Quartet gbc ShredMaster Guardian

Pros: Very compact crosscut shredder perfect for personal/home use. Easy to empty slide out bin.

Cons: One-gallon bin capacity somewhat small and fills after 4 or 5 pages, a bit loud.

The Bottom Line: In this day and age, if you don't have something like this tiny, convenient, economical and inexpensive shredder in your household, you could be taking big chances.

Review: No matter how bad my credit is, it can always get worse, especially if someone gets a hold of my personal and financial information via the trash. I’m not particularly paranoid, but nothing with as much as my SSI number on it gets thrown out unless ...

Pros: cross-cuts for more security, optional auto-on, safety features

Cons: collection basket fills up fast, slows down with more than one piece of paper

The Bottom Line: great for personal shredding/low volume; cross-cuts for more security; reverse switch available; optional auto-on; small attractive design

Review: We've had this shredder for five years now and it still does the job. We don't shred much on a daily/weekly basis, but sometimes we go through our filing cabinets and do a massive "clean out". Anything with an account number, social security number, or ...