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Well, it's time for another shaving video

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from Freakin' Reviews here.
The third one mid-2017,

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and this time I'm putting
the Micro Touch Solo

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versus the Philips Norelco OneBlade.
That's today's review.

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So, let's get right to it.

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You may have seen my review
for the Micro Touch Solo recently,

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but that was obviously inspired
by or influenced by

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the Philips Norelco OneBlade.
So, today I'm gonna

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take a look at the two of these
and compare them side-by-side,

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head-to-head, and see
if one is a clear winner.

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As you can see,
the heads look similar to each other.

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I've been using the 
Micro Touch Solo quite a bit.

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I've used the OneBlade in the past,
but I've never own one.

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So, I'll be curious to see
how the two compare

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in a more challenging environment.
So, let's see how

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the two of these do.

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Here are the instructions
for the Micro Touch Solo.

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Pretty basic.

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This is the instruction sheet

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for the OneBlade.

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A lot more to it.

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I would say the 
most significant differences

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right out of the gate
are that the OneBlade can be used

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with gel or foam in the shower

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while the Micro Touch Solo cannot.

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It's only for dry shaving.

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Now, the other difference
is the Micro Touch Solo

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is about $10 less than the OneBlade.
This is about $25.

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This is about $35.

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So, that might also be a consideration.

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If you're not using it in the shower
for wet shaving,

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the Micro Touch Solo
could be an option for you,

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but let's see how they compare
going against this beard.

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Here we are again
for my third shaving video

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in a few months.

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This time, I'm going to do
the Philips OneBlade

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versus the Micro Touch Solo.

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Now, what I think I'm going
to do is instead of doing

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one side, OneBlade, one side, Solo,

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I think I'm gonna do

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one stripe

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next to each other,
so you can kind of compare.

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Now, there is one thing
that the OneBlade can do

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that the Micro Touch Solo can't,
and that's that

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it could be used with shaving cream.

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I'm gonna do the both these dry,
both of them

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say you're supposed to use
them against the grain.

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So, I'm gonna do that.

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But, once I'm done,
I'm gonna put some shaving cream on

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and see if I can get closer
with the OneBlade,

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because the Micro Touch Solo
was not for use

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with shaving cream or in the shower.

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So, I'm gonna see if this can go
to the next level.

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One more thing to point out
Is they both have

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about a 45-minute charge.

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They also both have these combs
that you can use

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for additional trimming.

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The Micro Touch Solo has this fancy light

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which the OneBlade does not have,
so the slight differences.

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But, let's see how they compare
as I put them to test,

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getting rid of my beard
for the third time this year.

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(shaving noise)

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And, that took a couple of times
to get that right.

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It's not completely

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without stubble right now.
I had to go a couple of times.

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It was- I had to kind of
get the angle of it.

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Let's see now how

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the Micro Touch Solo does
right next to it.

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I'm gonna do this section right here.

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(shaving noise)

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Okay. I mean you can't see
a huge difference.

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Let me keep going.

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I'm gonna do the Solo again
on the other side,

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so you can kind of have-
because, there wasn't

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a lot of space there.

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I'm going to do the Solo,
OneBlade, and Solo again,

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and then the last strip
I'll do the Philips again.

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(shaving noise)

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That was good the second time.
That was a pretty good

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stripe going up,
but that was just one pass.

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Got a lot of it out.
I'm gonna do this last section here

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with the

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Philips OneBlade now.

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(shaving noise)

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Just to point out,
this one just came off of the charger.

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And, actually they both
just came off the charger as well.

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But, this one. Notice how much
slower it sounds.

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(shaving noise)

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It could be the difference
that the motor is stronger

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that's why it has a higher pitch to it.

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I mean I'll let some of the more
tech-savy guys

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discuss that, but it seems like
this motor, it might be

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moving a little bit stronger
than the Micro Touch Solo.

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But,

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I mean if you look at where I did

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the Micro Touch Solo,
the OneBlade, the Solo, the OneBlade,

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there isn't a huge amount 
of difference really

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between the two of them.

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I had to go get some more light with my

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Bell+Howell Light Bar
which I've also reviewed.

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I'm going to do the same thing now.
I'm gonna do

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one stripe with the OneBlade,
and then one

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with the Micro Touch Solo
and see how that looks.

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Here we go.

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(shaving noise)

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That went-

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I was going on the up grain
and it wasn't doing anything.

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At down, it seems like
it's working better.

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(shaving noise)

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So, what do you guys think
about those sideburns?

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Maybe I should leave
those next time, huh?

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That doesn't be real things? All right.

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So, now what I'm gonna do next
to that is here,

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this is the Philips OneBlade.
Next up the Micro Touch Solo.

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(shaving noise)

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Again, still not bad.
I just feel like this just came off

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the charger and it feels like

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(shaving noise)

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it doesn't have as much power

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as,

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(shaving noise)

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as that.

