Remington F4790 Pivot & Flex Men's Rechargeable Foil Shaver

by Remington

Product Features

• Two Independent Flexing Foils and Pivoting Neck
• Titanium Coated Three Position Trimmer Blades
• L.E.D. Low Battery & Charging Indicators
• Rinseable Design
• Ergonomic Grip

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Remington F4790 Men's Pivot and Flex Foil Shaver features Advanced Pivot and Flex Technology for an ultra-close, ultra-clean shave. Two independently flexing foils and a pivoting neck make this shaver incredibly comfortable to use, and the two foils allow you to shave in half the time of single-foil shavers. Additionally, the titanium-coated trimmer blades are strong and durable for long-term use, and the shaver comes complete with a three-position pop-up trimmer. For further convenience, the Remington F4790 rinses clean and is capable of corded or cordless use. It can be recharged for a runtime of 60 minutes, and it includes low-battery and charging indicators and a five-minute quick-charge function. The shaver is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee and a two-year limited warranty.

Description	Men's Dual Flexing Foil Shaver	Men's Pivot and Flex Foil Shaver	Men's Pivot and Flex Foil Shaver
Technology	Advanced Flexing Foil Technology gives you an ultra-close, ultra-clean shave. The dual foils flex independently, making this shaver incredibly comfortable to use.	Advanced Pivot and Flex Technology gives you an ultra-close, ultra-clean shave. The two foils flex independently and the neck pivots for comfort.	Advanced Pivot and Flex Technology gives you an ultra-close, ultra-clean shave. Each of the three foils flex independently and the neck pivots for comfort.
Features	Dual flexing foils	2 independent flexing foils	3 independent flexing foils
	Surgical-steel blades	Titanium-coated blades	Titanium-coated blades
	Cordless rechargeable	Cord/cordless rechargeable	Cord/cordless rechargeable
	40-minute operating time	60-minute operating time	60-minute operating time
	Pop-up trimmer	3-position pop-up trimmer	3-position pop-up trimmer
	Charging indicator	Charging indicator	LED fuel gauge
	Ergonomic grip	Ergonomic grip	Ergonomic grip
		Washable design	Washable design
		World-wide voltage	World-wide voltage
			5-minute quick charge

Remington: An Innovative Brand that Delivers Meaningful Technology at Affordable Prices As one of the best-known, best-loved, and best-selling grooming, hair-care, and personal-care brands, Remington has always been at the cutting-edge of technology. Since launching the world's first-ever electric shaver over 70 years ago, Remington has devoted itself to creating real tools for real people. You can be sure that when you use a Remington product, you'll achieve your best look ever.

Product Description

Advanced Pivot & Flex Technology gives you an ultra-close, ultra-clean look. Each of the 2 foils flex independently while the neck pivots making it incredibly comfortable. The 2 foils allow you to shave in half the amount of time you would compared to a single foil shaver. Its Titanium coated trimmer blades are strong and durable. The Remington F4790 rinses clean easily under the faucet. This shaver is complete with cord/cordless use, a 5 minute quick charge, low battery and charging indicators, and a 3 position pop-up trimmer. It can be recharged for a runtime of 60 minutes. Product includes a 30-day money-back guarantee and 2 years limited warranty.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.6 x 5.8 inches ; 1.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DERRM6
• UPC: 074590506686 074590505528
• Item model number: F4790
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,075 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Room for improvement, but still an outstanding shaver for the price range, April 29, 2010

By 

Steve D. Perkins (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remington F4790 Pivot & Flex Men's Rechargeable Foil Shaver (Health and Beauty)

For the past twenty or so years I've bounced back and forth, shaving with a blade for a few years and then shaving with a Norelco-style rotary for a few years. I got this razor for Christmas last year, to see how I like a foil electric for a change. I wish I had known what I was missing! This shaver may not be perfect, but I've really enjoyed it so far and think I'll be sticking with foil for awhile. Here are what I've found to be the ups and downs with this shaver:

PROS
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(1) I had heard that the trade-off with foil shavers is that they give you a closer shave, but at the expense of more skin irritation than a rotary. Your face may vary, but I instead found the best of both worlds. I get ALMOST as good a shave as with a blade (the neck is still a difficult area), but after 4 or 5 months of use there's still no irritation.

