Features:

  • High-security, micro-cut shredder with 6-sheet capacity; destroys credit cards (one at a time)
  • Shreds paper into tiny pieces (5/32 by 15/32 inches); security level P-4
  • 3 minute continuous run time with 30 minute cool down time; Auto start and manual reverse to clear paper jams
  • 4.1 gallon waste basket; thermal protection with auto shut-off
  • Backed by an AmazonBasics 1-year limited warranty. Please refer the User Manual before use.
Fantastic!

I finally broke down and got a shredder, after much research. Since I am single, I kept putting this off, thinking I couldn't justify the substantial purchase for just myself. I thought that I didnt generate enough papers to need one. I was using a black sharpie and 'shred scissors', composting all my sensitive papers, after blacking out, tearing and cutting bills, reciepts and shipping information... and other materials. I noticed the past few years though , all the papers (pge, cel phone bills, ads, catalouges, credit card statements, bank statements, shipping labels reciepts ) have started (1) printing much smaller, (2) putting the full name, address, account, email, phone number, and other numbers multiples times, front and back, top and bottom, rather than just in one place. (3) bills, receipts and shipping labels have bar codes and other magnetic incripted information all over in little boxes and bars, with purchase information, history, etc. itI used to be easy to black or white-out 1 name, and perhaps an account number. Now it is like a detective job to find all the information printed all over practically needing a magnafyimg glass. As I get older my eye sight is not as good, and I worry I will miss some critical information. I noticed that I was still saving too much paper, trying to re-use for scratch paper, because the bills, reciepts, shipping labels, now have so much printed personal information, account numbers, phone, address, email, etc., and even little electronic bar codes all over - with so much information. It was just becoming too much work, print is getting smaller, even on ads, so much information is on these sheets, fromt and back, and even envelopes. I am SO happy I finally got the micro cut confetti shredder that goes through staples (incase I forget to take one out), goes through discs and credit cards, so it tackles all the ads that are very thick, since my aged hands are getting tired of ripping and cutting. I dont waste time now, and worry that I missed some tiny print, barcode, acount number, on a back or bottom of all the bills and shipping info. This little shredder is wonderful. I got rid of stacks of papers, cleaned out files, bank statements, credit card bills, etc., without worrying. It shreds so tiny no one would ever be able to get any info. I noticed that it gets hot quickly, so I give it a rest, then do more later. The teeth are all metal, and really work hard. I use two or theee sheets at a time, and tear them in half, because I notice the edges get clogged easily. I turn it to reverse after it is done, so it clears the teeth. The top part is awesome and very heavy, as it will not work unless it is properly fitted on the bin, and in the right direction. I have only had it a few days, but I am so glad I got it. It has already earned its price tag in ease, time saving, efficiency, and peace of mind. I can now discard bills and ads as they come in, it saves my fragile hands that hurt when I do too much cutting and ripping of these bills and such. I could only do them intermittently, and only a few at a time. No more saving them up, useimg the sharpie and scissors, hoping I didn't miss something. The time it saves is priceless. The peace of mind is also priceless. I feel like a huge weight is lifted off my shoulders. I now have no problem discarding because I am no longer worried about sensitive information getting in the wrong hands. Now we just have to worry about the internet, again, since out pr privacy is not a federal priority any longer. I have gotten more spam email this month than i the last 10 years! One step forward, two steps back! Sigh.

Light duty, high security, great match!

I needed a new shredder and my companies really cracking down on expenses, so when I saw I could get a 12 page crosscut shredder for $50 in Amazons brand, I thought it was worth a try...then I saw this unit. Micro cut, class 4 security, but only 6 pages...hmm. I opted to try this one instead because I'm a gardener so all my shredded material gets used as mulch. The unit arrived later that day, love the same day delivery in the Phoenix area, and was impressed with how little packaging they manage to use, enviro-friendly for sure. I plugged it in and had some old mortgage docs I'd found while cleaning the garage. Despite the inch thick stack of mortgage documents, it didn't take that long to shred everything. One page, it doesn't even notice papers passing through it, two pages, almost the same, three pages, you can tell it's starting to work. This morning, just so I can say I tested it, I ran six pages, seven pages, eight pages, I'm not trying more, but I will say it cut eight pages without stopping. If you are like me and normally shred a few things a day, and want the security of Class 4, confetti size shred, you'll be happy with this unit. Given the chance to purchase again, I'd choose this unit, especially after seeing how it handles six pages.

I was looking for a good shredder. I found this one claiming it shredded ...

I was looking for a good shredder. I found this one claiming it shredded paper to micro-cut size, and I gave it a try. It's AMAZING! I am very careful with all the paperwork that has personal information and this machine rocks. I am attaching a picture of the size of the final result- all the shreds are very small, and the blue pieces in the picture was a debit card, which got completely destroyed! It's quiet, very compact, the size is perfect. Worth every penny, very happy with this purchase.

For the price not bad at all.

Not bad. Not bad at all. I wanted a shredded that I felt shredded things so small it would be impossible to put back together. This shredder fills this order and delivers. It takes a single sheet of paper and shreds it in over 1000 tiny pieces. I've heard of paper shredders catching fire but if you don't let it ever heat and lubricate the blades every time you empty the bin, you shouldn't have any problem with it. I had 5 years worth of mail I wanted to shred and this thing por formed marvelously. Approximately 4 bins will fill up a 13 gallon tall kitchen garbage bag. For safety reasons when you lift the shredder from the bin it shuts down. Great in case one forgets to turn it off when cleaning the bin. The slot where the paper goes is wide enough for paper, but not for adult fingers. Please be careful around children although the machine may not turn on for anything smaller than 1 inch or so. Keep in mind accidents can happen. Worry not about staples this thing will take care of that no problem. My only issue is you can only shred 6 standard pages at a time. Keep in mind the thicker the page is the less you will have to load into the shredder. Other than that the 6 page limit is not a big deal for home use. To keep the shredder running smoothly I recommend you buy some paper shredder lubricant. It's not expensive and your shredder will last a long time. Use it everytime you empty the bin. For the price I'd buy this shredder again. I hope my review was helpful. And if you decide to buy this item enjoy.

