Powershred® PS70-2

Pros: eats staples and small paper clips. 12 page capacity

Cons: doesn't do tissue paper very well

The Bottom Line: For professional and personal use, a great machine.

Review: Having worked in an office, I've discovered the big problems most shredders have. First off, they don't handle enough paper at once. Invariably, a machine with a five page capacity is asked to handle eight pages. The machine jams up and must be unjammed....

Pros: Rarely jams, Reverse action, Wastebasket, Shreds staples and paperclips,rarely jams

Cons: Required Assembly

The Bottom Line: I recommend this for any small office as it not too large or bulky, has decent waste capacity and rarely jams. It also shreds paperclips and staples with no problem.

Review: I work for a state agency and when we purchase a new piece of office equipment it's a big deal. For years our office has begged for a paper shredder because a significant part of the job is keeping papers confidential, even the trash. The response has...

Pros: Easy assembly, Easy use, Safety switch, 12 sheet capacity

Cons: Often emptying bin when shredding large amounts of paper.

Review: I work at a community college in Rhode Island. As a staff person in the Nursing department I generate a lot of sensitive material that needs shredding. When I started working here last year there had been a 2-3 year backlog of material that should have...

Pros: Easy to use.

Cons: Nothing yet.

Review: I recently decided that I wanted a shredder to take care of old bank statements ,paid bills and things.This was not really a "need",just a "want" I purchased a GBC Shredmaster from my internet Staples store.The price was $48 with...

Pros: Does very well with daily shredding making nice packing material.

Cons: Not practical for shredding large amounts of material.

The Bottom Line: I would recommend any shredder, only if it was for occasional or light use. This is not your answer to large scale home usage. Also it's boring.

Review: This shredder was a Fathers' Day gift for my husband. I thought it would be a good idea to shred all those credit card offers, etc., that you get daily in the mail. Not only that we had large amounts of records that needed to be destroyed. Besides...

Pros: Great for low volume shredding and for shredding CD's and credit cards.

Cons: Large volume shredding caused the machine to fail.

Review: This machine is a champion for low volume shredding requirements. However, when I had to do a large quantity of shredding at one time, the machine developed problems with paper jammed in the blades which could not be removed and made the machine shred ...

Pros: Shreds numerous copies and small staples and paper clip

Cons: Motor quality

Review: I got the shredder, threw away packing and documentation (BIG MISTAKE) and found the motor binds. I have to back it up 5 -10 times and then forward it to get it to work. I wouldn't buy one again. ...