Philips Norelco G270 Multi-Trim All Purpose Groomer

by Philips

Product Features

• Accu Control System is a patented flexing guide comb which adjusts to facial contours for precise, even trimming every time
• Stainless Steel Self Sharpening Blades offer lifetime precision cutting
• Adjusts to 9 different length settings to trim hair or beard precisely and evenly.
• Rechargeable / Cordless
• 60 Day Money Back Guarantee

Product Description

Norelco's Multi-Trim offers all the tools needed to trim beard and moustache, hair on your head, nose, ears, eyebrows, neckline and sideburns.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001HYKC6
• UPC: 075020182708
• Item model number: G270
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,428 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great deal, November 23, 2004

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F. Siragusa "big_frank2" (Middle Village, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips Norelco G270 Multi-Trim All Purpose Groomer (Health and Beauty)

I was looking for a good trimer for my beard. I was also looking for a nose and ear hair trimmer. I came across this set and it had both items I was looking for in one package. When I received the trimmer it was packaged in a clear plastic casing. It comes with a cheap charging stand holder. The item worked better than expected. It trimed my beard well. The nose hair came off without pain. The set is light weight and the case holder not the best, In fact it was slightly difficult to put the plug into the charging stand. I liked the set since it does work well. In fact, I bought an extra one to give as a gift to my brother in law.

51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seems to be doing okay, June 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Philips Norelco G270 Multi-Trim All Purpose Groomer (Health and Beauty)

Before I start, let's just say I'm writing this review because when I purchased this from Amazon there were no reviews avaliable to help me decide if it was worth the money. I originally was looking into actual hair clipping kits from brands like Wahl but was a little aprehensive on spending $30 for a clipper that I didn't even know if I'd continue using. I had previously bought a cheap $9 off-brand and the hair clipper died after two dreadful uses in which it nearly rattled itself to peices, so I was a bit leary on buying another, even if it would be from a famous brand like Wahl.

Then I came across the Norelco G270. I was checking into prices on a beard/mustache trimmer/groomer and they all seemed similar in the fact that you were about guarunteed to pay at leaste $20 on one. If only I could get a hair clipper, I thought, that came with a free trimmer! That would kill two birds with one stone, so to speak, and save me some money. Too bad that the only offer I found like this was from VS Sassoon who was loaded with bad reviews warning future customers from wasting their money. And I wasn't about to buy a junk clipper again.

Then, I see that this Norelco model has this clipper comb attachment for cutting hair...on your head! Could it be true? For $20, you were told you'd be getting a beard/mustache trimmer, with the ability to trim your hair too. No oiling of the blades needed and blades guarunteed to stay sharp. And a 60-day, money-back guaruntee. Hmm. If one brand could pull it off, I thought, it'd be Norelco. So I bought it.

I soon recieve it and look in the mirror. About a month and a half's worth of hair had grown since my last fairly close-cropped hair cutting, so I had a full head of hair. I pulled out the tiny clipper, wondering if the little battery would die on the first pass. I mean, this was a trimmer, not the chain-saw I needed. Well, I tried it, and immediately noticed I'd be stopping to shake it out a lot, and it may take a while to chop my hair down to a level I could continue to trim and maintain. It took a while, and wiped the battery dry, but I got it done nonetheless with, I must say, no "pulling" of the hair like my old clipper had done.

I have since used it for trimming and maintaining my short cut (it has nine different lengths, but for the hair on your head the longest is still fairly short) and am glad it survived that first "over-use". Even though buzz-sawing thick feilds of hair is not really fun with with it (nor is it designed for it) I must say it is cost-effective way to run it over your head and keep a short cut short all the time. Couldn't maintian a military-esque cut by running down to the barber shop every week and a half and still have money to pay for gas. It will save you big bucks in the long run, if you like to keep short cuts well-groomed, and will get your beard/gotee facial hairstyle in check. All with one, twenty-dollar (relatively cheap) unit. In two cuts downtown, you'd have it paid for.

Note: The hair cutting comb seemes to be made of relatively thin plastic and care should be taken as not to snap the guide comb ends off. Not a problem for me, but durability in the long-run will have to be seen. Also, hair builds up quickly in the comb when mowing down thick hair and you may have to repeatedly stop to unattach the comb and shake it out. A full charge takes approximately ten hours for about one-and-a-half hours of run time.

Overall, it seems to be doing it's job, and if you're interested, I wouldn't hold you back. Besides, it comes with Norelco's 60-day, money-back guaruntee. Hope this helps with your decision-making process.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jack of all trades, November 3, 2005

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Ben Up the Tree "benupthetree" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Philips Norelco G270 Multi-Trim All Purpose Groomer (Health and Beauty)

I was a little skeptical of this trimmer when I first ordered it for touchups at work, but let me assure you, it does much of the same work of it's more pricey cousins with a few bonuses.

- Although I don't have a problem with nose hair, the nose hair attachment works perfectly.

- The beard trimmer is the same as on the pricier cousins.

- The hair trimming guard works very well for cutting hair, or for shaving your head during hot summer days.

- The petite detail trimmer is great for more accurate trimming situations like mustaches.

The one failing of this trimmer is how the different heads attach to the base. It's a little clumsy and will often come detached when trying to change blade length. It's also a fair bit more difficult to blow hair caught in the trimming blades, unlike it's pricier cousins.

All in all, I will not be replacing my more expensive home Norelco Trimmer after it dies. This little wonder does everything I need and wont bum me out if it breaks. It is the best investment for the money you can make.