Andis Professional 21490 Ceramic Advanced Hairclipper

Product Description

Andis' Ceramic Advanced is a powerful, rotary motor clipper with detachable blades made for heavy-duty use. The clipper runs so cool, fans and air vents are not needed. This unit is designed to cut wet or dry hair. Its break resistant housing is contoured to fit comfortably in your hand with a convenient thumb-controlled side switch that allows for one hand on/off operation. The clipper comes equipped with a #000 CeramicEdge blade. This unit is compatible with all Andis UltraEdge and CeramicEdge blades, as well as all detachable type blades. Designed and engineered in the United States, Andis also offers a complete line of quality clippers and trimmers for animal grooming as well as a full line of wall mounted hair dryers for the hotel industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87376 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Andis
• Model: 21490
• Released on: 2007-05-31
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 2.25" w x 8.00" l,

Features

• Powerful rotary motor
• Detachable blade clipper equipped with #000 CeramicEdge blade
• Extremely quiet operation
• Break resistant housing

Customer Reviews

Good but not great
It doesn't shave as closely as I would like, but for most of my cuts I'm using a comb any way so this is not a big deal. The build quality seems to be better than other Andis units I've seen, and it's fairly easy to clean. When you disassmemble the cutting assembly completely, however, it's a bit of a dance to get Humpty Dumpty all together again.

The big disappointment is that while the cutter is ceramic, the blade is not. WTF? Also, these cermaic cutters chip and break just like their steel counterparts. While I realize that steel and/or ceramic points are naturally going to be weak (structurally), I don't think they should be so fragile- especially when they only have to cut human hair.

So far so great!
I've been cutting my own hair for about 10 years, and I have a pretty simple style (high and tight -- kind of like a Marine cut). I've had 2 other clippers prior to this, and this is the best one yet. As the prior review states, the clipper is ceramic and moves against a steel comb. The primary advantage I find is that these clippers don't get nearly as hot as my old clippers did after 20 minutes of cutting.

As far as cutting close, I use the bare blade (no add'l or different combs used) right on my scalp and I don't think I could get any closer without using a razor. My head feels like the stubble on your chin at the end of the day. The disassembly has been fine, and the unit is easy to clean. The cord is nice and long, and seems to have plenty of power and sharpness for anything I need. I love it, and would buy again!