unwieldy upgrade [SEP] for years i owned a previous model the norelco in fact i still own it and it works just fine although it now only holds a charge for about a week i needed another trimmer for another location and this one was the upgrade that was available what a disappointmentfor one thing it is really big while the was like a small south american banana the is like a big north american cucumber imagine trying to create an intricate drawing with a childs crayola instead of a pencilthe extra size is apparently needed for the internal vacuum this vacuum works in that it does not let hairs fall to the sink but they become forever clogged inside the apparatus you are never going to get them cleaned out even after opening the flimsy plastic cover the vacuum also adds to the noise and my razor does not have a vacuum so i am going to have to clean up hairs anywaythe extra girth and the vacuum outlet near the blades means that as much as i try to cram the thing up under my nose the blades cannot reach the hairs at the top of my upper lip i have to resort to using the non vacuuming trimmer on my razor or i will have two or three long uncut hairs just under my nose and the retractable vacuum cover near the blades obscures the view and turns an agile row of blades into an unwieldy block of plasticthe only benefit of this model is that the battery works well and it uses a nice color schemei wish i knew where to buy another norelco update philps norelco stubble trimmer is apparently the upgrade to the norelco renamed to a stubble trimmer its form is seemingly identical to the and besides the black red color and the more grippable rubber coating on the handle the only major changes seems to be a welcome battery upgrade from a nicad to a nimh the is just what i was looking for i guess i will drop off the at my parents house to use as a backup