My original is 6 years old and bought this as a backup....
I bought my first X5 #7027 six years ago and it's still running strong. I was always fearful that one day it would stop and I wouldnt't have a backup so about a year ago and based on a referral from my beauty supply, I purchased an Elchim(Italian) hair dryer. I used it once a few months after I purchased it(my mistake) and put it back under my cabinet because I had kept it over the their return period. It was very heavy and I didn't like where the switches were on the handle. Recently, my daughter needed a new hair dryer so I gave the Elchim to her and to my delight, after searching high and low for this particular model #7027, I was delighted to find it. Tried it out and definitely the same as my original. This one is a keeper and won't be going to my daughter.... :)
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