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[edit] two years later, I want to add something else to my review. Unfortunately, this is now the only design available. Braun has simply abandoned the original design. Not only that, they are leaving out even more parts! First they took the springs away, now they’ve done away with two plastic sliders (one on each side of the cartridge) that used to assist with the back and forth motion of the cutter head inside the foil. So now, it is more of a vibrate-all-over-the-place method, rather than back and forth. I’ve gotten more used to it now though, but I noticed something another reviewer noticed: these break so ridiculously faster than they used to. I’ve replaced mine 2-3 times a year, and the old original head lasted more than a year, easily. Sad [/edit] [Original review from oct 2017]: Shockingly bad. If I could return this after having opened it, I definitely would. As others have stated (and I was just hoping they were anomalies) the hole pattern is different. I won’t go into detail on that as you can read other low-star reviews that detail that change. What I WILL detail, I haven’t seen anyone else talk about. On a quick side note: this blade replacement PULLS MY FACIAL HAIR BADLY. right out of the box. The very reason I purchased a new one, is that my old one was beginning to do this. After almost 2 years. This is ridiculous for a brand new blade/foil. Back to my details - this version has COMPLETELY REMOVED THE SPRING MECHANISM Inside the blade and foil assembly!!! Of COURSE this impacts quality and performance. Every refill I’ve bought before has four springs inside, two on each blade unit, which maintain a very close distance between foil and blade, while remaining flexible to contours and varying pressure on the unit while shaving. Take a look inside - if there are no springs at all, we have the same type. I wish I hadn’t thrown my old one in the trash - i would have liked to have taken a comparison photo. I’ll just share a photo of this one without the springs anyway. If you’ll compare with your own unit, I’m sure anyone with the original blade set, or a replacement from somewhere other than amazon, will be able to see the difference right away. First shot is to illustrate the pattern of the foil. Last two shots are to show the lack of springs