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I think it's the style of the shavers. The foil types are a bit like DE/cartridge razors in that you can push too hard and cut below the surface. You can't really do that with the rotary head style shavers so you end up with whiskers cut more flush with the surface.
But the fact that you can wet shave with them is really what works. It's the only way that I use mine. So you still get all of the good stuff from lather without cutting too deep.
It's also considerably faster and I haven't nicked my face once. Now my skin has adjusted, I'm even at the point where I am simply using bog standard shave cream in a can. I don't really need any of the more expensive stuff. It's become much simpler.
Downsides?
Yes you need the cleaner and you need to use it daily. So you'll need the counter/cabinet space with the power lead so it will compete with toothbrush chargers for plug time. But the cleaning cartridges last me about 2-3 months.
Also the included sideburn trimmer is rubbish. A complete waste of time. I am using up the remaining cartridge razors I have for that purpose. The consumption rate on those is so glacial that I might never use them all before I shuffle off this mortal coil.
Seriously, wish I had done it years ago.