The unit is extremely light duty. Six pages are possible, but pushing it. It will also do one credit card, which is good. Included with the manual is a warning sheet stating that the unit is rated at an average continuous run time of 2-4 minutes. Past that time, damage to the unit may result due to overheating and the warranty is voided for such misuse. The shredder paper slot is tight for an 8x11 sheet of paper, allowing little "wiggle room" of paper width.
It is a diamond cut which is better than a strip cut, but not as good as a crosscut for security purposes. The diamonds are approximately 1.5in.x1/4in. (HxW), measured at max width point (middle of diamond).
The unit is small, which could be a plus or a minus. Basket and shredder measure 13in.x11in.x6in. (HxWxD). The waste receptacle (basket) is not big, and will fill up often. It is nice that the top of the basket will fit into a plastic grocery bag, for easy emptying and inexpensive refuse disposal. There is a window on the front of the basket to indicate when it should be emptied, which is nice. It should be emptied at that time to prevent recirculating paper from damaging the shredder, according to the manual.
So far, the unit has worked well considering price and better shred security of the diamond cut versus strip cut.
The information previously stated is not a problem for me, though I will need to keep all the things in mind while using the unit.
For the price/performance, and as long as you keep the stated information in mind, the unit may well work well for you. Shredder Essentials 6-Sheet Diamond-Cut Shredder
I've had this item for about 5 months. It works fine. Sometimes a bit difficult to activate the shredder - it isn't very fond of thin paper, like credit card receipts, so the trick is to figure out how many receipts to group together to get it shredding. Also, it overheats rather quickly -- a lot quicker than they tell you. But once you adjust to its peculiarities, it works very well. Gets the job done. I use it just for occasional home shredding. I don't think it would be very satisfactory for any heavier use.
This shedder is exactly what I needed for occasional home use. It is sizeable enough, but also compact, and looks nice with all of my black office furniture. I needed something to shred documents as well as things like credit card junk mail or items that shared some of my personal information. The opening does not fit paper any larger than a standard 8 1/2" sheet. It's done the job for me, so I would recommend it!
While this shredder works great, what they don't show you in the photos is a huge white sticker on the top of the unit which has a long warning clause about not putting more than six sheets of paper in the unit (duh we know that). I have already spent an hour and a half a bottle of Goo Gone to remove it, this was not included in any photos. Now the top of it is scratched where the sticker used to be. If you don't mind a huge ugly white sticker on the top of this black unit, you'll love it.
Works well on the short term, but that was all that was promised. Unit, however retains quite a bit of shredded paper in the workings. So, when you lift in order to clear the mess, a lot of the paper bits fall on the floor. Then, you've got to clean it up. However, it does shred! After a lot of immediate use, it still works as needed. What more can you ask for a shredder at this price.
If you want a serious shredder this is not for you. But this thing is excellent for a value shredder. Much more secure than a simple shredder but a crosscut would be better. Don't plan on doing a ton of shredding with this though as it will overheat after extended use. I wouldn't recommend you trying too many sheets at a time and there isn't a ton of wiggle room in the slot but for the money you can't beat it. I haven't tried a credit card yet but I would say it would easily do one.
It does come with the basket and this is a compact shredder which in my opinion is a plus.
Love it! Shredder arrived quickly as usual, simple 2pc. set up that plugs into a standard outlet. Have been using it to shred very old paperwork, handles as advertised. Another helpful feature is that when the motor begins to heat the shredder will not operate. Give it 10-20 mins & its back to work - in 1 day I had 3 midsized trash bags filled with diamond shaped scraps of paper. - Aurora - Good Product - Cross Cut Shredder - Diamond Cut Paper Shredders'
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