Operation: After each use of the beard trimmer, participants were asked how easy or difficult it was to handle and what their satisfaction was with the results afterward.īasic features: After at least two uses of the beard trimmer, participants were asked what they thought about the model’s settings, attachments, and features, as well as how easy or difficult it was to change the attachments.Īdvanced features: For this study, only two models with advanced features were assessed. Maintenance and cleaning: Participants were asked what they thought about the required steps, including the difficulty with disassembling and reassembling trimmer parts during cleaning, as well as how they took care of the model overall. Setup and help: Participants were asked how easy or difficult it was for them to get started and set up the model for their needs, and how useful the instructions were. “The objective is to capture each person’s qualitative experience but also to quantify various aspects of it as well,” Ahuja says, “so that we can differentiate how well each device worked for a variety of users.” Volunteers were expected to use the beard trimmer at least twice over a period of two to four weeks, and to share their experiences and score their trimmers on the factors listed below. “Each individual was given a digital diary to share their experiences in the form of written and photo entries,” says Charu Ahuja, CR’s director of consumer experience and usability research. Wahl Lithium Ion+ Stainless Steel (09818-5001)įour to five people were assigned to each beard trimmer, and our experts took care to evenly distribute the devices among a variety of hair types, levels of experience with a beard trimmer, and age.Remington Vacuum Beard & Stubble Trimmer (MB6850).

Philips Norelco Multigroom 7000 (MG7750/49).(Click on any of the models below to jump to its results.) To find out which beard trimmers are easiest to handle and make a clean cut, CR’s consumer experience experts enlisted 24 people ranging in age from 18 to 74, all CR staffers or family members, with a variety of hair types, facial hair lengths, styles, and levels of prior experience using beard trimmers to test out one of five widely sold models.

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