Fellowes Powershred 220 Strip Cut Shredder

noise, price, usability, performance, size

reliability

81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I wrote the review above ^ in 2010.. Well it's 2012 and it's still going. We've been using this in an office environment (6-10 employees) the whole time. We've basically never serviced it, only run oil every so often

None

Still working

Usual shredder stuff

This unit is worth every penny. We have a home office that we are almost outgrowing. You start off with a smaller, cheaper shredder, thinking that you will not overwork it......but you do. the last one I killed was a office supply store private label @...

I have never met a shredder that did not require pushing down on the pile to compress the waste, until you finally need to empty the bin. Emptying the bin is always a pain on shredders

I like the cross cut shredding, very effective. Staples are not a problem at all. Haven't tried paperclips though... Credit cards and CDs work fine too

The specs say 20 minutes continuous and that is when the thermal overload stops the machine. However, I smell melting plastic at that point. Not sure how long this will last before a failure will occur. No failure yet, just burt plastic smell after 20...

This things is quiet and POWERFUL. Eats staples, CD's, old credit cards, all the junk mail I can throw at it, and fat stacks of paper like its cutting butter. Worth every penny I spent on it. I would definitely buy another one if I needed another shredder

It won't make me coffee

I probably didnt really need to order this But I got Soooo Tired of opening all that junk mail and then taking the time to rip it up. I Had a smaller shredder but it would do only a few pages at a time. Next to Worthless. So I ordered this. This baby...

Yep It's big, bigger then a full size tower case, Wider for sure. I knew that when I ordered it though. I wanted a monster and I got it

Does what Fellowes says it will do. Most lesser shredders are wimps that don't last

Not exactly cheap :-)

This shredder is very powerful while also being very quiet. It easily devours junk mail, credit cards, etc. Additionally, the waste basket on this is very large

This shredder is very large. If you do not have a fairly large space for this I would consider something else

Powerful

Not so great with plastic bags... Most confetti cut shredder aren't

Shreds well, keeps your papers, cd's and credit cards out of the wrong hands

A bit pricey, loud, if basket slightly off it will not run