Fellowes LX70-RS 11 Sheet Cross Cut Personal Paper Shredder

The Fellows crosscut shredder is a great little shredder for your home or small business. It offers shredding of credit cards as well as up to 11 sheets of paper at one time. It will also shred small paperclips and staples, but I try not to do that too often. I like that it is a crosscut shredder, because that offers greater shredding security for your confidential documents. In addition to having an off button there's also a lock button so little fingers don't accidentally get hurt. The waste receptacle holds quite a few shredded pages and has a semi-clear section so you can see how full it is. Working from home, I've used it for about 2 weeks and the bin is only half full. The noise level is comparable to most other shredders, no louder, no quieter. My previous home shredders have all had an expandable reach to fit over a trash can; I wish this one did too. That way I can position it over a larger trash can when I have a large amount of paper to shred. This one will only work when properly positioned over the included waste receptacle and locked in place. It can run continuously for 5 minutes before it requires a cool-down of 30 minutes, but I rarely need to shred for more than 5 continuous minutes.

This shredder is an important addition to my home office. I no longer have to wait for my city to have shredder events or ask my spouse take things to work to shred. This shredder can easily cuts thicker stacks of paper, staples and all. It is compact and looks great next to my desk. It's also very easy to empty.