Levenger Circa 1-2-3 Portable Discbound Hole Punch, Heavy-Duty Mini Paper Puncher for Disc Notebooks, Business Home Office Supplies

This punch is so under appreciated! It is a portable type that is nice and compact but does a great job on almost any size sheet up to 11”. One or two pages at a time. Simple and truly portable if needed. The great price over the outrageously priced punch at the office store makes it that much more perfect. Complainers who whine about the need to punch multiple sheets clearly need to pay for the big desk punch. If you genuinely just need to add some of your own pages, not just trying to stop paying for branded pages buy punching all of your own paper, then you will be very happy with this great punch. The photo shows it works for any size page, from micro pda to letter.

This hole punch works beautifully with my Staples Arc junior-sized notebook! There is a slider at the bottom that you adjust for paper size (Letter, Junior (8.5 x 5.5), Compact, CARD, PDA, or MicroPDA), then you just insert 1-2 sheets of paper aligned against the slider, press the 1-2-3 levers, and voila, it's perfectly punched and ready to snap into your discbound notebook or planner (Levenger, Staples Arc, or Martha Stewart). I don't know how I worked without it; I'll be printing and punching my own custom weekly planner pages from now on. The only drawback is that it can only handle 2 sheets of paper at a maximum. I tried a single piece folded in half, and even that didn't work. If you're punching things en masse, this may not work for you, but if you're just adding a few more months to your planner, it's perfect. I punched several dozen pages today, and only once did once of the individual punchers get stuck. It was easily remedied by popping the tray off the bottom and tapping the puncher from beneath--it immediately popped back into place and released the jammed paper. With this punch, I am geeking out over the organizational possibilities with discbound notebooks! :)

As other reviewers mentioned, it punches only 1 or 2 sheets at a time. Perfect to have with you in class when you have to insert your notes or a hand-out. I have purchased portable paper punches before - they tend to be flimsy and of obvious lower quality. Not so for the Levenger Circa 1-2-3 punch. It is sturdy and well built. It takes a moment to get the hang of the three lever action, but once you get the hang of it, it is easy to use. And it punches perfectly shaped, crisp, and precisely positioned holes. It also captures the punched pieces for later disposal - no mess. I don't understand why the three levers lock down - another reviewer said it is to reduce size, but in truth, it barely makes a difference. The lever throw is less than half an inch anyway. Perfect for a student or casual home use.

This punch is working well for my Martha Stewart discbound notebook that I purchased from Staples. I can punch 2 sheets at a time without issue, but any more than that and I wind up having a few missed holes and having to re-do them. As long as I do 1-2 at a time, the punches are clean and perfect every time. The three separate sections are nice if I want to add a bookmark, tab, or something else that's less than a whole sheet. I'm really enjoying using the discbound system, and I anticipate that I'll get another notebook in the future, but I didn't want to shell out $50 for the big punch. This small one suits my needs and fits into my laptop bag along with my notebook and laptop easily.

I love this little portable punch. It works great for use at work and also at home and I can transport with no problems. Its very lightweight without feeling like its cheap. You can only punch a few pages at a time, but that isn't an issue for me as I don't have large groupings of pages to punch. Its really easy to use. The only real draw back I see is the 3 levers used to make the punches. There are 3 for use of multiple size pages, but they only lock (individually) when not in use. It would be handy if they locked together to use when punching letter size pages. Otherwise you have to press each lever down separately to make punches for one letter page.

The product works just fine. But the picture of the item is misleading and I was under the impression that I would receive two.

First of all, let me say that this is a very niche system. I have the full sized levenger notebook shell, junior, and compact, and while they are all great, you have to factor is if its really worth your money. The portable punch is okay and allows you to punch about 2 pages at a time comfortably. There is an easy guide to make sure you punch the right size each time, but it also feels cheaply made; something that doesn't feel durable or can take a light beating. While it is convenient to be able to quickly remove and place pages, you can do something similar with a binder and sheet protectors for a fraction of the cost. It may not be as compact or clean looking, but you really wont have the need to make on the fly changes that you couldn't do with a binder. Also, you might want to consider purchasing heavier paper, mainly because your regular of the mill paper will bend and loose its hold over time. Overall, I am okay with the puncher and system, but again, with tablets and cloud computing, this really won't fit in your life for long.

I bought this for my staples arc notebook and it works perfectly, a really good cheap alternative to the staple arc hole punch which is far too expensive for a uni student. Other reviews have said they can only punch one page at a time but I've manged to punch 3 with ease, It's lightweight and slim enough to carry around in my backpack so I always have it on hand. Highly recommend.

Tuve que regresar la perforadora porque no hacía bien las funciones, no perforó bien ni siquiera una hoja, mejor adquirí otro producto de la misma marca pero de mejor calidad

Works well. Its light portable and easy to manage. I love disc binding , since I can do this at home. You also need to get the circa discs separately, this is a special punch and is not for the regular ring binders

works well for ARC and lot cheaper than the ARC one

Does its job well.