I had high hopes for this product but was extremely disappointed with its performance. As to being as fast as an electric, that is simply not true. You have to go over your face several times to get anything approaching a close shave. Since you also have to use shave cream, the spinning head makes a mess. In order to work at all, you must hold the shaver at a very awkward angle, almost parallel to your face. This last fact together with its large head makes shaving chin and mustache area virtually impossible. The final result is that even after a prolonged effort, you will receive a very uneven shave with some areas being appropriately close while other areas will be rough and feel un-shaved. The proverbial final straw was that after shaving my neck, my skin took on the appearance of raw hamburger yet still had areas that were rough and stubbly. Back to the drawing board!