bogus [SEP] as an owner of the previous model without the vacuum i was looking forward to this new purchase bah this item is heavier noisier and more inconvenient than its predecessor and for practically no gain this shaver catches maybe of the clipped hair with the rest of it flying all over the sinkstay away from this modelupdate i have owned norelco trimmers in the past however based on my experience with this particular model my next trimmer will not be a norelco the fan which drives the vaccuum rattles against the plastic housing making a hideous noice while i am trimming the vaccuum action is terrible hairs do not make it down into the receptacle causing constant blockage this in turn scatters hair all over the place worse than any conventional non vac trimmer i have ever owned and no my beard is not especially thick either i have finally had it with this model i am about to order a new trimmer on amazon no it will not be a norelco