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if you're looking at the Braun
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all-in-one trimmer series you may be a
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bit confused as to what the difference
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is between these trimmers I was too so I
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bought all of them tried them out took
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them apart and here's what I found so
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there are four main trimmers in the
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series there's the 357 in9 series and
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there's a pretty wide price range
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between these on the low end the three
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series generally in the $25 range the N9
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Series this thing is usually about $115
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and then everything kind of in between
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first I'm going to talk about the
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accessories because this is kind of how
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they differentiate a lot of these
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trimmers you'll see within each like
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Amazon listing for example they have
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different variance based on the number
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of accessories that they come with so
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let me give you a quick overview of what
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those are so you can decide if they're
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going to be useful for you so the
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accessories that just about every one of
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these models come with are the short
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guide comb so this is the one that goes
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between .5 and 10 mm Clips on the back
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here the longer guide comb this goes
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between 10 and 1/2 and 20 mm so this is
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just kind of the extender the other two
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things that almost all of these have are
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the nose hair trimmer attachment and
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then the baby little foil shaver
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attachment that comes with just about
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all the models some of the additional
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things you will find in the other models
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are this here body blade which is nice
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because this thing is like if you just
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want to use a different blade for body
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hair or pubic hair trimming this is that
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all right next up I'm going to touch on
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the blades between these because it is a
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little confusing as to what they say on
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the Box in regards to the blades so all
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of these trimmers have basically the
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same blade on them that they come with
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the three and the Five series have a
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plastic back where the 7 and9 Series
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have a metal back on the blade but I
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looked at these two under a microscope
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and they are the exact same blade so
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don't think that the cutting difference
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between the normal blade on the 3 and 5
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series is going to be any different than
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the 7 and
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now Braun makes this exceedingly
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difficult to understand because they
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also call out this idea of a lifetime
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sharp Blade the 7 and9 Series and then a
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Ultra sharp blade on the 3 and5 Series
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so they're almost trying to tell you
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there's a difference between a ultimate
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sharp and lifetime sharp but they're
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both the same again the only difference
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being the back portion of the blade but
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I looked at these things under a
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microscope I trimmed with both of them
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and they're not going to cut any
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different so don't think getting a
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better Blade with the 7 and9 Series cuz
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it is the same now there is one caveat
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to that I will point out is that I think
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for most of the 5 and seven series they
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do come with the pro Contour blade I
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snap this guy on and it does cut a lot
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better than the standard blade it's a
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smaller tooth blade and it cuts really
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short it's it's a good Blade the
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downside is slightly wider and does not
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work with their guard system so so I
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would prefer if this Pro Contour was
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their normal blade I think it cuts
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better but since it doesn't fit with the
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guard system the only thing this is
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going to be good for is the super short
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cutting so cheek lines neck lines things
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like that but it's definitely good for
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that I will note that every single one
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of these trimmers has a different
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charging cord why they do this I have no
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idea it's super confusing as I was
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trying to charge them I think as a
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consumer if you lose a cord for one of
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these trimmers good luck finding the
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right one as a replacement they all have
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some type of oval shape but they are all
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different the 5 S and9 Series these do
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have a charging stand the 3 Series does
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not have a charging stand you're just
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going to plug that guy in so all these
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trimmers are reasonably quiet with the 3
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Series being a little bit louder than
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some of the others I think it may spin
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at a slightly higher RPM but I'm not
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totally sure so you've noticed that
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these things look the same but the only
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real difference I was able to H with
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these trimmers was the batteries so
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here's what that looks like the 3 Series
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has a 750 Mah nickel metal hydride
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battery and a run time of 50 minutes the
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5 and 7 Series trimmers have a 740
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milliamp hour lithium ion battery with a
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runtime of a 100 minutes the 9 series
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trimmer has a 1300 Mah lithium ion
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battery and a runtime of 180 minutes so
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the battery in the 3 Series trimmer is
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simply not adequate it's way too small
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to have any expectation of lifespan with
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this trimmer if you do use it regularly
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you'll probably find that within a short
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time period it won't be able to hold a
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charge and then ultimately just won't
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work at all I've had a number of
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trimmers with a battery just like this
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in here and it basically always had the
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same result I think you'll find that the
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reviews for the three series also
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suggest the same thing in this case
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Braun has designed a trimmer that they
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can retail for generally in the $20
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range and that does not leave a lot of
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room to spend money on components the 3
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Series is also the only one in the
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lineup That is not waterproof and just
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kind of notice that the overall build
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quality of the circuit board on the
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inside did not match the other trimmers
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in the series the battery on the 5 and
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seven series trimmers step up and is
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adequate I think that these trimers will
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last for a couple years it's certainly a
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little bit undersized but I think for
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most trimming especially with this type
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of trimmer it's probably going to be
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fine and then the battery on the N9
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series steps it up again to 1,300
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milliamp hours and that's just going to
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buy you a little bit more lifespan for
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that product now here's a good time to
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point out that the five and seven series
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trimmers are exactly the same trimmer so
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it has the same battery on the inside
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the exact same motor the same outer
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casing it's literally exactly the same
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trimmer so if you're looking between
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these
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two just know that the really the only
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difference is the color on the front so
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the Five series going to have the dark
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front seven Series has the silver front
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S Series definitely at a premium so if
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you are kind of you know in this realm
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considering between the two I think
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probably the one consideration would be
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the pro Contour blade so this is the
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blade that is included in the seven
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series and it is a good short cutting
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blade that the 5 series just doesn't
