Philips Norelco T765 AccuTrim Beard and Moustache Trimmer
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Customer Reviews of Philips Norelco T765 AccuTrim Beard and Moustache Trimmer
Customer Review: The worst I've ever used!
Summary: 1 Stars
This design is just horrible. I bought this to trim my goatee which I keep pretty short. This was no problem with the unit I had before, but it's near impossible to get a decent trim with this thing. If you look at the picture, you don't trim with the front edge like you do with other bear trimmers, but instead have to use the spring loaded flat top part. The results from my second shave with this thing was a way short trim over my top lip and a much longer hair under my nose. Also, while trimming along my chin I seem to have tilted the thing just right to get a very short trim on one spot which looked real bad. I tried to go back and trim the rest to match, but I just couldn't seem to get the trimmer at just the right angle to get an even trim. Since I already had the thing set to 1 my only other option would have been to remove the guard and free-hand the trim. Needless to say, I spent the next couple days with a very uneven goatee.
The next problem I have with this thing is that you can't just plug it in and use it. It has to charge before you can use it, so if a charge runs out before you are done trimming, you have to wait until it charges to finish. This is completely opposite to the way their electric razors work, where if the charge runs low while shaving, you just plug it in and continue.
Overall, you might want to use this if you have a full beard, or a thick goatee, but if you want to keep it trimmed short, this is not the product for you. I'm going to go buy something else.
Customer Review: not great
Summary: 3 Stars
Over the past five or six years I've owned two beard trimmers of this model. There are three things I want to say here.
Firstly, the earlier model allowed you to trim your beard while it charged. The current model, however, does not allow you to do this. So if you have zero or a low charge, then you have to plug it into the wall and wait. You can't just plug it in and turn the trimmer on. This can be a pain if you travel a lot. For example, you might reach your destination only to find that you have no charge or the charge runs out while trimming. (I once had to trim my beard in 30 sec. spurts, which was a pain. I had to turn the trimmer off for five minutes at a time so that it could regain a usable charge.)
Secondly, the trimmer comb (which covers the blades and allows you to adjust the length setting) is somewhat fragile. I've broken two of these. One of them broke while I tapped it against the sink. Another one broke while I was using it against my face. If you look on amazon, you'll find that the trimmer comb is replaceable for $25. (A huge ripoff.)
Lastly, I want to qualify these remarks by adding that I've used this trimmer heavily and have taken it with me on numerous trips. Overall, it has held up really well. Take that for what it's worth. But, all in all, I would recommend a different beard trimmer. My next beard trimmer will certainly not be another one of these.
Customer Review: Too Big
Summary: 3 Stars
When i ordered this as a moustache trimmer. I was hoping it would be sleek enough to maneuver around my moustache, but it turned out to be quite bulky. I like the option to change sizes(up to 9), which is very convenient, you also have a comb that moves with your face contour unlike the fixed combs seen on other models. Overall a decent buy for its price, if you are using it for your beard, but not worth it if you intend to use it only for your moustache...
UPDATE---
7months later--
Pros: Very good battery Life,
lesser noise compared to other competitors,
Cuts evenly
Sizes to choose from
Blades work fine, even with very little maintaineance
Cons: There is very little maneuverability for shaping the edges of a goatee or a moustache, the blade is just too big. The hair falls down, so you would need to clean up after you are done.
Conclusion: this will trim your beard and Moustache evenly, but cant be used for shaping the edges because of its size, the size is both its advantage and disadvantage.
Customer Review: Too bad
Summary: 1 Stars
What's bad:
1. It has a single wide-blade that is supposed to be used for both the beard and the moustache. Without a narrow-blade it is very difficult to define the line of moustache because the wide blade cuts at un-intended places too.
2. The blade is so weak that it can't be used to form the outline of the beard cleanly. Hairs outside the outline of the beard can't get a close cut.
Why 1 star--For an important thing like this, one can be either completely satisfied or completely un-satisfied, there can't be anything between the two; nobody likes to spend money and time to settle for something mediocre.
Within a week I switched to another trimmer and I like it very much. Its Wahl Groomsman XL2, I bought it at Walmart. It has dual blades; and it works great in trimming and removing unwanted hairs (the only bad thing about this is it is a bit noisy compared to Norelco T765).
Customer Review: Doesnt trim well and battery doesnt last
Summary: 2 Stars
If people with really good trimmers saw how I operated with this trimmer they'd probably laugh. You have to go over and over and over the same spot to cut your beard with any semblance of uniformity. Also you have to be careful to apply equal pressure each time or your cut could be spotty because of the spring loaded guide. Also as others have said if you want a close trim, you will probably end up looking like a bad joke with plenty of skin showing.
The design is bad, and the battery croaked after a few years of use(while religiously following the use/recharge guide).
Kind of annoying but probably for the best, since I can get a better unit now.
When you look at the selection of 115-220 volt travel trimmers its no wonder that Norelco is producing garbage theres almost no competition. If any companies are reading this you have a wide opening to take on Norelco.