I have to admit, I did open this because of the title... tech guy probs I guess. I can only weigh in so much as a newb, but I am using a 1/2 de shavette I got at sally's, and it is miles better than my old 5 blade shick thing. Now that I'm done razor burning the daylights out of myself, though I am surprised that there have been no cuts yet, I will be buying a true straight once budget allows.