Everyone in my shop uses Andis clippers. I like them but I have had to have a few pairs fixed. I've never used any other brand. I recently purchased this pair, with the stupid theory that if they were more expensive they'd be better and last longer. I purchased them at the beginning of December and I had to have them sent back to Andis and fixed a month ago. I'm really not impressed with that pair, they are heavy and vibrate worse than any other pair I've had. I wouldn't recommend them.

My boss has this pair and they have lasted a long time and worked well for her. I wish I would have purchased those instead. I also have a pair of the basic Andis 2-speed black and the Andis UltraEdge. I just received them both back from repairs, I had them sitting in my toolbox for months. They were both good clippers until they randomly decided to stop working...one died the day after the first. In their defense I purchased both 2nd hand from other groomers, and the black pair is at least 5 years old. Luckily the repairs for both and shipping was only $18 (there's no local place that does repairs, I had to mail them in). The Andis company was great to work with to get that done and my new pair fixed (under warranty).

This is a good Groomer forum to check out for advice too, just do a search for the different clippers you're thinking of buying. http://www.petgroomerforums.com/chat/