I would like to see paper bags or something to go in the wastebin as I would like to send the shredded material out to recycling without the having to dump it into another bag later.
Currently the device has a bit of an oily / burnt smell but I have a feeling that it's lubricant from the factory. I expect that to dissipate and will report back if it does not. I will also report back on any long term issues I have with it.
I shred junk mail like it's a part time job. Seriously, someone must've been trolling my family and I and signed us up for every freakin' mailer available to my area and a few randos for good measure.
Still living pre-00's and have wall to wall carpeting everywhere? No problem! Little wheels work on my slightly shaggy carpet no problem. YAY!
The unit is quite tall but fits comfortably under my desk and it's not that high, maybe a tad higher than your average banquet table. Bonus: You can sit your lazy bum in your computer chair and not have to bend so far to feed the shredder. I say that's a win any day.
Best quality: It's QUIET. Didn't realize how loud and rumbly my 3-ish year-old Walmart special was until I plugged in this guy. Super happy about that! No longer scaring my poor hamster with the shredder from hell.
All in all so far it's a great product!
I bought this after considering a much more expensive brand. It's a powerful little machine that fully supports my mission to switch my home office to paperless records and it fits under my desk!. This would have been a 5 star review except for the poor design of the bin door. It has a very small plastic gadget that must be in place for the door to properly shut. It took me a while to figure this out as this piece fell into the bin when I closed the door the first time. This caused a red light on the shredder and rendered it inoperable. When I finally realized the problem and found the gadget, I used Superglue to permanently secure it.
GOOD: -- Notably quiet. -- Paper shreds to a small size that is unlikely to be reassembled, especially after you mix the bag. -- Opening seems too small for adult fingers (a plus for safety). -- A shredder bag can easily fit over the canister. -- Relatively fast. -- Easy to operate. --Doesn't seem to create and scatter visible dust like some micro-cut shredders do. -- Seems to be well-made and should be durable.
NOT-SO-GOOD: -- Shredded paper seems to stick to the cogs at the exit, which makes it rather messy when emptying the bag unless you brush the paper hanging down from the cogs. -- Gummed envelope material seems to stick to the cogs even more than regular paper. This means shredding those dad-gum gummed address labels is probably not a good idea (we use scissors on those). --The shredded paper is not compacted in the bin, so you'll have to push the paper down or empty the bin more often. -- I know you're not supposed to do this, but access for repairing the machine is limited (we doubled the life of our previous shredder by disassembling and cleaning the rotors). -- The bin doesn't easily shut after being opened for emptying, and apparently Amazon does not sell replacement bins, so if yours jams while shutting it for goodness sake don't force it.
SUMMARY: It's a good value -- quiet, fairly inexpensive, small size of shredded paper without creating visible dust, capability for several sheets at once.
I bought this shredder last week after looking at the 4.7 star rating and the great price of $99.99. So far has performed as rated. Glad I didn't spend the $189 for the comparable Fellowes shredder. Good job Amazon. I give it 5 stars.
Feature Product
- 15 sheet crosscut paper/CD/credit-card shredder
- Shred size of 5/32" x 1-7/32" (4 x 31mm), security level P-4
- 20 minute continuous run time
- Protection against overheating and overloading
- LED indicators: Standby/Overheat/Overload/Door open/Bin full
- 6 gallon pullout basket; casters included
- 4-mode switch: Auto/Off/Forward/Reverse
- Also destroys CD/DVD, credit-card, staples, and small paper clips
Description
An Amazon Brand.
Pretty thrilled with this shredder right now ! I was suspicious at first and considered sending it back because it had shreds in the bottom of the drawer already like someone had used it and sent it back. Instead, I opted to try it first. I had a completely full 15 gallon garbage bag of financial documents in the corner of my bedroom that I had been unable to shred with my old super slow shredder that would shut down after 2-3 minutes of use. So, I commenced shredding, and shred, and shred and shred, nonstop, until the entire bag was finished ! This shredder is definitely KING of shredders, IMO, for the price ! VERY happy !
This shredder was purchased to replace a Fellowes strip shredder that lasted for fifteen years. I chose this cross cut Amazon Basics over the Amazon Basics micro cut. Both Shredders were the same price. This cross cut model may make less of a mess when emptying the collection basket.
I did shred fifteen 20 pound pages as the shredder is rated without a problem, but I will go no higher than nine or ten pages just to play it safe in hopes the shredder will have a long life.
I don’t see a security issue with this cross shredder for my needs. I don’t picture an international spy ring digging thru my garbage. See attached photo of a shred example. I examined the shredded paper closely and could not find any readable information. If you are concerned are about account numbers, SSNs, etc. just feed the paper where the printed text is parallel/horizontal to the feed slot whether it’s a micro or cross cut. This shredder did a great job shredding a DVD with personal information on it. The DVD is definitely completely destroyed.
Do oil the cutting blades as recommended. All shredders need maintenance. Overall I would recommend this shredder.
PROS
• Secure shred
• Safety features
• Auto Feed
• Continuous reverse and forward if needed
• The basket has rollers on the rear that fit into tracks keeping the basket straight and lined up as required
• Large window to check if the basket is getting full. See attached photo
• Shreds a DVD/CD
• The noise level is no more or less that any other consumer/small office shredder
CONS
• The power cord is five feet in length. A standard six footer would be nice.
• The printed description of the status lights (power on, errors) and switch (ON/OFF, FWD, REC, AUTO) is very small for the average senior or person with similar vision capabilities
If I could give this six stars I would. What a great trouble free hard worker. I went though a lot of old documents, three large trash bags full. The beast never complained nor shut off! (There were breaks for my sorting.) It shredded plastic cards easily and the see through window is helpful. The wheels are nice as you can just role it to your work space. If this product is indicative of Amazon Basics, I will look there first in the future. Shipping was fast and the shredder came double boxed. Shipping trucks "vary" so double boxed was a good thing as well! I notice some had a problem with the door. You don't want it to run with the door open clearly but, I had no problem with the door staying shut.
I like this product as much as one can like a shredder. It works as advertised and was priced competitively. The one part of the machine I do not care too much for is the switch...as I tend to like to leave electric devices in the off position, I need to keep pushing the switch to off or on...a minor inconvenience, but an on/off switch would make this a better product. The switch now has all of the modes of operation in a row.
Quiet machine with ample capacity both in number of sheet at a time and duty time. The bin for chads is more than adequate for large shredding parties. The machine is heavy (it should be) and very stable. I would buy this again and again. BTW it does a goos job of shredding old CD's, ( I had some old tax records on them.) But, who has CD's anymore? If you are wondering, the chads are small enough for security purposes. Besides once you shred 10 sheets everything is so commingled no one is stealing your info.
Update: I’ve shredded at least 10 bankers boxes of old taxes, military records, estate papers, etc. I ate them all including numerous CD’s with files and a few credit cards. The chads are small so no one will be able to read anything off of them. I like the size of the bin, in daily household use you shouldn’t have to empty it but once a month. I think the product would be great for 5 or 6 person office too.
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