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have so if you're someone who's doing a
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lot of short trimming of your for facial
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hair wouldn't recommend this for body
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hair in particular but short facial hair
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trims neckline cheek line doing that a
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lot you are probably going to like this
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blade a little bit better it may justify
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the 20 or so dollar price bump to get to
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the S Series the only other difference
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really is the seven series is going to
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come with a nicer travel bag or box case
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whatever bag case travel what it's this
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thing I what do you call it it's a it's
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a case so seven series does have a
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little bit nicer case but just know this
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is the same trimmer there's no
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difference it's 100% the same between
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these two you know on other versions of
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the box I have seen the 5 Series battery
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life rated I think at 80 minutes where
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they say there's 100 minutes for the
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7even series I don't know if that was a
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marketing trick or just a typo but it is
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the same battery in the same motor so
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there is no battery runtime difference
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between these two trimmers all right so
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how do these trimmers actually cut so
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after doing some testing I found that
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they all have adequate cutting power
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with the exception of the three series
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which definitely felt a little bit weak
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and struggled to cut some thicker hair
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every one of these trimmers has exactly
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the same guard system so you know don't
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think that there's any difference
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between the way these guards are going
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to work the adjustable guard system is
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certainly a convenient way to solve the
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guard distance problem I would say
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though that this type of guard even is
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not for people who are super into
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Precision there's certainly quite a bit
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of flex when it comes to these guards if
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you're pushing down it's going to kind
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of change slightly how you're cutting
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overall too I find that trimming right
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around my jawline with this style of
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guard really is slightly difficult and
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takes a lot more passes than normal and
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I think this just has to do with the
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bulky plastick around the edge of the
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Guard so you kind of have to come at the
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jawline from from both sides working in
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both directions and overall I found it
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just took more passes than it would with
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a different style of guard system I will
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note that the 9 series does feature this
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little guard lock switchy thing here
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which is completely useless because on
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all the other trimmers the guards don't
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actually slide down when you push on
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them so I don't know why they felt like
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they needed to add that little lock on
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there maybe someone complained maybe
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they fixed the problem later but don't
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think that you're getting anything more
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with that little extra button up there
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cuz it's not super useful even though I
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felt like it took a lot more passes than
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normal to do a beard trim with these
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guys these guards are pretty well suited
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for body hair it's got a good range
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going from maybe 1 to 4 mm with some
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small steps in between the blade is well
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protected so you know you're not going
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to Nick your skin is easily or you know
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loose skin that's that's sticking out is
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not going to get snagged in in here
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quite as easily with this guard system
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on all of the series in this ter are
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waterproof with exception of the three
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series that said I don't ever recommend
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trimming wet hair or rinsing your
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trimmer underwater it just removes the
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lubrication from the blade it's not
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necessary please don't do it but in case
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they do get wet they do have some level
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of waterproofness all right so here's
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some recommendations in terms of who
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these trimmers are for and maybe which
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one to consider with this series I think
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these trimmers are aimed at someone who
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doesn't have a ton of facial hair so
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short beards or less and then also has a
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focus maybe on body hair what I would
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not recommend these trimmers for is
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someone who is trying to maintain a
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longer beard do haircuts or any type of
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Fades with this guard system I did
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notice some annoyances when trying to
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fade between my facial hair and haircut
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the guard system just doesn't lend
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itself to doing a very good fade in in
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any way whatsoever anyone who is into
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Precision may be a little bit annoyed by
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the flax that you're going to find in
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the the adjustable guard system all
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right if you are looking at buying one
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of these here's some high level
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recommendations avoid the three series
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this thing's battery is just totally
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inadequate and you're going to be
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disappointed in the lifespan of this
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trimmer the 5 series is definitely the
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best value in this lineup especially
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given that it is the exact same trimmer
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as the 7 series with whichever model you
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are looking for I would recommend buying
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the one with the least number of
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accessories which is generally the least
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expensive because a lot of these
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additional accessories that they're
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throwing in are not going to be very
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useful another note is that I did really
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like the pro Contour blade that's
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included in the 7 and9 Series so again
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if you're doing a lot of short trimming
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this could be a reason to splurge and
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get the 7even series also the 7 and9
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Series do have the nicer cases if that
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matters to you when it comes to the N9
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series I would not recommend that
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trimmer because at its price point
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there's a lot better options on the
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market again it's still basically the
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same construction and same blade as the
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$20 trimmer so you know I think that if
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if you want to charge $115 for a trimmer
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there's a couple things that should
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probably do a little bit better so my
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main complaint with that one would be
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the blade number one the guard system
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that's lacking some precision and then
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the battery and motor which are a little
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bit
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underwhelming dog barking plus again at
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this price I would like to step up to a
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better guard system rather than this
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slide up and down thing with a lot of
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flex to it if you are looking for a
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trimmer in that price point at $115
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check out the Brio beardscape this thing
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has a 2200 mAh battery an awesome
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ceramic blade and then also some
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additional blade options like the zero
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blade which kind of does the same thing
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as this Pro Contour which is just
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cutting really short doing a good job of
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that like kind of a almost shaven look
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without irritating your skin nearly as
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much so Additionally the motor on the
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beard scape is significantly larger and
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then you have some other nice controls
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as well things like a travel lock if you
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have any specific questions about any of
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the trimmers I covered today or anything
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else in general please drop them in the
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comments and I will do my best to answer
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