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Philips QC5170 Rechargeable cordless hair clippers

What is the best cordless hair clipper/trimmer?

Nov 13, 2007 by ryanmac | Posted in Hair

I always trim, never shave. I'm tired of using $20 toy clippers from the supermarket. I'm ready to buy a real clipper. This isn't really for my hair, but rather my beard.

Here's my requirements:
* trims pretty close to skin (not

Try Andis products. They're the best on the market.
www.andis.com.

Thomas Stack | Wahl 9906-2001 “The Mustache” Cordless/Battery ...

by cakkkildong

I bought this particular trimmer because I’d had good experiences with Wahl’s products in the past, and because I wanted a model that ran on standard AA batteries. But I ended up returning it.

On the plus side (”the good”), it cuts facial hair cleanly and effectively.

On “the bad” side is the cheapness of the three “guide combs” and the razor stand. The stand is so lightweight in comparison to the weight of the trimmer + batteries that I found it pointless to use. And the “guide combs” are made of the cheapest thin and flexible plastic I could imagine them using. They do the job, but are difficult to remove when you need to clean the trimmer, and the awkward way of removing them means you are sure to break them sooner rather than later.

The ugly: the battery compartment. It was a real hassle to install and remove the batteries. What they make you do is wrap a strip of ribbon around each of the three batteries, in a serpentine fashion, as each is installed. The theory is that you should be able to tug on the ribbon and remove each battery in reverse order of their installation.

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