Office Depot Ativa DQ80M Diamond Cut

Pros: Great for small offices, feeds easily, eats staples and credit cards

Cons: Transparent basket shows scraps

The Bottom Line: The Ativa 8-sheet diamond cut shredder delivers all it promises, and is a great product for home or small office use.

Review: Let's see now, how many shredders have I broken over the years? I'll say two, both Fellowes brands. Yes, it's probably my own fault for overworking them. But when I replaced my most recent Fellowes confetti-cut shredder recently, I wasn't too sad. I ...

Pros: easy to use, very safe, has performed with zero problems, inexpensive to purchase new

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: This has been a very intuitive shredder that doesn't jam, and performs its shredding duties perfectly.

Review: We have had a new shredder in the new house for a little while now, and I felt that it was finally time to write a review about our experience with the shredder. The one we have been using is the Ativa DQ80M, which is produced through Office Depot, but ...

Pros: Large capacity before emptying; short pieces; isn't fussy about labels on envelopes; hasn't jammed.

Cons: No complaints.

The Bottom Line: I like it a lot. Have had no trouble at all.

Review: I call myself a "shredder shredder," because I am so hard on shredders. The Ativa DQ80M is my 4th shredder. I have destroyed 3 others, in less than 3 years. The Ativa does tiny pieces which could never be re-identified for identity theft. It isn't ...

Pros: Can be plugged in to any standard electrical outlet.

Cons: Poor durability - teeth bend easily, made of cheap thin unhardened metal. Inconvenient Warranty Service

Review: This was a waste of money. I have destroyed a Royal, a Fellowes, and now Ativa DQ80m. I am paranoid enough that I like a crosscut shredder, and I am careful not to overstuff them... but this Ativa is a huge disappointment. In less that 4 months, on ...

Pros: worked good for 2 months

Cons: poor quality, poor warranty, find a better unit!

Review: This machine is made by Fellows and is sold only at Office Depot. Machine worked good for about 2 months (only very light use-10-20 pages a month), then the auto function would not work. Manual says unit has a 5-year warranty but it is vague and provides ...

Pros: did nice job cutting. This would be a fine machine for VERY light use

Cons: Blades bent though never put through more than 8 pages at a time (usually less).

Review: We were cleaning out our files and shredding what we didn't need when our old shredder died. I ran to Office Depot and picked up this model which worked great for about 5 months. Now the blades have all bent out of shape and paper has stuck to them to ...

Pros: Ready light, cross cut shredding.

Cons: Paper jams in blades, blades bend easily.

Review: We have had this shredder since the business opened 9 months ago. We don't shred paper that often, but have had multiple problems with paper getting stuck in the outer blades when we do. This product claims to shred 8 pieces of paper at a time, but the ...

Pros: Cross-cut shredding.

Cons: Poorly constructed. Paper jams in shredder blades. Motor weak.

Review: I bought this just a few months ago. While it works alright, you will soon find that the diamond cutting blades will jam with paper, and the engine will slow to the point where it is unusable. It is very hard to clear out. It does shred well, but the ...

Pros: Pleasing design and features, easy to use.

Cons: Poor construction and durability; easily used up.

The Bottom Line: Save money: invest in a machine with better construction.

Review: This product attracted me with its reasonable price, compact design and the viewable basket contents. The specs on the box said the machine would chew up to 8 sheets of paper as well as credit cards, features that were important to me. The DQ80M ...

Pros: Diamond cut. See through basket

Cons: Wants to keep running even with no paper. To small basket.

The Bottom Line: Not bad and not great. I'm afraid this one is going to stick in the constantly on mode within a short period of time and that will be it.

Review: We bought this shredder a couple of months ago for our home office. We shred lots of documents but not a tremendous amount. This shredder will eat about anything,staples Credit Cards. It won't do CD's. The claim is for eight pages of shredding at once. ...