Does the 8453cc Series 8 (or any of them) require the cleaning station to charge or does the power cord plug directly into the shaver? But there’s a silver lining to that: the 8370cc (and all the other models in the series) are fitted with high-capacity Li-ion batteries that will provide 60 minutes of shaving time on a single charge. Getting new replacement parts for the Series 8 is currently a problem as I’ve also mentioned in the post. They may of changed head but from what I seen u and others say any head of pansaonic head will work on even they old and new models.

It also means that there are no personalization modes like on the Series 7 (those were also rather gimmicky, to be honest, but at least you could select them yourself when you wanted to). I would contact Braun support or a Braun service center and send it for repair/replacement, especially if it’s still under warranty. The travel lock on the Series 8 can be activated by pressing and holding the power button for 3 seconds.All foils do get a bit warm eventually, but the Series 7 in general is a lot better than other shavers in this regard (for example Panasonic foils tend to get really hot). The Series 7 had a badly designed locking mechanism that would simply break when you tried to move the head from the locked position. From a purely visual standpoint, the new series definitely exhibits Braun’s current design language that we first saw with the Series 5 and Series 9. Braun electric razors are generally very good with longer hair, definitely better than the foil shavers from other brands. Braun took exactly the same sales technic with CoolTec, they are still selling the refreshed model in HK and some other countries.

As mentioned earlier, that is actually the station that’s also shipped with the latest Series 9 and Series 9 Pro and has a fan that dries the shaving head. The Series 9 has an extra cutter for a total of four, making it more capable when shaving longer, wiry, cross-directional hairs. We absolutely have to compare the Braun Series 8 to the brand’s other top models, namely the Series 7 and Series 9.Fun fact: the 8370cc shaver above will actually work with the newer station as well (shipped with the 84 cc shavers). Glad the Series 8 lived up to your expectations, especially if you don’t notice any differences in shave quality compared to the Series 7. Your concern regarding the old Series 7 shaving heads (cassettes) is legit and Braun will eventually discontinue the shavers. In fact, I’d say that it sits somewhere between those two, although closer to the Series 5, at least in my experience. Only then you should in theory change the cassette (you can still use it if it cuts reasonably well).