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In this guide
A note on the model first. The Series 8 reviewed for the US is the silver 8567cc, and that kit is not sold in Australia. What Amazon Australia offers under the Series 8 name at A$357.00 is the 8563cc, an earlier kit from the same 85xx generation with a 5-in-1 SmartCare Center, listed as Black and labelled Au Model. On 5 November 2026 it shipped from Amazon but was sold by InfiniteBloom, a marketplace seller, and Amazon marked it non-returnable under its hazardous-goods rules.
Braun Australia's own Series 8 page now lists two models, neither of them an 85xx: the 8663cc with a cleaning centre and the 8613s without one. So the question here is narrower than in the US review. Is a previous-generation kit from a third-party seller, at roughly 60 percent of what Amazon itself charges for the current 8663cc, a sensible buy, and what do you give up?
Our verdict
At A$357 the 8563cc is a reasonable buy for a daily wet shaver who wants the station and accepts an older model from a marketplace seller with no change-of-mind return. Pay for the 8663cc only if SensoAdapt matters to you.
- A good fit for
- Daily shavers who use foam or gel, want a self-cleaning station and would rather save about A$250 than have Braun's current Series 8.
- We would skip it if
- You shave a few times a week, want a shaver Braun Australia still lists, need to be able to return it, or would rather buy from Amazon or a local store directly.
Reasons to consider it
- Four sonic-powered shaving elements plus a ProTrimmer for sideburns, moustache and under the nose, in a 100% waterproof body for foam, gel or the shower
- The 5-in-1 SmartCare Center is in the kit, and the listing and Costco both rate the Li-Ion battery at 60 minutes
- At A$357.00 it costs A$250.85 less than Amazon's own A$607.85 offer for the current 8663cc on the same day
The compromises
- Braun Australia's Series 8 page lists only the newer 8663cc and 8613s, so the 8563cc is a run-out model you buy through a reseller
- Non-returnable at Amazon under hazardous-goods rules; only a faulty item has a remedy, through Amazon's faulty-items process and the Australian Consumer Law
- Running costs are real: an 83M head at A$65.00 every 18 months and a six-pack of cartridges at A$59.95 add about A$103 a year at those prices
What we have not verified: The listing calls the 8563cc Black and labels it Au Model, while Costco Australia calls the same model fjord grey and both kit photos show a charger with a round-pin European plug; what plug arrives is not stated anywhere. Braun Australia's warranty page does not say whether a unit bought from a marketplace seller is exchanged under its 24-month replacement warranty. The '5 years' line on Braun's 8663cc page points to terms we did not find on the Australian site.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Series 8 Electric Shaver · 8567cc
A$357.00 on 5 November 2026 at Amazon Australia, shipped by Amazon and sold by InfiniteBloom, buys the 8563cc: four sonic-powered shaving elements, the ProTrimmer, a 5-in-1 SmartCare Center, a 100% waterproof body and a 60-minute battery, against A$607.85 for the current 8663cc sold by Amazon.
Before you buy: It is the previous generation, which Braun Australia no longer lists; the seller is a third party; Amazon will not take it back for change of mind; and the listing's kit photo shows a round-pin European plug despite the Au Model label, so check the charger on arrival.
Price checked 5 November 2026. Retailer prices can change.Which Series 8 you actually get: the 8563cc, not the 8567cc
Search Amazon Australia for a Series 8 and the A$357 listing is the 8563cc. It is an 85xx kit like the US 8567cc, and its listing describes the same core: four sonic-powered shaving elements, a ProTrimmer for sideburns and the area under the nose, a 5-in-1 SmartCare Center and a 60-minute battery. The listing calls it Black; Costco Australia calls the same model fjord grey, which is closer to the dark blue-grey in both stores' photos.
