Philips QC 5170 > Reviews > What A Close Shave !!!

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Excellent
Ease of Use	Very Easy

Advantages:	Close Shave, Ideal For Self Use
Disadvantages:	Only 2 Combs

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I have nearly always shaved my hair off I never really know why could be force of habit I suppose having my mother shaving my hair as a child the Army shaving it as a Teen and me shaving it for ease's sake as I get older. The benefit's of a shaved head are easy to clean and keep clean, ready to go at the drop of a hat and no expensive hairdresser bill's when you have your own clippers.

The main problem I have always found when shaving my own hair is finding a good quality set of hair clippers that actually are designed for the self user in the Army and as a child it was always done for me but my mum lives 30 miles away lol and I am not sure the Army would like me dropping in for a free haircut. So when I found the Phillips QC5170 I was a little dubious but the idea of a 180 degree head appealed as surely it would make life easier when getting around the back.

I had previously tried many different brand's of clipper all of which had cost in the region of £30 but they had all been either poor in performance of given up the ghost and failed within 6 months. (I have never been one to keep receipts lol)
The Phillips was £59.99 but looked great design was sleek and it's Phillips so a much better brand than most I had tried.

A great feature I found when unpacking the clippers was that it was Wireless as the cord's on most clippers are never long enough and you find yourself constantly having to move around. The rotating head I must say did not really act as an advantage except around the ears but the rubber grip and very powerful motor gave a very smooth and close shave. It did not matter to me but the clippers only came with 2 combs which is great if you always have your hair cut that length but most come with 4 or 5 attachments. The QC 5170 is also not washable so only cleanable with the supplied little brush.

There is also a precision tool built in to the Phillips QC5170 which helps getting into all those little hairy place's ladies you will probably know these better than us guy's as you always seem to notice when we have not shaved them lol.

Being wireless the QC5170 has a very long battery life once I have fully charged mine it doe's not need another good charge for about 2 hours so no dying whilst your in the middle of shaving or needing to plug the charger cable in whilst working.
I can only seem to find this model available on EBay now I originally got mine from Boot's they are available now for £39.99 which believe me is still a great price for a top quality razor even if it doe's look like a space age artifact lol.

I can certainly say that if you are a self shaver (sounds rude I know lol) then this is a great set of clippers for you at a great price cheap models are ok for short term but I have never had such a close shave without using a Bic and you don't get any pulling or dragging just a smooth, professional and perfect shaved head or whatever else you may be shaving lol.

I hope this review has given you enough information to make a good informed decision on the Phillips QC 5170 and if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to contact me and I will do my best to help. Thank you for taking the time to read my review and happy shaving.

Barry