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3.5

23 reviews
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  • Value for Money
    2.2 (5)
  • Build Quality
    2.8 (4)
  • Ease of Use
    3.7 (3)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.0 (4)
  • Causes Irritation Yes (1) · No (3)
  • Caused Razor BurnYes (1) · No (3)
  • Battery Life
    3.4 (5)
  • Shave Closeness
    3.2 (5)
  • Wet Shave
    2.5 (4)
  • Dry Shave
    3.5 (4)
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5yrs still going

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Had this shaver for over 5yrs without a fault.
With replacement foil and cutter its works like new.

+ replaced the foil and cutter twice - parts still available.
+ battery still good
+ nothing broken

Cant fault Braun quality

Purchased in February 2021 at Harvey Norman for A$99.00.



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Causes Irritation No
Caused Razor BurnNo
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Bushy

BushySouth-Eastern Region, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Worst shaver I ever had

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Bought this shaver a little over 1 year ago. Rechargeable battery is now so weak that will not complete 2 shaves. spare batteries seem to be unobtainable, or far too expensive if you can find one.
The rest is ok, shaves reasonably well, but just cannot rely on it. I consider Braun to be the best in shavers, but this one is not up to their usual standard.

Purchased in August 2021 at The Good Guys for A$79.00.

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Causes Irritation No
Caused Razor BurnNo
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Ian J

Ian JFar North Queensland, QLD

AVOID Hands down the worse shaver ive ever had in 30 years

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Simply cannot shave. Even from day one the beard trimmer failed to do what all my previous Braun shavers have achieved. It tugs and pulls even on a short beard. The shaver foil itself seems incapable of shaving unless its wet. Again it tugs and pulls. I really don't know why ive lived with it so long (about a year). It has left me wondering it there's something wrong with it but I lost the receipt. I doubt ill buy Braun again after this one. Really disappointed after being a loyal customer for so many years. Someone suggested they are no longer German made which may explain the drop in quality. From what ive seen and read Braun have washed their hands of any responsibility too.

Purchased in September 2021 at Shaver Shop Physical store for A$100.00.

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Causes Irritation Yes
Caused Razor BurnYes
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Vahid

VahidSouth Australia

  • 2 reviews

Clean&Charge Station is Useless

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The shaver is good (Series 3) for its price, but the Clean&Charge Station is terrible. Only worked for 6 months. Product warranty was not helpful either;I feel like I wasted my money!

Purchased in May 2021 at Harvey Norman for A$84.00.

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Causes Irritation No
Caused Razor BurnNo
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unpc

unpcAuckland

  • 8 reviews

Hopeless

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The only way I could get any sort of fair shave was by first using the hair trimmer even then it was marginal otherwise quite useless so I just abandoned it and went back to an old shaver. One is generous and the minimum allowed. You cant really call ita shaver as it doesn't

Purchased in February 2021.

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gnmaier

gnmaier

  • 18 reviews

Glad I bought this shaver

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I haven't used an electric shaver in 40 years, but now that I am retired I thought I'd give it a go again.
I paid $79 at the Goodguys in Mandurah.
If you expect a quick shave that's as close as a razor then you'll be disappointed, but this shaver is really convenient and the result you get is OK shaving dry, and excellent with a wet shave using foam. It just saves so much time. I can sit watching TV and shave - no mess and the result is fine.

Really glad I bought it.

Richard

RichardCanberra

  • 7 reviews
  • 3 likes

Simple, functional and well-priced

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Had to replace my old fancy Braun after 10 years (!) and thought that something simpler might be worth trying. After seeing good reviews of Series 3 model 310S I thought that $79 was more than tempting. So far (3 months) the shaver has been performing very nicely. Easy to clean, the battery lasts for several days (although it needed a few charging cycles to gain full strength). There is no pouch.

Suez777

Suez777Melbourne

  • 11 reviews
  • 1 like

The Most Useless Device Ever Made

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Webfoot

WebfootAsheboro

Best razor I have ever owned

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I bought my 310 at Walgreens for 41.99. The best money I've ever spent. I was shaving 2 times a day with cheap disposable razors. I shaved with my braun wensday and didn't need to shave again until friday. Now that's a close shave. I love it.

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Joe

JoePerth

  • 9 reviews
  • 1 like

Life changing

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What more could a man want than not having to clean his own shaver - ever? It gives me a nice close shave and then it cleans itself. Perfect. I recommend getting the replacement cartridges (for cleaning) off ebay to save money in the long run.

