Skilled’s Score
Execs
- 360 PivotBall design
- Attachable trimmer with comb
- Battery indicator
- Quiet in use
Cons
- Studying curve for foil shavers
- Can initially nip
- No energy adaptor
Our Verdict
The Remington Limitless X9 is a good-looking shaver that comes with a journey case and trimming equipment. It’s gentle within the hand and simple to make use of. However we discovered that it delivered a number of nips in use, which Remington says would be the case for individuals new to rotary shavers.
The Limitless X9 is Remington’s new flagship rotary shaver. It had a launch worth of £199.99 however because it’s gross sales season, you should purchase it for half of that. It comes with a helpful journey case that matches the shaver and all its attachments, and the shaver itself boasts Remington’s 360 PivotBall know-how.
Let’s take a better look.
Design & Construct
- USB charging
- Battery life indicator
- Straightforward attachment change
The Limitless X9 is available in a tough journey case, 19cm x 13cm x 9cm, with the Remington brand on the entrance. Upon unzipping, you discover the shaver, its blades lined with a cap, nestled inside in moulded inserts subsequent to the trimmer head. Within the underside of the lid is a webbed sleeve with a hair comb attachment, a USB energy cable and consumer guide.
The X9 is a good-looking shaver, in a black and darkish bronze colourway. It weighs about 180g, so it’s fairly gentle within the hand. On the entrance, there’s an influence button roughly the place your thumb would fall, and beneath that is the turbo button for further oomph when tackling thick stubble. In case you press and maintain the turbo button for 3 seconds, it additionally capabilities as a journey lock.
Proper on the backside, there’s a line of 5 pinpoint lights that operate as a battery indicator: it shows what number of shaves you’ve gotten left. The 90cm USB cable plugs straight into the shaver’s base – there’s no want to put it in a charging stand. But it surely’s value noting {that a} plug isn’t included within the equipment, so that you’ll need to both buy one individually or use one you have already got.
The shaver physique is about 15cm lengthy, and the shaver head is 6cm at its widest level and 6cm at its longest. The shaver head is embedded right into a ball clasped by the shaver deal with, which permits the complete shaver head to nudge 360 levels – that is Remington’s PivotBall know-how.
The X9 is a good-looking shaver, in a black and darkish bronze colourway
The shaver head is made up of three rotary heads, every about 2.5cm in diameter, and each rocks into the centre of the shaver head itself, so there’s numerous refined movement in each the rotary heads and the shaver head itself.
Beneath the shaver head is a button that flips the pinnacle up so you possibly can clear beneath. To vary attachments, merely pull the shaver head off and click on the trimmer head into place.
The trimmer blade is 3cm lengthy, and the attachment head arcs over to offer a very good angle from the physique of the shaver to the trimmer blade edge – you gained’t want to carry your elbow out fairly so excessive to get the suitable trim angle in your facial hair.
The comb clips over the trimmer and adjusts the slicing size from 1-5mm – it’s for brief facial hair trimming solely.
Options & Efficiency
- Quiet
- 5 min fast cost, 90 minutes for full cost
- Can nip pores and skin initially
The very first thing we have to point out is {that a} rotary shaving approach is considerably totally different to a foil shaving approach. You shave with a rotary briefly, round actions round your face, nearly like a buffing movement, to take advantage of from the revolving blade motion. The strain must be fairly gentle; don’t press the shaver in opposition to your pores and skin.
Remington says that the shaver can nip the primary couple of instances you employ it – till you and your pores and skin get used to a rotary shaver
It could actually take some time to regulate and get it proper. We discovered, initially, a light-weight contact shave on very dry pores and skin labored nicely, however as quickly as there was any type of dampness to the pores and skin, the Limitless X9 nipped, which is odd because the X9 is a full waterproof shaver and can be utilized moist or dry.
Remington says that the shaver can nip the primary couple of instances you employ it – till you and your pores and skin get used to a rotary shaver. Throughout testing, we spoke to common rotary shaver customers who discovered the Limitless X9 nice on this regard; nevertheless, it’s value mentioning that they most well-liked a rotary shaver as it might probably deal with longer and coarser facial hair higher than a foil shaver.
The nipping concern might be about facial hair sort and familiarity with rotary shaving approach.
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The Limitless X9 can be noticeably quieter than a foil shaver.
What’s very fascinating concerning the Limitless X9 is that it analyses how lengthy it takes you to shave, after which represents the battery cost stage by way of that information, so if all of the LEDs are lit on the backside of the deal with, you understand you’ve gotten sufficient battery energy for 5 shaves.
It takes 90 minutes to completely cost, and from that, you’ll get a complete of 60 minutes runtime – though there’s a five-minute fast cost function, which will provide you with sufficient battery life for a single shave.
Because the shaver is charging, every lit LED equates to twenty% of cost.
The trimmer attachment does the job nicely, and there was no nip or tug that we might discern. Likewise, the comb attachment was very efficient and took away hair shortly and simply.
Value & Availability
The Limitless X9 (XR1790) is Remington’s flagship rotary shaver and has a UK RRP of £199.99. Nevertheless, now you can purchase it for half of that from Boots, Currys, Amazon and Argos and we expect it’s good worth at this worth, particularly with its journey case and equipment. Nevertheless, if it’s a bit expensive, Remington has some extra budget-friendly rotary shaver choices, which you’ll be able to see on its web site.
The Limitless X9 is just not at present obtainable within the US.
Must you purchase the Remington Limitless X9?
This a shaver for individuals who like rotary fashions and like them to foils. If that’s you, we’d advocate it – the trimmer attachment and the accompanying comb carried out extraordinarily nicely – however we’d warning individuals who sometimes use a foil shaver that there’s a little bit of a studying curve by way of altering approach when switching from foils to rotaries.
Our testers didn’t get pleasure from being nipped by the X9, though it does solely appear to happen when pores and skin is cheesy, and Remington warns concerning the chance within the preliminary phases of a foil to rotary swap.
However for many who are snug with the sort of shaver, and for individuals with thick stubble, the X9 is an effective trying shaver that’s straightforward to make use of. We particularly preferred its intelligent battery indicator. Because it comes with a journey case, it might make an awesome present as nicely.