(2) Supports cordless AND corded operation. This is a big deal for me because getting the best mileage out of a rechargeable battery means letting it run down as close to empty as you can. But if you let the battery completely drain, some shavers won't let you run off the wall outlet (the cord is only for recharging the battery). With this shaver you can treat the battery right and still not worry about getting stuck without a shave one morning. The battery life itself is awesome, by the way... I'm averaging around three weeks of use between charges.

(2) Good ergonomics. Not too heavy, but has some substance to it... feels great in the hand. Seems sturdy and well-built. I can't decide if the pivoting head helps or is just a gimmick, but for me at least it doesn't seem to hurt.

CONS
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(1) I don't expect the ultimate in frilly luxuries with a mid-range shaver, but I do expect it to come with at least a cloth or nylon fitted travel case. This comes with NOTHING... just the shaver, a cord, and a plastic foil cover that would pop off after 10 seconds in a suitcase. Those fitted nylon bags that Norelco shavers come with can't cost more than a few dimes apiece, so I was really disappointed to see them cut corners on this.

(2) I agree with another reviewer in that I prefer sideburn trimmers that pop-OUT, away from the shaver, rather than pop-UP right alongside the foil. I happen to have a separate beard and sideburns trimmer that I prefer to use, and that's good because I would never use the one that comes built-in with this.

(3) Apparently Remington revamped their men's shaver lineup last year, and it's still EXTREMELY difficult to find replacement foils and cutters for the new models! I cannot find replacement parts for this shaver in any local store. When I first got the shaver last Christmas, the only source I could find was an online store operating out of England. Now you can find them in a wider number of boutiques, one of whom sells through Amazon. However, even today (April 2010) Remington still hasn't updated THEIR OWN online store with the replacement parts yet! This isn't the dealbreaker that it was before Amazon starting carrying them, which is why I held off on writing a review. But it still a little irritating, even if the shaver itself has been irritation-free.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A 30-day review - I have switched to using this electric shaver full-time - with one caveat, June 24, 2010

By 

D. Brennan (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remington F4790 Pivot & Flex Men's Rechargeable Foil Shaver (Health and Beauty)

(What's this?)

This is my first electric shaver. As such I cannot compare this to any other electric shavers, so I will be comparing it to is my experience using old-fashioned shaving gel (Sensitive Skin formulation) and a Gillette Mach 3 Turbo. I have been using the Gillette Sensor line since I was 18 - that's close to 22 years. Hopefully people considering the purchase of their first electric shaver can benefit from my experience. My star rating will reflect my overall opinion and can change over time.

Now that the 30-day trial has been completed, here are my final conclusions:

1 - This electric shaver does not irritate my skin at all. This is the main reason that I have switched to using it on a daily basis.

2 - The closeness of a blade is superior to an electric shaver, but this electric shaver provides a 'close enough' shave for most occasions. You may need to take a minute for a quick evening shave if you have a date and want a kissable face.

3 - The one caveat is that, once a week, I need to use a razor to clean off a small patch of hairs at the base of my neck that the electric shaver cannot seem to shave properly.

4 - The electric shaver is definitely quicker. It's also portable. Now I know why so many frequent fliers carry them around.

In short, I am a convert. I'm glad that I committed to taking a full month to try the product out, as I probably would have given up in the first week without that commitment.

A couple of these tips may be helpful to someone new to an electric shaver:

1 - Do not press too hard. Gently slide the shaver across your face.
2 - Do not lift the shaver from your face. It shaves whether it is moving forward, back or side to side.
3 - Try different angles and paths for different parts of your face. If you cannot effectively shave a particular part of your face with a standard motion, try something different - like a circular motion perhaps - and see what happens.
4 - Sideburns are actually pretty easy to handle. Just use the shaver right up to where you want the sideburns to end. You don't get any big gouges.

BELOW ARE MY DAILY NOTES

June 24, 2010 - Razor charged overnight. I used it after my shower. My first thoughts are that the electric razor did not shave nearly as close as my Sensor, and it took a lot longer to get a passable result. The electric razor worked especially poorly on my neck.

June 25th - This is an experiment. Experiments require variables that you can control for. I figure these are the variables, and these are the variables I will be controlling for: 1 - used before or after the shower. 2 - Amount of pressure applied 3 - The hand doing the shaving 4 - Amount of time devoted to shaving.

Today I shaved the right side of my face pre-shower, and the left side post-shower. The left side seems marginally smoother than the right side, though neither is as good as my Sensor.

