I bought this at Amazon for under $50 and it's a great product. It's probably not as great as the $150 clippers on the market, but it is definitely better than items in it's price range, and I just didn't want to put down over $100 without knowing if i would even stick to clipping my own dog. But after receiving these and now having done 2 hair cuts, I am very happy I chose this one. I don't recommend spending over $60 for it, and usually it's less here, so if it's more, just wish list it and wait, i'll come down.
First of all, i LOVE that it's cordless, love. SO glad i got a cordless clipper. As for the clippers, I use them on a dog with fine, cottony hair and it does a great job. My cuts don't come out looking great because I haven't really taken the time, so i can't say whether my fine cottony haired dog needs expensive clippers to get there, but I am so happy with these. My dog is 8lbs and it takes me less than half hour to cut his hair down from over an inch long to a half inch all over. I live in nyc where it costs $75! for a grooming session! Ridiculous. With these i just put my dog on the ironing board (that's his grooming table) and go for it. My dog is scared of the hair dryer but not these clippers! that is great. If you go on Wahl's youtube channel they have tons of videos on how to use them. I never even bothered with those, i just aim to make the hair shorter and it works. I Would definitely buy these clippers again. After much research before buying, i know I made the right choice. Oh, and the rest of the kit, i tossed the scissors, the mirror and the case, they're pretty useless.
Update: I just finished my 5th home haircut and it is the best cut so far, actually looks pretty decent! Yay! that means i've saved 75 x 5 - 40, $335! : ). If this one pooped out at anytime then and only then would I even consider getting on of the $150 high end models, but I am so glad I got this one my first go around and may even buy it again if it poops out.
update: i just learned that the battery in this is replaceable! That is great. It is $20 on amazon. But I also see that you can get an Andis AGC single speed (not cordless), which are supposed be better, on *bay for about $90 and $100 on amazon. The andis gives you more options, like more blades that fit and the ability to use Wahl stainless steel combs, which are supposed to be awesome, but i do like my wahl. I just ordered an andis and I will update my review after I've tried it.
Update: Just tried my new Andis single speed, it is better than the wahl in some ways, in some ways worse.
Andis $100+ Single Speed heavy duty vs. $50ish Wahl Pro Series
-The biggest difference (and the biggest benefit) is that the Andis can use blades of different lengths, instead of plastic comb attachments, and blades by themselves are always better than plastic attachments, especially if you have a few knots. I really liked using a 4FC blade, i was able to take off more hair with each run of the clipper than the wahl because of the dedicated blade and i was able to push through knots.
-But my goodness, the blade on the andis gets hot soooo fast. At least 2-3x as fast as the Wahl. It got pretty hot after 10-15 minutes and then had to stop every 5 minutes and take off the hot blade and put it under a bag of frozen peas. A serious pita.
-Using the Andis made me realize how much better it is to have a cordless clipper.
-The $100+ Andis is about the same sound volume as the Wahl pro series. The Andis is about 50%+ heavier than the Wahl and I can feel it, blech.
The haircut with the andis didn't seem to look any better than with the Wahl (maybe a tad because with dedicated blades there are few tracks than with snap on combs), and although the motor is slightly better on the Andis, and even though it cut faster, really wasn't a big deal, esp since my dog is small, and i feel like the amount of time i had to spend cooling this thing off negated most of my time saving. During the haircut, while waiting for the blade on the Andis to cool down i did some scissor work on the face and used the Wahl without any attachments to do the sanitary trims (or whatever i needed that #10 blade for). That being said, I have a single coated dog. For those who have dogs with a thick undercoat, i can't say for sure that the wahl will do what you need.
I wouldn't necessarily give up my wahl for the more expensive, professional andis pair; the heat and the cord are a real PITA. And for the Wahl to be as good as it is, and actually be cordless, it is exceptional for the price. I actually like having both.
Oh, AND, the cordless wahl is great because 1/2 hour after finishing my dog's haircut i saw something i wanted to even out. No problemo, the Wahl was easier to just grab and cut, no unravelling a cord, plugging in, etc.
Update 3/13. I've done quite a few haircuts now. I use both my Andis and my Wahl when i do a haircut. I start with the andis just because i don't have to use an attachment because of the aforementioned ability to use a dedicated blade in the length of my choice. But i really disliked the cord so i sold my Andis single speed on ebay and ordered a Wahl Bravura, and kept my Pro-series. Wahl has a well-liked clipper named "Bravura". Groomers on message boards praise it, it's about $150, and you'll want to buy the stainless steel combs for $35/$40 (but for the andis, same thing, SS combs or more blades) and it's 11 ounces which is still heavier than the pro-series but 6 ounces lighter than the Andis. So if you are looking for a clipper under $60, the Wahl Pro-series is so great, but if you are looking for a slightly faster haircut, and want a more professional look that plastic combs can't always give (unless you know how to use a pair of scissors well), don't go for the Andis, look into the Wahl Bravura instead.
Oh, and btw, if you want to go that extra step in your grooms, as in, an adorable haircut on a malt or yorkie, westie, whatever, I recently bought a few of Jodi Murphy's dvds and my grooms are so much better. They're $35 on cherrybrook, petedge and jodimurphy.net (and the resale value is pretty high on ebay/amazon). My last groom i only used my $50 Wahl Pro-series, and a $20 pair of scissors and he looks great.