Customer Reviews

Remington MS-5700 Ultimate Titanium Rechargeable Cord/Cordless MicroScreen Shaver with Automatic Cleaning System

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This is definitely the best shaver I have ever owned. The motor

in this shaver is very strong and powerful. I have a tough beard and it shaves as close as a blade, just like the Remington slogan says. Also, the features that come with the shaver are great too.

I bought this razor almost 4 months ago, after using Remington Electric Razors for the last 15 years. A 'self-cleaning' razor sounded wonderful to me, so I 'upgraded' to it -- the monthly refill fluid & filter is only about $5 from Amazon, I could handle that.

All went well for about two months, although the "pop-up" trimmer never did a good cutting job. Sometimes I would use my old Remington "Titanium MS3-7300" razor's pop-up trimmer instead.

Then the MS-5700 motor started sounding very loud, almost hurt my ears, and upset my animals, and made my wife crazy. I sent a message to Remington's "Customer Care" web site about the noise, but never received a response.

This morning I picked the razor up off its cleaning base -- and the razor was filthy. Apparently the cleaning fluid had run out without the red light coming on to let me know to change fluid (and filter).

That's the final straw, what's the point of using this razor if I never know when to add fluid? Its trimmer is lousy and it now sounds like a leaf blower and there's no more low fluid LED.

Be careful buying this thing. I'm switching back to my last MS3-3700 razor.

This is my first electric shaver. I have pretty rough skin and i get a lot of ingrown hairs. I'm a dark hispanic male and the shaver isn't doing much for me. It isn't as clean of a shave as a regular blade. It does leave your skin smooth but it doesn't cut very deep as to remove all the hair. It has a great desisn and very easy to work with and to travel with but the cut is just not the greatest.

The self cleaning concept was the reason I bought this razor. The razor cleans and lubricates automatically and the price for consumables was not bad. After owning the razor for two months I noticed that the red indicator light on the cleaning base was on after I had just refilled the fluid. After a closer inspection I found out that the fluid had leaked out all over, and this fluid destroys everything it touches that isn't metal or plastic. I thought maybe I had done something to cause the problem so I refilled the cleaning base and started the cleaning process. Immediately the fluid in the base started spewing out of the cracks where the top of the base and the bottom of the base come together. It is now headed to the landfill. The trimmer does not work well either.

I have found that the MS-5700 to be very loud. The Braun 8995 that I replaced it with is very quiet. The plastic chrome on the body gives it a very cheap feel, and look, it makes it hard to hold onto. I have found that the shaver dosn't give me a very close shave compared to the Braun 8985 shaver. The solution tank for the cleaner seems to be not as user friendly as the Braun 8985 that holds a cartridge that slips in and out to replace. As you have read I have replaced the MS-5700 already with the Braun 8985, and am very happy with the change. The Braun also came with 3 cartridges for the cleaner unit, not just one bottle to pour into the cleaner.

I used to use a Panasonic shaver. The store went out of business.

I found another specialty store for shavers and electronics.

I asked the owner what was the best shaver and he recommended the Remington.

I bought it and it took 2-3 weeks to adjust to it.

It is the BEST shaver I haver ever used.

It gives you a close shave.

If you don't shave for 2 weeks after using it, your beard will be unbelievably soft.

It recharges in less than 1 hour.

Armand Auger, M.D., retired