Excellent home shredder - highly recommend this model

I've been using this lightly (home office) for a few months and so far it's worked great! It goes through 6-8 sheets with no issues at all. Handles small staples without issue so there isn't a need to remove them first. I've put in credit cards without issue. I think the confetti left behind is small enough to protect personal or sensitive information. I've shredded several 35 gallon trash bags full of old documentation and it's still performing very well. I like the heat shut off protection and its ability to back out jams. It got pretty jammed once because a piece of plastic I didn't notice junked up the works. It was more the adhesive on the plastic than the plastic itself. I cleaned it up and it's running strong again. It isn't something that should've been shredded in the first place so I didn't see it as a negative. For the heck of it I tried putting through a CD/DVD and it would only go in about 2" before getting stuck and having to reverse out. Obviously it was useless after that but wouldn't chew through the whole thing. Anything else I've put through so far it's performed great. I also like the window view of the basket and I feel like it's big enough I'm not constantly bothered with emptying it out. It also fits well and quality plastic for its purpose. I recommend purchasing and happy I paid a little extra for this model. Please let me know if this review helped you out.

Revised review...more positive

I have been a PRIME member since 2005. Purchased this FIVE MONTHS AGO and it is dead already. I usually throw things like this in the trash if they die this quickly and do not contact the provider...i just avoid them in the future. But this time I contacted Amazon and was very happy. It turns out this Amazon basics product has ONE YEAR FREE REPLACEMENT as long as you return it for trouble shooting AFTER you get the free replacement. I was SHOCKED. I am changing my 1 star rating to 5 stars. This is true commitment to customers.

Excellent shredder

I had an inch thick stack of documents that needed to be shredded so I put this to use immediately after it arrived. I had read some other reviews complaining that their shredder had clearly been used and re-packaged / re-sold. While reading the complaints I thought, "Wouldn't they test it before packaging it?" I know from my previous shredder that it's almost impossible clean all the little pieces of paper out of it because they get stuck between the gears. Sure enough, after opening my box there was a large yellow piece of paper on top indicating that they test every shredder before packaging it to make sure it works, and mine did have a couple of pieces of paper stuck in the shredding gears. Other than that it was perfectly clean and new. It chewed through my stack of documents in a couple of minutes. My old shredder (which was admittedly ancient) would have taken forever and overheated at least 3 times in the process. The shredded paper is basically like confetti (see pics) and it compresses down very well in the bin. My previous cross-cut shredder's output would be very fluffy due to pieces sticking together from not being 100% separated from each other and it would fill up the bin in no time so I'm relieved that this shredder completely separates the shreds. There is an "overheat" light on the top of the unit which is very convenient because if you use a (non-commercial) shredder for extended periods they will overheat and shut themselves down for a period of time to keep the motor from burning out. On my previous shredder you knew it overheated when it refused to shred anymore but there were no visual indicators. The product page claims that there is a "3 minute continuous run time with 30 minute cool down time." It took roughly 2 minutes to shred my documents, so I didn't get to test the cool down time but I didn't get the impression that it was ready to shut down. My old shredder would start to smell when it was about to shut down and there were no smells at all during the time I used it. I had an old credit card laying around so I tested the shredder on that and it chewed it up into confetti with no problem. I'm extremely pleased with the quality of this shredder. If anything changes, you better believe I'll be back to update my review :-) .

A small tame monster!

This paper shredder will do well in most homes. I have an enormous amount of recycling as my wife wants everything shredded and recycled. This little monster was laughed at when taken out of the box. I've only had large shredders. It has proven itself to be the monster we need. It shreds fast and easy. It hasn't jammed yet and it's used everyday. We shredded at least 15,000 pages in just a few months. It's the paper eating monster you need to have in your home. Even give him a name, my daughter named him Hank. Hank gets the job done and you won't find this monster under your kids bed even though I would love for him to eat all the stuff under her bed!

Very good shredder for home use and maybe a small office

The shredder arrived very well packaged. The shredding unit is wrapped in a plastic bag that is well coated in machine oil. It is about the size of a small trash can with a thing on top of it (which it is.) The shredding unit seems very sturdy - the bin was good except for the fact that it may have (as it did with my unit) very sharp edges due to a poor molding job during manufacture. This paired up with very slipper hands from the oil coating resulted in the bin taking a tiny chunk out of my finger when first fitting the shredder onto it. Ouch. I filed down the edges to avoid future attacks on my fingers. Amazon may want to check on if their manufacturer can round out the edges on future models. The shredding capability of the unit seems perfect for junk mail and clearing out of documents that pile up during the year. I’ve ran through stacks of 7 pages at once with no problems. I’ve used it for about a half hour session of office document cleanup and have had no overheating issues. The bin window is good for seeing how much before you need to empty it out. Very happy with this purchase - no stars docked for the finger!

works good

Works exactly as described cuts paper into confetti basically.... i like how idiots complain about it appearing used and dont read on the packaging where it clearly says its tested in the factory to verify it works... ive had this for about 2 months now and it works fine... just make sure you buy the "shredder oil" otherwise it may wear out...

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