Product Review: Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver

The Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver is an entry-level cordless, rechargeable, shaver with two microflexing screens and a built-in detail trimmer. It retails for about $30 at your local drugstore and can be bought for less online. This shaver is a direct competitor for the Norelco Micro Action Plus Rotary Shaver. This Remington Microscreen shaver has a blue plastic body and is shaped much like a small phaser from Star Trek.

Before initial use, the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver must be charged up for at least 24 hours. According to the product packaging, the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver will run for up to 40 minutes once charged and this should be enough for 12 days of shaving. Since this shaver is able to charge up on voltage around the world, you should be able to take it on a European vacation without any problem. The Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver is covered by a 30-day money back guarantee and a 2-year warranty. Unlike many premium electric shavers, the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver is not waterproof and cannot be used in the shower or washed in the sink.

Once charged, I found the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver effective and easy to use. I simply turned it on and ran it over my face and chin. The shaver delivered a fairly close shave. In contrast to Norelco rotary shavers, the straight microscreens are easy to align with sideburns and other facial features for accurate shaving. For close trimming of sideburns, a detail trimmer pops up from the back of the body to make the task easy. While a Gillette Mach III Turbo conventional safety razor delivers a closer shave, with Mach III Turbo blades around $20 a box, the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver is a much more economical alternative. The Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver is a morning time saver as you can bypass the entire morning shaving ritual of filling a sink with hot water, washing your face, applying shaving cream, shaving, and applying tissue to any nicks or cuts. At the $30 price point, this Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver makes a modest, but considerate Christmas gift or Father's Day gift.

The Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver does have some drawbacks. First, this entry-level shaver is noisy. I'd say that it is about twice as loud as my comparable entry-level Norelco Micro Action Plus Rotary Shaver. Second, the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver is also a little rougher over your face than a rotary shaver. You do feel a bit of a gentle tug as you pull the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver over your cheeks. Finally, when I initially shaved, I had some pesky long hairs around my corners of my mouth that the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver had some trouble getting even after multiple passes. A four or five tries with the microscreen shaver, I finally got the annoying straggler hairs with my Gillette Mach III Turbo. However, once these initial long hairs were removed and the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver was used on a daily basis, they long hairs never returned and I got satisfactory shaves. As my face got re-adjusted to electric shaves, the quality of my results with the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver improved.

Overall, I am quite satisfied with the Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver. You can get a quick and close shave using this electric razor and you don't need to worry about using shaving cream, gels, and buying replacement blades on a monthly basis. If you are looking for a great gift for Dad, you might consider purchasing this microscreen shaver as a Christmas Gift or Father's Day Gift. The Remington DA-307 Microscreen Shaver simply delivers a good shaving value for the price.