Philips QT 4045 Vacuum Power

Philips QT 4045 Vacuum Power No don’t get excited I haven’t suddenly sprouted a beard however my husband does have one and it seems it is one of my jibs to do the beard and moustache trim every couple of weeks so I am actually the one who manipulates the thing but not on my body so to speak. We had a previous shaver/trimmer but it died from over work so replaced it with this some five years ago now so this one seems to be coping with shaving the beard. I chose this as it said it vacuumed as well as shaved so I got quite excited by this. No, I wasn’t expecting it to vacuum the floors but I was ... more

I purchased this trimmer from Argos last year for £30, and it is still going strong. No faults or problems have occured. It has 9 lock in settings. I use it mainly to maintain stubble which it is excellent at however if you have a beard it still works just as effectivley. The best feature which makes it stand out from the rest of the trimmers is the vacum function. It does actually work, which was to my suprise as I thought it would be a bit of a gimmick. But it's not completley mess free, you will still need to clean around wherever you've had a trim as it does leave some hairs around. Don't ... more

I bought this trimmer around a month ago after the battery in my old trimmer (also Philips) gave up. As I'd been happy with Philips previously I looked around and found that the choice was basically QT4020 or QT4045. At first I was somewhat skeptical about the idea of having a vacuum trimmer, but based on positive reviews I thought I'd give it a try. The idea also appealed to my other half who for some reason isn't a fan of finding the toilet seat covered in beard trimmings so I ordered from Amazon for £27.14. First impression is that unit is noticeably larger than my previous model, perhaps ... more

This is an excellent piece of kit! I find it very easy to use with a great range of adjustment for length. The cut is selected by means of a ring incorporated in the body of the trimmer which when turned brings the cutting edge nearer or further from the comb. The desired position of which there are nine (1-9) is diplayed on the ring. There is a hair collection chamber which I must admit I thought was a gimmick but I now admit that I am wrong and it does indeed work! The part of the trimmer which contacts the beard is spring loaded and is supposed to adjust to the contour of the beard. The ... more

This shaver has a great range of settings for a wide range of different beard lengths, although you can't cut short enough to get two day stubble it can cut as short as 1.5mm or as long as 18mm. The main reason I bought this particular beard trimmer was for the vacuum cleaner to avoid getting clippings everywhere. I was not sure how effective it would be, but the vaccum does suck up the majority of the hair, although not all, so it does still require some cleaning up afterwards. The battery life has so far been very good and does not require constant or frequent charging. The Philips QT4045 ... more