The catch is that Braun Australia no longer lists it. The brand's Series 8 range shows two models, the 8663cc and the 8613s, both newer. Costco Australia had the 8563cc at A$329.99 but out of stock on 5 November, which leaves the Amazon listing, where the buy box belongs to InfiniteBloom, a marketplace seller, with Amazon handling delivery. The listing showed three new offers, none below A$357.00.
No change-of-mind return, and a warranty you may have to argue for
Amazon marks this kit non-returnable because it classifies it as hazardous goods; Costco's page for the same model carries a flammable-liquid warning, which points to the cleaning fluid. That rules out sending it back because you dislike the shave; the listing adds that a damaged or defective item may still have a remedy, and Amazon's faulty-items process applies. The Australian Consumer Law sits under all of this: Braun Australia's own warranty page says a major failure entitles you to a replacement or refund.
Braun Australia promises two things beyond the law: a two-year guarantee against faults in materials or workmanship, excluding normal wear on the foil and cutter block, and a 24-month replacement warranty under which your retailer exchanges a faulty shaver on proof of purchase. Neither says how a unit bought from a marketplace seller is treated. Keep the Amazon invoice naming InfiniteBloom, and ask the seller and Braun's service line who handles an exchange before you rely on it.
Against the current 8663cc: A$250 for SensoAdapt
The 8663cc is the Series 8 Braun Australia sells now. It keeps the four-plus-one shaving elements in a 40-degree flexible head and the 5-in-1 SmartCare Center, and adds SensoAdapt, which Braun says reads beard density 160 times a second and adjusts power to suit. Battery life is the same up-to-60 minutes. Amazon Australia sold and shipped it itself at A$607.85 on 5 November, against an A$709.00 recommended price, and marked it non-returnable as well.
That makes the gap A$250.85 for the newer motor control and a model Braun still lists, plus a seller you can deal with directly. For a daily wet shaver who wants a station, the 8563cc delivers most of the hardware for about 59 percent of the price. If the 8663cc's adaptive power is what draws you to Series 8, the older kit is the wrong saving. The 8613s is Braun's no-station option, but we found no Australian price for it.
Heads and cartridges: about A$103 a year at Amazon's prices
The station is the part that keeps costing money. Braun tells US buyers to replace the Series 8 head every 18 months and shows a cleaning cartridge changed every two months. On 5 November Amazon Australia sold the 83M head, the cassette for Series 8 shavers, at A$65.00 against an A$79.00 recommended price, and a six-pack of SmartCare refill cartridges showed one offer at A$59.95.
At those intervals that is about A$43 a year for the head and A$60 for six cartridges, roughly A$103 in total. Shave every day, half the time in the shower, and the station earns that cost by cleaning, lubricating and drying the head for you. Shave twice a week, dry, and rinsing the head under hot water does most of the same job, so a shaver without a station makes more sense.
Three things to check before you order
First, the plug. The listing is labelled Au Model, yet the kit photos on Amazon and Costco both show a charger with round European pins. No page states what plug ships, so read the charger as soon as the box arrives and contact the seller straight away if it is not Australian. Second, the model number on the box and the shaver: it should read 8563cc, not another 85xx kit.
Third, the paperwork. Download the invoice, confirm it names the seller, and keep it with the box, because a warranty claim under Braun's 24-month replacement terms runs through your retailer and needs proof of purchase. If any of that makes you uneasy, the 8663cc sold by Amazon itself costs more but removes the third-party question.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Amazon Australia: Braun Series 8 8563cc (ASIN B0CKSYY3TD) (opens in a new tab)
- Braun Australia: Series 8 range (opens in a new tab)
- Braun Australia: Series 8 8663cc (opens in a new tab)
- Braun Australia: Warranty (opens in a new tab)
- Amazon Australia: Braun Series 8 8663cc (ASIN B0FHQ9W8FD) (opens in a new tab)
- Costco Australia: Braun Series 8 Shaver For Men 5 In 1 Smartcare 8563cc (opens in a new tab)
- Braun US: Series 8 replacement head 83M (opens in a new tab)
