I love my self-cleaning Braun. It's great. I've been using it for 2 years now. I think the cleaning/charging part of it has gone kaput but the shaver itself still works perfectly.

For some reason I was having a bad go of it with the Mach3 so I switched to electric. I was getting TONS of skin tags on my neck. It was revolting! I kept snipping them off (yes, it hurt, and yes, it bled ... a lot) and finally made an appointment with a dermatologist as my neck was getting like 15 of these stupid little things. But then I switched to the electric and magically they all healed up within 10 days, never to return!

OTOH, I bought the same razor for my partner. He has a coarser, darker beard than I do. It doesn't work as well for him. He now alternates between a Mach3 and the electric. He prefers the Mach3 when he wants a closer shave. He can't get a close shave on his neck with the electric.

During the switch to the electric you'll need to be patient. It takes about 14-30 days for your skin to adjust and then it will work well after that. I don't know if going over it with a Mach3 after you've used the electric will impede the adjustment or not, but that's what you may need to do.

As for razor burn, as the above poster suggested, use Tend Skin!! It truly is the CURE for razor burn. It will absolutely vanish and never return. Just make sure to apply it after you skin is completely dry or it will sting really bad, but if your skin is dry then it doesn't feel like anything. It's a wonderful product. You can get it at Sephora or online.