Excellent concept and product, but with ultimately fatal design flaws.
I've had this trimmer for a little over a year, and prior to this I'd been using a similar product by Norelco, so I came to love the vacuum concept.  This product does what you'd expect it to, and it does it well: Trim your beard (or hair, if you're patient) and vacuum up the trimmings.  It doesn't catch 100%, but it gets pretty close.  In general, it's a worthwhile product.<br /><br />However, it is fair to mention one fatal flaw with this design:  the vacuum door hinge.  It is constructed of brittle plastic, and the hinge crumbled on me after 15 months of use.  I have since decided to try a non-vacuum product by Wahl.  If Norelco could change the design of the trimming area to eliminate the hinged door design -- say a small cup that you snap out and empty instead -- then this product would be flawless and guaranteed to last for years.  As it stands, I'm going to wait for this product to evolve a little further before purchasing from Norelco again -- unless a competitor comes up with an improved design first!
Rating: 4 stars