 weeks , and the other two only stay charged for a week
Ultimately I am very impressed and surprised at the shave I get from the Norelco 8260 Rotary shaver. I have always purchased foils due to hearing they shave closer, but I can state clearly that that is not the case with me. I would buy a Braun again( it is very well-made and reliable),but I would not buy a Panasonic.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
A Great Shaver -- poor peripheral designOct 16, 2009
By M. R. Peterson
I have been using Norelco Shavers for over 20 years. I like the way they shave, I like how quiet they are and they are easy to maintain. The 8260 continues the tradition with an incremental improvement in the shave mainly due to the articulating head. Having said that, Norelco should either stop adding "stuff" as peripherals or pay attention their details like they do the shaver. The cleaning system actually cleans it very well; the problem as pointed out by other reviewers is that you are not supposed to leave the shaver charging. You are supposed to let it run low and then recharge to save the battery. Guess what? The cleaning cycle is long ~ 1 hour or so. In the cleaning cycle it charges and I certainly can't wait around to unplug (or flip a lever that disconnects the power to the shaver) it after the cleaning cycle. It couldn't be hard to design the cleaner to not charge the shaver "automagically" except when the user wishes. It is like the two items, the shaver and the cleaner were designed by two different teams that didn't talk to each other. It is truly an astounding design oversight. I'm not sure if there is a version of the shaver without the cleaner. The cleaner isn't really necessary and it does take up lots of counter space, it consumes expensive cleaning agent, and takes a plug (a rare commodity in my bathroom). I give it four stars because it shaves well and subtract two stars for the stupid cleaner design but add one back for the travel power off system that locks the power button so it won't turn on in your luggage. I hope Philips reads these reviews and takes note of them -- it boggles the mind that the design is so flawed from a company that does so many things so well.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great shave for an electricSep 06, 2009
By JH
"Bubba"
I've been a blade guy all my life til now.
The problem with blades these days is due to my lifestyle change; that is, I work from home now.
So, consequently I don't shave every day. I shave when I need to be presentable, but if I'm going to home
depot or something, I don't bother. But, that has created a big problem for me with the multi-blade
manual shavers. The longer beard stubble clogs up the blades in a few shaves. Even though the blades are not dull,
I have to throw them out because I can't get the stubble from between the multiple blades even by running
both hot and cold water at max pressure.
So without even looking at reviews (which is not like me), I went to Walmart and bought the Norelco 8260XLOCC.
I was really surprised at what a nice shave it is, although it takes a little getting used to. I did not rate it 5 stars though for one of the same reason other reviewers did not; that is that it cannot be stored continuously in the cleaning holder plugged in. If the shave weren't so darn good, I'd give it a 2 star because I don't like the idea of having to plug and unplug this thing all the time.
I like how the cleaning cradle works though, but I agree with others that it's too expensive to purchase that cleaning solution at the rate they require. So, I'm going to do the same as the other reader who rinses in hot water most of the time, but every so often uses the cleaning solution. At least Norelco offers the ability to rinse with hot water. I have not dumped the solution yet, but if it's full of stubble, I might consider straining the stubble with a fine screen and reusing; depending on how it looks. I might also do what the other reviewer did and rinse with hot water before putting in the cleaning solution to reduce the gunk.
I've only owned the shaver for six days, so I can't comment on the battery life or long-term reliability.
Bottom line is that Norelco should have either figured a way to allow me to leave the shaver in the cradle plugged in full time without damaging the batteries, or there should be a charging switch on that cradle. Since I've heard the battery life is very good, the switch idea would have been what Norelco SHOULD have done...particularly for $150. I wish that were so.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
No recharging stand (which is shown in the picture)Sep 26, 2009
By Mitch Haile
In addition to a high quality razor, I bought this model for the recharging stand that is shown in the picture of the product. I was very disappointed that, after tearing through in the insane packaging, there is no charging stand. There is, however, a huge cleaning system--but the cleaning system doesn't do anything for charging and requires juggling the wires around. Not something I want to do on a regular basis. The shave itself is very close--by far the best I've had with any electric and I've tried at least a dozen of them over the years. So I'd recommend this or one of the similar models, but don't buy this for the recharging station that isn't included!
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