June 26th - at the end of yesterday, the left side was smoother. Not smooth, but smoother. One point for shaving after the shower. Today I continue the experiment with the same parameters - left side after shower, right side before shower.

June 27th - The post-shower side continues to be smoother. I think that it's safe to say at this point that shaving post-shower with this electric razor work best. One problem I noticed today is that there are a few hairs located at the lowest part of my neck that I shave which have been allowed to grow for a couple of days. This razor doesn't seem to be able to deal with that part of my neck well. I ended up using the trimmer to get them.

June 28th - This morning I'm shaving using VERY gentle pressure. It seems to work well, though again, I'm not getting s shave that is nearly as close as that provided by a razor.

June 29th - I was feeling a little scruffy at the end of the day yesterday, but that's par for the course. I will say that I have had no problems with skin irritation so far. Then again, as long as I keep changing the blades on my Sensor a couple of times per week.

June 30th - I had a revelation today - I was using shaving habits that I developed in decades of using a razor. I would pull the shaver in one direction, lift it up and reposition it somewhere else on my face. With the electric razor, that's a waste of time. I tried not lifting the razor from my face today, and shaving time was greatly reduced.

July 1st - Continued with the new method. Keeping the shaver on my face the entire time seems to be working very well.

July 2nd - Best shave so far. My cheeks actually feel almost as smooth as I can get with a razor. A few hairs at the base of my neck still present problems however.

July 3rd - I think I'm getting the hang of this. Next week I'll experiment with changing hands to see if that has an impact.

July 4th - I skipped shaving today.

July 5th - This is the first time that I have had to recharge the shaver - that's almost two weeks. Having not shaved yesterday I was wondering if I would get an extra close shave today. I did. The only problem that I keep running in to though are a few hairs on my neck. This device doesn't seem to be able to get them, no matter how long or short they are.

July 6th, 7th - I tried using different hands when shaving. It does not seem to have made any difference.

July 8th - the rogue hairs at the bottom of my neck have not been a problem. I guess that I am getting the hang of it.

July 9th - I shaved about an hour after my shower today. I think I was rewarded with a closer shave.

July 10th - I tried shaving an hour after my shower today and the result was, again, a better shave.

July 11th - I had an event today so I shaved with a razor. Now that I'm paying attention to the shaving process, I noticed a couple of things. I noticed that after shaving with the electric razor that, if I looked real close, I could see a bit of the dark hairs just below the skin. It wasn't a five o'clock shadow, but I could see the hair. I assumed that this was ONLY the case with the electric razor. After shaving with a standard razor however, I looked real close at my skin and could actually see the same thing. Has my beard changed, or has this always been the case and I just didn't know it.

July 12th - Back to the electric. I trimmed the sideburns a bit with the pop-up trimmer. I found it awkward, but it works. Then again, when using a standard razor, I end up trimming the sideburns on a weekly basis. The electric razor seems to be maintaining the sideburns better than the standard razor.

July 13th - Nothing new to report

July 14th - Nothing new to report

July 15th - I noticed today that my face is much less irritated than has been the case for the past few years. I haven't done anything different other than use the electric razor for a few weeks. I also saw a television commercial from one of the major razor companies emphasizing how their new razors are 'less irritating' than their old products. Have I been irritating my face for years by using what I thought was a great product?

July 16th to 24th - My face is definitely less irritated. There is absolutely no redness, in-grown hairs or patches of itchy skin. I'm definitely a happy camper. Battery life continues to meet expectations.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good...but could be better, January 8, 2010

By 

Lee in VA "Lee" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remington F4790 Pivot & Flex Men's Rechargeable Foil Shaver (Health and Beauty)

I bought this to replace my old Remington Microscreen 2 (DA-307) because it was only a few dollars more than the replacement screens and the battery in my old one was finally going out after 3-4 years of constant use. Overall, I like the new F4790. It cuts about as good as my old one, but it doesn't do quite as well on my neck...it requires multiple passes and still leaves a fine stubble. I think it's because of the pivoting head. The old shaver didn't pivot, which allowed me to keep more pressure against the skin. Another minor minor irritation is the ergonomics...it's not as comfortable in the hand as the DA-307. The pop-up trimmer doesn't "pop up" very far. I like a pop up that projects away from the body of the shaver which makes it easier to trim around ears, etc. You can still do it with this one, but it's just not as easy. Overall, I'm satisfied with the F4790 since I only paid $29 (local retail store) but I'll probably look for something else when the screen on this one needs replaced.