I am not someone who uses a paper shredder every day, but when I do, I really use it hard. This shredder was a surprisingly good value and quieter than I expected. That said, my last one overheated and needed to be replaced. This shredder has a 3 minute constant run time and a nice overheat indicator light that should help prevent me from making the same mistake.
Another thing I want to comment on: I am always paranoid about buying anything electrical online. I fear it won't work properly and returning it will be a hassle. If your like me, you'll be happy to know Amazon leaves a little note inside the package that they test the paper shredder before shipping it to you!
I purchased this shredder 3 months ago. Love it!
I was looking for something basic for my home office.
Pros:
- Instead of cutting vertically ("strip-cutting"), this shredder chops the sheets both horizontally and vertically ("cross-cut"). Instead of having some long spaghettis of papers, you get some little pieces of spaghettis, much harder for somebody to infer the original content.
- Automatic mode: the shredder starts automatically when you insert a sheet (you can disable this behavior). It will stop on its own if you don't insert anything else.
- The security trigger locks the shredder as soon you remove the head from the bin.
- It doesn't take much room.
- Transparent window to see through to know when to empty the bin.
- Not noisy.
Cons:
Nothing for now.
Notes:
Avoid plastic envelopes/papers. I tried to shred an envelope made of plastic. Pieces of plastic got stuck inside of the blades. It took me 20 minutes to get it clean. That's when the "reverse" feature comes handy.
I would recommend this item if you need something basic for daily use. If you want something for multiple people, I would go for something bigger.
This works great! I don't typically test it with the full 8-sheet capacity, but I regularly put mail through that hasn't been opened yet, such as credit card offers, and it handles them just fine. I finally got rid of the huge stack of mail that had been building up on my counter because I didn't want to throw it away but I had lent my old shredder to a friend and never got it back. So, after some research I finally bit the bullet and bought a new one. I do like the cross-cut as my old one just did the strips. I feel this one is more secure, but it's not like I'm shredding secret government documents or million-dollar bank statements. Still, it would take some serious effort to try to put these bits back together.
I did try shredding a credit card and although it slowed a bit, it handled it. You just have to do those one at a time. I also put through stacks of paper and even if some of them got fed in at a bit of an angle, it didn't jam and everything went through fine. Again, it slows a bit, but that's fine as long as it doesn't jam.
The first day I got it, I used it for about a half hour and it didn't overheat or shut off. I pretty much filled up it on the first round and it was a trooper. I know you can put bags in it but since I just use it for paper, I simply empty it into my other recycle bag when it's full and ready to go out. That's better anyway since the bags are recyclable and I'm trying to be better about that.
This could also be used to make packing paper as the shredded bits would pack nicely around breakable items. Or, you could shred some pretty colored paper to make your own stuffing for presents. Or confetti. The possibilities are endless and I'm sure someone has made a Pinterest board about it.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with this and would recommend it. I've had good luck with the Amazon brand.
I purchased this bad boy for my wife’s home office. Let me start off by saying this thing shreds harder than Andy Brinker from the 1998 classic film Brink. For those of you who don’t know, this 99 min film introduced some of the most unique roller blade shredding ever witnessed. Purchase this and you can be shredding like Andy in no time!
Update** after using the the shredder my wife has been walking around the house being very confrontational. She now says things like “Bruh, do you even shred!?” For this reason I have to deduct one star.
I seem to get PILES of unwanted paper with my personal information on it, when Amazon first offered this well built cross shredder I jumped at the chance to get one, I couldn't be happier with my purchase , the cutting "gears" are not cast, but from plate steel and the motor is very stout, I want to say Thanks to Amazon for such a wonderful machine that works very well. If you need to keep personal information away from anyone who may be going through your trash, this is well built and solid , it also does credit cards very well also
Feature Product
- Note: Please read the user guide included on this detail page to troubleshoot issues with the shredder, including issues with the shredder turning on.Angled feed entry for safety with auto start mode and manual reverse to clear paper jams
- Shreds paper into strips measuring 3/16"x 1-27/32", meeting security level P3 standards
- 3 minute continuous run time with 30 minute cool down cycle with overheat LED indicator
- Cross-cut paper shredder with 8-sheet capacity; destroys credit cards (one at a time)
- 4.1 gallon bin with see-through window to easily determine when bin is full; Integrated lifting handle for easy emptying; Backed by AmazonBasics 1-year Limited Warranty
Description
An Amazon Brand.
AmazonBasics are generally good quality items....this is no exception. The 8-sheet shredder is powerful and well made and perfectly complements a small or home office environment. Controls are simple and easy to use. I replaced my $200 Fellowes shredder with the $35 AmazonBasics shredder and I wasn't disappointed. The collection bin is half the size of my old shredder but I knew it's capacity before I bought it. This just means that I will have to empty the shredder more than I did before. This is one reason why it probably wouldn't work well in a large office environment. I haven't tried more than 8 sheets of standard copy paper but why risk a jam. I generally limit my shreds to 4 / 5 pieces of paper at a time and this shredder eats them up.
Very nice product. Used it extensively the first day and was very pleased with results. Didn't overheat and handled 8 sheets with ease.
I purchased this shredder despite some bad reviews but the unit has proven to work quite well. To be realistic, one cannot expect a shredder priced under $100 to be industry grade and be able to run non-stop for over 30 minutes without over heating. For a normal house hold this works fine. Obviously the user should not load more than 8 normal thickness of paper at one time (or less if the paper is extra thick). I shredded a big pile of old paperwork, with intermittent pauses to look at the statements, and the unit did not over heat. Slightly off center feeds were not a problem.. And the cross cut provides higher security than the strip cuts, although not quite as good as the micro cut. But again, good enough for a normal household.
Will update if performance changes over time.
After my last shredder bit the dust, I started the unenviable task of looking for a new one. I've had 5-6 shredders over the years, and while they have gotten better over time, I always end up paying quite a bit for a higher end personal shredder because I've had 2 cheaper ones early on that didn't last. Even the better, more expensive ones, always struggled to shred the amount of pages they were rated for and had troubles keeping up (I batch shred, I don't have space to keep a shredder plugged in and ready all the time).
I was happy to see that Amazon added some shredders to their Basics line. The Basics line always seems to have great value and decent products. I purchased this 8 sheet cross-cut shredder for less than half of what I believe I would have purchased a good 'name brand' model for.
So far, it's been really good. I like the simplicity of the shredder unit sitting on top of the waste can portion where the shredded bits go (I've been used to shredders with pull out shred bins that always made a mess and always got bits of paper crammed everywhere inside). As with any shredder, I basically half the page rating and never put in more than half (in this case with a rating of 8, I never put in more than 4 layers), and it's been doing very well.
When I received this shredder, I put it through the paces for sure. I had been hoarding about 5 years of documents that needed to be shredded. (This in all was about five trash bags full of shredded paper.) The shredder did overheat and shut off a few times, which is a welcomed safety feature to me considering the flammability of its contents. Other than that, it was smooth sailing. The shredder never jammed and shredded multiple pages at a time effortlessly. In addition, it was able to shred credit cards as advertised.
I now use the shredder on a weekly basis and have not had any issues at all. I would recommend this product to anyone needing the peace of mind that comes with shredding all those documents you don't want to fall into the wrong hands. With that being said, I do use this shredder in my home for personal use only. I am not sure how well it holds up in a business setting.
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