Hey everyone, Joseph from Rum Barber here again, and today we're going to be doing an
updated version of our cordless trimmer video. Now we did a cordless trimmer
video last year, but since then some more cordless trimmers have come out so, the
video feels really outdated. So, since then we've had the Bevel cordless
trimmer come out, and we've also had the Andis T-Outliner come out, and so
we've been using all five in the shop and now I feel like we can give you a
more thorough idea of what the best cordless trimmer is out there are. So, to
break them down individually, I'm now going to give you the pros and cons of each
individual trimmer. So, to start will go with the trimmer that I felt was the best
in the last video that we made and that is the Wahl Cordless Detailer.
So, the pros, it's got a nice wide t blade on it it also delivers a nice sharp line,
and I originally did like the idea of this little leaver at the side for zero
gapping, but it doesn't really work anymore. Which, leads me on to the cons of
the Wahl Cordless Detailer, out of all five trimmers that we've got in here
these probably feel like the weakest build, they feel the cheapest out of a
lot of them. Like the construction they've got plastic body which doesn't
feel the same as some of the other models that we have, it doesn't feel
quite as sturdy. Ergonomically not particularly amazing
in comparison to some of the other ones as well, it doesn't sound like a big deal
but when you're holding them all day, using them all day, you want something
that's very comfortable to use they don't quite match up
some of the other trimmers that we've got. Also, out of all the trimmers that
we've got they have the shortest run time, you get a 60 minute runtime from a
60 minute charge, in comparison again to some of the other ones we've got that
fall short. So, I may have been slightly premature in my initial judgments. Now
we'll move on to the Bevel cordless trimmers, and we took awhile with these
ones because I'm broke the blades initially, and then we had to wait on a
replacement blade for a while so take a little time to get used to these but can
finally tell you what we think. So, the pros, fantastic run time, 4 hour run time
out of these, it's almost like you never need to charge them all. And also, the
thumb adjustment in there for zero gapping infinitely, infinitely easier and
more accurate than the lever that was on the Wahl Cordless Detailers. The build
quality of these trimmers is also supererb. Also, I don't need a stand I can just sit
them there I don't have to have wires trailing everywhere. And out of all of
them, they stay the coolest even after extended use there's a stay cool feature
with them. They never feel like they're overheating, particularly a concern of
mine when you're using them for like really close clipper work, a lot of fading,
they don't feel like they're going to heat up and stick to somebody's scalp. And
finally the grip up here, the non-slip grip, fantastic.
The only con that I found with them was enough for me to not use them
anymore, and that con is they are super aggressive, whenever I've used them to do
line ups, beard trims, part of fading, every single time I use them no matter how I
adjusted the blade, I always ended up catching somebody clients twitching that
way when they're getting it done and for that reason alone I couldn't use them.
Everything else about them great, but just that little bit too aggressive for
my liking. And so, the next ones we're going to talk
about, the Babyliss Super Motor Trimmer, start with the pros again, the build
quality of these is absolutely fantastic. Feels like a super solid material in
there, really really nice feel of the Trimmers. The other Pro is you've got the two
interchangeable blades to choose from, I always prefer to have a T-outliner, so
I've kept that on there, but there is a narrower one for people who prefer that
as well. The zero gapping tool that it comes with is really easy to use as well.
On the con side, although they feel like they take the hair nice and close they
just leave the softest line. Like you cannot seem to get a nice sharp line in
there with them, no matter how you adjust them. Which, doesn't seem like a big deal
considering how I just complained the Bevels were far too aggressive, but these
are, too far in the opposite direction. A side note I really wanted these to be my
favourite because I just like the way Babyliss stuff looks, and
ergonomically all their stuff is really good as well, it's just too soft for my
liking. Now, we're going to do the pros of the old favourites, Andis Slimline Pro.
So, the pros are, easily the nicest trimmers to use, the most ergonomic, the
light is feeling, they've got a good solid feel to them though they don't
feel like an inferior quality blade. Super easy to zero gap as well, 2 hour
runtime, so you're going to have them, pretty much last you all day on full
charge. And a really nice T blade that leaves you a good sharp line for really
detailed work. So, the cons of them, this is the original Andis Slimline Pros
that I bought, the body is, but I have replaced the blades on these numerous
times, for some reason you just seem to burn through the blades like nobody's
business. And finally, we come to the Andis T-Outliners. So, the pros, the blade
is a nice wide T-outliner, like I said that's the one I prefer, and
as far as precision lines go they do not get more precise than these.
Also, the stand that it comes with is really nice and sturdy
you're never going to knock that over. Now the cons of them, there's really only one
con with them, they overheat incredibly during extended use in the shop floor.
Now with the corded T-Outiners, a lot of people skeleton them whether you
remove this top part and that really cools the blade down but the LED light
that comes on here when you're using them, would make me not want to try and
skeleton them, especially at a £160 a pair. So, after all of
that all that time using all these different trimmers, if you took
everything away from here except one trimmer and told me that was the only
trimmer I could use, I'd ask you to leave me the Andis Slimline Pros. The
easiest to use throughout the day, long running time, really sharp line, they take
everything nice and close. Okay you burn through a lot of blades, but in
comparison to a lot of the other cons that these have in terms of overheating,
the way that they feel to use economically, the quality of the build,
they've got everything that every other set of clippers has right. Also, these
cost £80 compared to, £200 pounds for your Bevels, £100 for the
Cordless Detailer, a £110 for the Babyliss and £160
for the endless T outliners. So, value for money alone makes the Slimline Pros
worthwhile. So, I hope you found this useful, thanks very much for watching, thanks for
your patience as well. We will see you next time.
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