At first I wanted to give this 4 stars but changed to 5 for the reasons explained below. I purchased this after once again conducting a fruitless search for a dual voltage hair and beard trimmer to take overseas, as I didn't want to take a heavy converter in addition to the necessary plug adapters. I'm guessing that the reason it's difficult to find a dual voltage trimmer or razor is the 60MHz alternating current in the US versus 50 MHz in Europe (and probably many other places), thus causing problems with proper functioning of a trimmer/razor even if dual voltage because of the speed difference. I came to the conclusion that a battery operated trimmer was clearly the best option and this trimmer did indeed work very well.
I returned only a few days ago from 2 months abroad traveling through Europe and used this trimmer for both my head and beard approximately every 5 to 7 days, as I keep both hair and beard closely cropped. Because it's not dual voltage, I did indeed need to take the voltage converter to charge the battery, but the trimmer itself is so small and convenient that it pretty much offset the minor inconvenience of packing the converter.
For years I've been using a heavy duty Oster set of clippers that are downright awesome, with a powerful motor and self-sharpening blades that only intermittently require oiling. The motor in this Remington is clearly not as powerful as in the Oster, but the tradeoff is minimal size and weight. What this ultimately meant though is that the Remington worked best when fully charged, thus requiring recharging after every use. This is not really a big deal as it can be fully charged again in 15 minutes or so.
Another result of the less powerful motor is that the Remington also works best if a light application of oil (included) is applied before every use. Again, this is not a big deal and the small oil bottle was quite easy to pack along.
Functioning: I have to give this a 5-star rating because it is intended for trimming head hair (versus beard hair) and it did so with very minimal fuss, without throwing hair all over the place, trimmed evenly, rates extremely high on ease of use, and gets the job done efficiently and quickly. I'm impressed and now prefer it over my much more burley Oster clippers and I hope that it can last for years to come. It just makes the job so dang easy.
Because it was the only set of clippers I took along to Europe, I had to make due with it for trimming my beard also. Frankly, I'm very happy with the results despite the design clearly not being optimized for that specific task. Once you do it a few times, you'll start getting very good, even results with little fuss. I should note that I do not have a goatee or other style that requires precision trimming. I simply needed my entire beard trimmed evenly and I was very happy with this trimmer's ability to do so despite the less than optimal design for doing so.
Why did I almost give this 4 stars? Well, beard hair seems to give this trimmer more problems than head hair. I don't know if beard hair provides more resistance or what. But one change I made pretty quickly was to make sure I trimmed my beard first, when the clippers were fully charged, to avoid hairs getting caught/pulled, which is quite annoying. If the clippers were freshly oiled and fully charged, no hairs got caught or pulled. So I count that as a success. And I can't take away a star because the clippers don't necessarily perform optimally at something they weren't exactly designed to do in the first place. So the 5-star rating relates exclusively to the ease and and excellent usability when trimming head hair. I can conclusively say that I'm very happy to have found this well designed set of clippers. I'll update the review further if they develop any problems in the next year or so.
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Nice Ergonomic Design… Room for Improvement
Cutting your own hair is never really easy. Traditional hair trimmers are usually big, heavy, and corded. Remington has made improvements in each of these important areas with the Shortcut Pro. It’s small, fitting perfectly in your hand. It’s light, which is much appreciated as it makes the device a lot easier to use compared to most other brands. And it’s cordless, providing about 40 minutes of untethered use per charge.The Shortcut Pro also sports a curved blade design which is the true brilliance of the device. It is made to fit comfortably in your hand, and to confirm perfectly to your head. Just maintain even contact and work slowly for best results. Remington also include 9 trimmer attachments, so you’ll always be able to get the exact length you desire.I suspect a lot of people would consider using this unit for trimming body hair, which should be fairly straightforward, though I didn’t actually try this myself. Maybe a future version will be waterproof, that would be nice. Also, making the batteries replaceable should be commonplace at this point. It is a little frustrating that these major industry players still want you to throw this great device away when the battery eventually stops holding a charge, all so they can sell you another one, and another one. It’s maddening. Aside from the “throw-away and buy another” scheme, I really do love this thing. I suspect you will too.
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Al Zombie
Excellent way to give yourself an even haircut.
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There is no 220V adapter that comes with it!
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