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MauritiusToday.com - Shopping Mall - Philips Norelco T980 Turbo Vacuum Trimmer
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List Price: $44.99
Our Price: $39.99
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Manufacturer: Philips Norelco
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Philips Norelco
Color: Black Chrome
EAN: 0075020187543
Feature: SteelWave Technology - Philips Norelco's revolutionary SteelWave self-sharpening blades ensure a precise and even trim every time.
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Label: Philips Norelco
Manufacturer: Philips Norelco
Model: T980
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Philips Norelco
Release Date: 2006-07-01
Studio: Philips Norelco
Variation Description: Black Chrome
Warranty: 1
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Features
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SteelWave Technology - Philips Norelco's revolutionary SteelWave self-sharpening blades ensure a precise and even trim every time.
No Mess! The powerful vacuum with hair deflector captures cut hair for no clean-up
Ergonomic design means T980 is easy-to-use with complete control for the most confortable trimming experience
The Clearview hair chamber makes it easy to see when the T980 needs to be emptied for optimal performance
The T980 also comes with a charging adaptor and cleaning brush
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Philips Norelco T980 Rechargeable Turbo Vacuum Trimmer is equipped to conveniently deliver a superior trimming performance. A powerful vacuum delivers suction power, while hair deflector captures hair for no clean up. A transparent hair chamber makes it easy to see when the trimmer needs to be emptied for optimal performance. A turbo power switch boosts cutting and fan speed by 30-percent for significantly increased suction power. Revolutionary SteelWave self-sharpening blades ensure a precise and even trim every time. Other features include 9 lockable length settings, rechargeable battery, and cordless operation for maximum freedom of movement. The Trimmer also comes with a contour following comb and a specialty mini-beard trimmer attachment, allowing for precise trimming of beard line, moustache, and sideburns. SteelWave Technology - Philips Norelco's revolutionary SteelWave self-sharpening blades ensure a precise and even trim every time. No Mess! The powerful vacuum with hair deflector captures cut hair for no clean-up. Ergonomic design means T980 is easy-to-use with complete control for the most confortable trimming experience. The Clearview hair chamber makes it easy to see when the T980 needs to be emptied for optimal performance. The T980 also comes with a charging adaptor and cleaning brush.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sometimes progress sucks
Comment: The Norelco T-980 price was not much more than the cost of replacing the battery in my 10-year old Norelco Maverick T-3000 and I was excited about the addition of a vacuum feature. Be careful what you wish for! The vacuum does its job and sink cleanup is definitely faster. But the vacuum feature tends to obscure your view of the blade edge making it much trickier to aim the thing at your beard's edge while looking in the mirror. The vacuum must be emptied by using thumb pleasure to disengage one side of a rather flimsy, curved compartment cover that swings open on a hinge that looks so weak that I'm afraid it's just a matter of time before I accidentally break either the hinge or snap the cover in half. Equally delicate-feeling are the two sliding, plastic prongs used to hold the primary blade in place. Yet it must be removed each time one wants to use the smaller, more accurate trimming blade. And of course the trimming blade uses similar prongs to hold it in place. My older T-3000 had a self-contained trimming blade that slid forward with a simple thumb push whenever needed and then retracted just as easily. The T-980 is larger around and heavier than the older unit... enough so that I really miss the sense of control and precision I was used to. In short, the T-980 feels clumsier, less maneuverable, and less accurate. It takes longer to complete the job due to the hassle of changing the regular blade and the trimming blade. And it really tries my patience having to be so careful not to beak one of those delicate, sliding, plastic prongs or the vacuum-compartment cover. I'm really tempted to pay the $30 it will cost to restore my old T-3000.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent trimmer.
Comment: This product is excellent. I have been using this since a long time. The vaccum feature sucks all the cut hair and is easy to wash, charge and carry in the provided pouch.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent choice
Comment: As some reviewers had expressed reservations I took a flyer on the many positive reviews. I have not been disappointed! The trimmer served my needs on my beard and also my mustache. Several reviewers criticized their inability to trim their mustache. I have found no problems with the basic trimmer without the attachment. I have found the supposed mustache trimmer not worth the effort to put it on the unit. The turbo speed does indeed do its job.
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Summary: One of the Best Beard Trimmers
Comment: Having worn a beard for appx. 30 years, I've used a lot of trimmers, at a lot of settings. My beard has gone from 3-inch length to 1/4 inch length, rough tracing my own growth from a 20-something college kid to an AARP neophyte. By far, this is the best trimmer, I've used. Love the length settings--for the first time, I have a length setting that doesn't fall between the length I desire. Also, you can't beat the hair catcher. Makes sink clean-up a cinch. Haven't found a use for the turbo setting yet, but I press it occasionally just to hear it rev and be reassured that all the features truly do work . Would recommend for anyone who wears a beard or goatee.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not as good as its predeccesor.
Comment: My old T965's battery gave up after 4 faithful years of service. The problems with the new T980 are: the new body is a hard slick plastic which is more difficult to grip (slips out of the hand); the small/fine trimmer is now an attachment. That means you've got this small trimmer head that you have to keep in the medicine cabinet or when you travel in a safe place where you won't lose it; the depth indicator is hard to read and the numbers aren't always centered in the tiny viewing window. Philips has now replaced the old standard coiled power cords with specialized adapters. This means when you're on vacation you've got to bring the AC adapter for your face trimmer and then bring a different AC adapter for your beard trimmer.
Pros: It looks real pretty. It cuts well.
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