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Let me finish this part up
with the OneBlade now.

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(shaving noise)

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Okay. And, I'm gonna
do this last section

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with the Micro Touch Solo.

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(shaving noise)

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And with either one of them,
you can use the edge

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like this to trim.

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(shaving noise)

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All right. So, there you go.
I mean I think that as far just

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dry shaving, the really close

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I did kind of it in stripes.
And, I don't see any

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huge difference between the two of them.

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What I'm gonna do now
is I'm going to add some

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shaving cream to see
if the OneBlade can go one step

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beyond what the Micro Touch Solo can do.

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This isn't a real thick 
shaving cream. It's a

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sensitive skin, so it's,

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it doesn't look real thick
like your typical

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shaving cream does,
but it is actually pretty good.

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All right. There is, there is
shaving cream on there.

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And, this doesn't lather
or a lot like some

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of those shaving creams do.

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Again, the Solo cannot be used
with shaving cream,

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but the OneBlade can be used
with shaving cream.

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(shaving noise)

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Okay. Let me wipe this off
and see how it compares.

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Yeah. There, there is definitely
a difference.

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Look at this.

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If you look very closely,
I'm sorry I probably won't want

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to be that close to me either, but

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you can see that's almost like,

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that's almost as close
as a regular razor.

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Over here, you still have
a little bit of stubble.

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This is just dry,

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and this is with shaving cream.

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Definitely a difference.

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And unfortunately,
the Micro Touch Solo doesn't

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allow you to use shaving cream
or in the shower,

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so that's as close as you're
gonna get with a Solo.

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And, that's how close you're gonna get
with the OneBlade

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using shaving cream.

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Just by the fact that it can be used
in the shower

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with shaving cream,
the OneBlade has an advantage.

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Although if you're never
gonna use those things,

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just want a quick trim,
the Micro Touch Solo does a great job.

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Now, as close as the OneBlade
was able to get

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with shaving cream,

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do you think it could really compare

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to the Gillette Fusion 5 Proshield Power?

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I'm not sure. Let me try that out.

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The Proshield Power also has
its own on button.

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Again, there's a shaving cream,
it's very thin.

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(shaving noises)

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By the way, I've been using
this blade for two weeks too.

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(shaving noises)

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This is now shaved 
with the Fusion 5 Proshield Power.

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I don't know how well
the camera is gonna see that.

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It's pretty smooth. It's pretty smooth.

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This is where the OneBlade.
It's also pretty smooth.

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If I see the up grain,

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you can probably hear this
a little bit of stubble.

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Actually, a little bit of stubble
there too.

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It's pretty close. I mean really.

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I mean the Fusion 5 Proshield Power
is insanely expensive.

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I think the refills are about $5 a piece.

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So, it wouldn't take long
for the OneBlade to really

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pay for itself as far as
compared to a razor like that.

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So, really over time, this could
be a better investment.

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One more feature I was going
to point out is they both have

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trimming combs on them
with 1mm, 3mm, and 5mm.

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I have the 3mm on both of them.
I'm gonna do

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a little bit of trimming here

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just to show you how they work.

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First up, the Micro Touch Solo.

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(shaving noise)

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This is just a regular trimmer comb.

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(shaving noise)

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A lot of electric razors have these.

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(shaving noise)

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So, pretty straightforward.

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OneBlade similar thing.

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(shaving noise)

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Once again, just because
the motor just feels more powerful,

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I feel like it's a little bit
more efficient

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than the Micro Touch Solo.

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There's nothing wrong
with the Micro Touch Solo,

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but this one just feels a little bit
more powerful to me.

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And, when I was just doing this

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trimming, it seemed like it went
through it a lot faster.

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Now, I originally gave
the Micro Touch Solo

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a pretty good review,
and I stand by that video

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because I still think it's a good product.

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However, when you compare it
to the Philips Norelco OneBlade,

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I've got to go with the OneBlade.

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Mainly because the powerful motor
and because you can

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use it in the shower or a shaving cream,

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that seems to be 
a significant difference to me.

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And, the Micro Touch Solo is $10 cheaper,

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and it has a built-in light,
but it's limited

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to dry shaving only.
If you only plan to use it

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on dry shaving, this could be
a good purchase for you.

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I know this is kind of a first look review
of the OneBlade

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and also a comparison
to Micro Touch Solo,

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but I'll keep using them
to let you know how they hold up

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over time.

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The thing that I would want
to see is how long

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these blades last,
because the blades are kind

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of expensive. Right now,
the blades for the OneBlade,

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I found a 2-pack for $25.

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I have not seen the replacement blades

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for the Micro Touch Solo in stores yet.

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But, if it's significantly cheaper,
that could also be

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a compelling reason to pick this one

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over the OneBlade.
Especially, if you're only interested

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in dry shaving.

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Have you used a Philips OneBlade
or the Micro Touch Solo

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or something else like it?
Let me know what you think

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in the comments below.

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