We Love our AURORA AS2000CD SHREDDER

While we've only had it one month it has performed perfectly so far. We paid $199.99 thru Amazon. We use for a home office (bookkeeping & payroll services) and never intend to run it continuously - maybe 250 sheets on days we are preparing checks (we shred the extra check stub)and monthly reports (review versions, etc). I spent several hours on-line looking for reviews and they were few and far between - the good ones for were the $39 - $69 versions - we wanted a more heavy duty. Our second choice (was #1 for a while) was the Executive Machines EPS-1501X because it got a good review from the Wall Street Journal (4/7/06 on-line "Cutting-Edge Shredders"). We decided on the Aurora because of the 3/5 HP motor (most shredders don't list the HP rating. The one or two that did were in the 1/3 HP range. The only thing I haven't figured out is if it needs oiling. The manual is silent on the topic so I will likely have to call their 800 number. Not designed for plastic but accepts 13 gal kitchen bags very well.