Review (5/5): Good trimmer; battery holding up well
Purchased the T980 trimmer in January (is now mid-Oct), and it has worked well. This replaced an earlier Norelco whose battery finally gave up (+ it got dropped a couple of times...), and - for once - the replacement actually seems better than the original.
Unit shipped with a decent (not great) flip-cover travel case, large enough for the trimmer & charger, and with a small net pouch for the narrow trimming head (which has not been used). Have also never needed the "Turbo" mode.
The "vacuum" feature on the T980 works somewhat better than the earlier unit: it does not catch everything, but certainly captures most of the clippings. The flip open door to empty the contents is convenient.
Don't care for the hard body, but there is a nice rubber ring (used to change the cutting depth) that makes a good grip point. Find it difficult to read the "zoom" - that is, cutting depth - setting from certain angles / lighting conditions, but this is not a major problem.
After some 9 months of use, this unit still looks great, cuts great, and has a pleasingly long battery life. It lacks a multi-LED charge indicator, but does have a "Low" battery warning light (+ a Charge light) & the unit will still run for several beard trimmings once the warning light comes on. All-in-all, a good purchase.