Trevor S

Trevor SAU

  • 4 reviews

Below average

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After attempting the 3 head Philips in my tween years -the late 80's /early 90's I gave up with electrics and started using grandfathers manual razor techniques (which were perfect) except for the time it took to shave. I then purchased a Wahl trimmer which worked perfectly as well, except it didn't have the close shave. So I bought this shaver and it was pretty much useless. If it cut, then it would cut well but after an hour I was still left with patches. As guessed due to hygiene reasons bing lee Epping could not take it back (I understand the blade hygiene reason, but the rest of it was in top condition)

Cassie1980

Cassie1980NSW, 2068

  • 10 reviews
  • 10 likes

Above expectations

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Milord

MilordDuffy 2611, ACT

  • 190 reviews

Better than my Panasonic ES4029

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dennisvp

dennisvpAU

  • 6 reviews

Great purchase

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One product that you must buy. Easy to use. Easy to clean. Easy to maintain. It will hardly irritate you if you use it less than 10 mins. Make sure that you regularly clean it every week if you are a heavy user.

Rick

RickBusselton WA

  • 7 reviews

Bad

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My third Braun.
Others have been good but this model gives very poor results and simply does not shave close enough.
I also find patches of longer facial hair which remain, even after spending several minutes shaving.
I wish I could return it.
Do not buy!

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Hanin S.

Hanin S.

  • 13 reviews

Really good shaver

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My husband has been using this shaver for a long while now and he is really happy with it. Although he wonders where he can get spare parts like foils and cleanining solution.

peter s

peter s

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

The right choice

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After 50 years of using razor blades i thought it a good time to change to electric. After looking through review after review i realized that i just wanted a good reliable shaver without all the bells and whistles, and decided on the Braun 340s. Although obviously not quite as good as the blade, i am happy i made the right choice.

Fatty

FattyAuckland

  • 5 reviews
  • 6 likes

Ahhhh, back to the best

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My old ...OLD Braun packed up a few years ago and I foolishly experimented with other brands, both foil and rotating blade (Philips).
Should have known better. Neither did a good job of shaving, esp the Philips and the battery life of the other (Panasonic) was hopeless.
Now I'm back to Braun and so very happy: shaves cleanly, thoroughly and quietly. Works cordless and as a plug-in.
Got it in HK so price was a bargain.
Highly recommended!!

Cloggs

CloggsTabulam

  • 12 reviews
  • 2 likes

The ultimate shaver, six stars..

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My old Braun shaver finally failed after 12 years,so I found the updated version, for less than I paid all those years back.It's fast, light with 3 floating heads, picks up all the curly hairs and great on stubble.Being a battery model means I am not anchored to a power point while shaving.Can't recommend this highly enough. Would be good for women too, the floating heads make it gentle on the skin.
Inexpensive,( $100), light, rechargeable, fast and efficient.Spares readily available.

Me.

Me.Sydney

  • 17 reviews

Good shaver at a good price

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My 5-series Braun was dying, so I looked at what Braun had to offer. They have a bewildering (confusing?) range of shavers, some with model numbers that are unique to specific retailers. I looked at various reviews, and decided to "downgrade" to a series 3 340. It does everything I need at a very good price. It's a wet and dry shaver. Its dry performance is great. Wet performance is not so good. If you want a good wet shaver, then maybe this is not the model for you.
Price, good weight, good dry shave
Poor at wet shaving

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Questions & Answers

Warren H.

Warren H.asked

Series 3 3040s

Why is it near impossible to get a decent shave with this shaver. I bought this shaver approximately 7 months ago and replaced the foil and cutters once and still cannot get a decent shave. I have tried all suggestions as regards getting a good shave a d nothing works, any suggestions

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Ian J
Ian J

Yeh never by a Braun again. They totally ignored all correspondence when I complained.

Rhonda P

Rhonda Pasked

Series 3 3010s

my son said it is not shaving he has tried but hair remains?????

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Suez777
Suez777

Sadly there's no solution. It's an extremely, badly-made, inferior device.
NOTHING you do or don't do can fix it. All I can suggest is get in quick (before your return/refund period expires) and see if you can get your money back.
In several decades of being a buyer and consumer I'd have to say this device comes in at the top of my list for "Worst Purchase Ever".

Richard
Richard

This is truly baffling. I have been using this shaver for several months and it is perfectly fine. Indeed, if you see hundreds of reviews everywhere everybody is happy. Perhaps it needs a bit of cleaning. Just remove the foil/cutter cassette, wash it in hot water and then reattach. Is there a visible vibration when you remove the cutter cassette? If not, there might be some damage and you should contact your supplier.

Ivan K

Ivan Kasked

Series 3 3010s

Do the cutting elements have to be replaced and if so how often with daily use? Any ideas?

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Cassie1980
Cassie1980

Hi Ivan, I'm not sure. I've only had the shaver for about 6 weeks now so it's too early to tell. I don't recall the manual mentioning anything about replacing the cutting elements.

Regards,

Matt

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