Philips Norelco T980 Turbo Vacuum Trimmer

Main downsides: Made in China and has non replaceable battery, no removable hair chamber-only small door opens and have to shake whole trimmer over garbage can to get hair out.

Pros: Locks guide into place much better, more comfortable to use, turbo mode cuts longer beards a little better and gets more of cut hair into holding chamber- though by no means all of the hair gets collected, seems better built all around vs older version, travel case is nice enough and has slightly better instructions on use and maintenence of product.

All in all a good buy overall and a great value, though I'd happily pay $20 more if made moslty if not entirely in USA

I've worn a beard for 15 years, and have tried everything from full sized Oster clippers to a variety of trimmers. None compare to this item. This makes facial hair maintenance a snap. The built-in vacuum keeps the trimmings in a chamber and not all over the vanity. Can't recommend this highly enough.

I was happily surprised that the vacuum feature actual does work. Normally when i trim my beard the bathroom counter is covered in hair which is annoying to clean, but with this buzzer about 85% of the hair gets contained in the buzzer and is easily emptied. Also the range of buzzing lengths is very good. Over all so far i really like the buzzer.

I was pretty disappointed when I found out that this shaver WILL NOT cut short hair, it has to be at least 1/4 inch or so before the blades can pick it up. That was a deal breaker for me.

Tried other trimmers that just couldn't maintain their settings. This one stays where you want it. Little tough under the nose but otherwise I'm very satisfied.