Remington HC70A

New Clippers are a big disappointment – I'm a long term user of Remington shavers and hair clippers and usually expect to get at least two years use out of them. This product was purchased in 2023 from BigW. On opening the box, I noticed that they are much lighter than traditional clippers. This is because they are primarily plastic construction with a cheap rotating motor and offset spindle to move the blades.

On first use I noticed the motor slowing considerably when applied to short hair. The motor often took a long time to get up to speed.

With less than 10 uses, the clippers have now stopped altogether. Remington weren't much interested, saying that they would pass my feedback on; sorry, that's it. So I dismantled the unit to have a look. Hair from the blades can go straight into the drive mechanism, where it is caught by the lubricant and promptly gums up the works. But even after carefully removing all hair, the motor is very slow and stops if you even breathe on it. This is not a product which is well designed or intended to last any length of time. I reckon you would be lucky for it to last out the warranty.