I’m generally a big fan of the Norelco trimmers, having own several over the years, so when I broke the old T870 model in a clumsy accident, I figured it was time to upgrade to the Philips Norelco T980 Turbo Vacuum Trimmer . I was a little hesitant to upgrade. After all, why fix something that ain’t broken? Fortunately, the Philips Norelco T980 is an awesome trimmer! First of all, it’s a great looking piece of kit. It’s very sleek looking and feels very solid and well made. It’s very lightweight but not in a cheap way. It does generally feel of good quality.

The blades are super sharp and make light work of my beard (a task that not all trimmers are capable of) and they’re also self sharpening. I can only presume that this feature is working as I’ve been using the trimmer for a good 9 months now and as far as I’m aware the cut is as good as the day I first bought it.

My favorite feature has got to be the built in vacuum

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