Royal Machines PX100MX Black Shredder 10-Sheet Cross Cut w/CD Shredder
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Manufacturer: RoyalModel: PX100MX - black
Product features:
- Royal Machines PX100MX Black Shredder 10-Sheet Cross Cut w/CD Shredder
- Platinum Series Medium Duty Cross-Cut Shredder
- Shreds Up to 10 Sheets at a Single Pass
- 5/32" x 1 1/4" Shred
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Customer Review: Great crosscut shredder for the price.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this shredder because I wanted a decent cross-cut shredder that I knew could easily shred any old CDs/DVDs that I didn't want anymore. I also have an older strip cut shredder that could barely strip cut a credit card so it was time for something new. Since this had a separate slot for shredding CDs I figured that meant it should do the trick as well as destroy any old documents or credit cards that I needed to get rid of.
Unpacking this from the box and setting it up was pretty easy. Just take the plastic wrap and foam off the bin and shredder then just put the shredder on top of the bin. I shredded a whole bin full of paper as well as about 20 old CD's that I didn't want around anymore. Looking around inside I noticed that the separate slot for the CD has 3 wheels inside of it so the CD isn't cross cut like a sheet of paper but instead cut into 3 pieces. Overall it also seems reasonably quiet for a cross cut shredder (which is still pretty loud) and did not overheat even after shredding about a bin and a half worth of paper.
Some people may complain that this shredder does not shred the 10 sheets of paper it says it can but the manual explicitly points out that it accepts up to 10 sheets of 20-lb bond paper. I have a lot of laser printer paper which is 24-lb bond paper and is a lot different than the 20-lb stuff. I usually fed in less than 10 sheets of this laser printer paper and it seemed to handle it just fine. I believe if you are ONLY shredding 20-lb bond paper it would be able to handle up the stated maximum of 10 sheets but most people will feed in 10 sheets of anything and expect it to work all the same.
THE GOOD
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1. The metal teeth seem like this is pretty good for cutting up most 'light-sized' things you could run through it.
2. Separate CD slot to cut up any old CDs or DVDs that you might have backing up old but confidential information.
3. Quiet overall compared to most of the other cross-cut shredders I tried in the stores while searching for a decent shredder.
THE BAD
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1. The manual says not to shred more than 5 CDs per day to avoid excessive wear on the cutters.
2. Recommends against shredding any staples, fasteners, or paper clips.
3. Shredding CDs makes a mess in the bin which is hard to clean out.
Overall this is an excellent mid/low range shredder. If you just have a home office or some light use this would be perfect for your price range. I would just remember to slap a bag in the lower bin if I plan on shredding any CDs in the future. As long as you stick to shredding the correct type of paper this shredder should perform at or beyond your expectations. Although if your looking for something that could shred through even paper clips and staples then you should probably check out some of the higher end business model shredders.
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