Fellowes Powershred PS80C 2

Pros: 10 sheet capacity; shreds CCs, CDs, staples and small paperclips; large built-in wastebasket

Cons: Could be considered pricey for light-duty use

The Bottom Line: I recommend this shredder because of its large sheet capacity, expected durability and economy in the long run.

Review: After one of my friends had her identity stolen, I decided that my wish to have a shredder was not born out of paranoia, but dire reality. However, I didn’t want a cheap POS strip-cut shredder that would break after a couple of months and still allow ...

Pros: plenty of power, nice colors, no need to remove heavy head to empty

Cons: none yet.

The Bottom Line: Pricey for a family; perfect for a SOHO, anyone wanting a powerful machine, or someone cleaning up years of paperwork.

Review: I just rcvd this unit to replace an FS60CC that ate up another plastic gear (2nd time-every gear but 1 is steel). This one has a much lower pitched sound and sounds like it could chew thru a 1/4 inch board. With 10 sheets I could barely tell it was ...

Pros: I can easily destroy confidential papers and not worry about someoen being sneaky

Cons: none

Review: We have this shredder in our office just for occasional shredding of confidential papers. Mostly we keep all papers here at work in storage and it’s a mess! But sometimes there are things they don’t want binded and stored, so off to the shredder I go....

Pros: tough and solid gears. confetti cutting. auto-on/off.

Cons: pricey, but worth it.

Review: This shredder rocks. it is bombproof in its mechanisms and i can't imagine being able to jam it. just shove in the whole envelope of junk mail and watch it disappear. the confetti cut is the only way to go. why shred something that would take ...

Pros: Good for light duty use only. Not recommended for medium to heavy office use.

Cons: Shredding five to ten sheets a day, the machine just gave out.

The Bottom Line: Some personnel in an office environment forget to remove staples and paper clips. This machine did not hold up to the occasional staple let alone those darn paper clips.

Review: In my opinion, this machine was purchased for our office without any input from our staff. Needless to say the machine was to small for our application. I was amazed it lasted this long. This seemed to be a great deal for an occasional use shredder....

Pros: does cut paper into fairly small pieces when it works, handles staples (sort of)

Cons: pulls paper unevenly, papers can get stuck and unsticking them gets messy, awkward height

The Bottom Line: There are other shredders that work well and aren't as temperamental as the Fellowes PS80C-2. Use one of them instead.

Review: I've never been one to feel like every personal document needs to be shredded, nor has shredding paper ever been a big part of my job. Thus I've not been more than a very casual user of paper shredders. This led me to erroneously believe that, give or ...

Pros: Worked good for 1.4 years.

Cons: Not built to last.

The Bottom Line: I'd pick another brand.

Review: For normal office use, I'd pick another brand. Ours died after 1.4 years and I was informed that aft ...

Pros: Cutter works well with medium workload

Cons: Housing is very weak and broke with minimal usage.

Review: I use my shredder at home so it has light to medium workloads. The cutter mechanism seems to work well and the only problem was when I was removing the basket the weight of the unit is to much for the housing and the four #6 screws holding the housing ...

Pros: Shreds well while it lasts

Cons: Not durable

Review: This shredder is born to die early. It worked well for several years. Then a bad design allows plastic guides to break in normal use, and are these not repairable. The manufacturer tells you that it is your fault because your didn't oil it enough. Why ...

Pros: The machined shredded into confetti very well.

Cons: The capacity of the machine was overstated and the durability was poor.

Review: Capacity is overstated and the plastic fingers on the underside of the cutter head broke off and the cutting head would not turn. When I called the company, they said repair parts were not available. The person who answered the phone said that this was ...