FellowesPowershred LX220 Micro-Cut Paper Shredder, White

We purchased the 20-sheet version since it wasn't that much more expensive than the smaller capacities and it gave a better feature set. It is an absolute beast. It went through a couple years worth of shredding in short time, and I never had to worry about staples or paper clips.A tip: I didn't find using a bag inside the machine to be useful. Paper shreddings still fell into the hopper outside the bag. Just fill the hopper then dump the hopper into a bag. Less mess and easier.What I like:+Capacity!! It chews up just about any amount you throw at it.+Doesn't even blink when you throw paper clips or staples in - eats them the same as anything.+Continuous operation. I never had it overheat. Used it constantly for 30 minutes, which is its rated use.+Good looking design. This is purely subjective but it is a nice looking fixture.+Hopper size. I went through 3 hopper fills with my initial purge of to-shred papers. I'd hate to think of how many I'd have gone through with a smaller bin.+Solid feature set with auto-clearing, etc.+LED indication of shredding performance - really dial in how much paper you can feed through at once.+Capacitive touch sensor across both sides of the paper feed which will stop the machine if an errant finger gets too close to the opening. This is a phenomenal feature for safety.+Super easy to set up and get goingWhat I'm indifferent on:=The noise levels are acceptable. The first time I heard it I was amazed how quiet it was, but then I guess I got used to it and it seems to make some noise. Very manageable, but it's still there which I suppose is unavoidable.=The price is what I would expect. I didn't find it especially good value nor did I find it a rip-off. It is significantly more expensive than lesser machines, but "lesser" is definitely the defining characteristic to note. If you've got the money, treat yourself to a very nice piece of kit. I used card points to buy it, which somehow made it feel less bad to spend this much money on what is essentially a luxury item for my home office.What I dislike:-Not much to dislike here. Still wish it could handle more paper at once and I didn't have to orient sheets, but those are a pretty nit-picky complaints that don't really apply at this price point.Conclusion:It's absolutely overkill for our household and work-at-home needs but it is such a wonderful luxury to have a machine that works so well. I've always had cheap old generic shredders. This is such a joy to use and I'm glad I was able to get it.

This is one tough shredder. It’s been running for hours with very few breaks. The chips that come out are really tiny making it essentially impossible to piece the pages back together. It’s quiet for what it does and is pretty intuitive in terms of sensing if hands are nearby and if a jam will occur. If it thinks there will be a jam it pushes the pages back out a little then pulls them back in. I will say it looses half a star because the safety sensors sometimes go crazy and the entire machine goes dark. Not until you either unplug it or pull the drawer does it turn back on. Then it works again for a while until the sensors trip again. That can be disruptive but is a minor nuisance. It appears to be caused by having your hands close to the feeding slot too many times. Sometimes though it’s not an option because receipts are smaller in size. Overall this is a great shredder with a stellar warranty of three years. Let’s see how it holds up over time. Don’t forget to oil it every time you empty the bin though.

Quiet, Compact, Safety feature that stops shredder when a finger or hand touches near or on the shredder intake port.White is beautiful looking color but may show up the appearance of dirt on it.Had it delivered to Whole Foods and packaged in another huge box to help ensure an undamaged intact shredder.Love using it. It is fast and quiet and can't wait to "Edward Scissor Hands" my way through the paper that I needed to shred during the last three years.Feels like a Re-Birth of the Mind and Soul, getting rid of paper. The size of the shredded paper is small. Lined the interior drawer with a large black trash bag. Purchased the extended four year warranty just in case, should it ceases to work. Hoping it will last in my home and plan to shred as needed (daily not a terribly high volume of mail and junk mail, but a larger mass of my three year stockpile of paper documents).Highly Recommend this Quality product. Get it while it lasts, because once you use this one you won't go back to your other shredders.

I really like this shredder; big capacity for shredded material and effortlessly shreds what I put in it, however, the red light comes on for no apparent reason and I have to pull the shredded paper container out and reset the shredder to get the red light to go out. Turning the power switch on and off does not reset the red light or whatever is causing it to come on and lock up the shredder. Other than that, it works well and has a reasonable noise level.

Excellent product, a powerhouse shredder

I bought a Fellowes back in 2008 and did an upgrade. This is a much quieter and robust machine. I'm very happy with it so far.

Love this shredder! I shred everything and this holds a lot of material. The micro cut keeps the paper from fluffing up and “filling” with air. It empties without making a big mess and a trash bag does not cause a mess with paper falling out before it’s full. Also quiet.

Works great. Very tiny pieces, very secure!