Fellowes P-57Cs, 8 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder 3205701 by Fellowes
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Digital camera reviews of Fellowes P-57Cs, 8 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder 3205701
Digital camera Review: Better Shredder
Summary: 4 Stars
We can use a trash liner with this shredder which makes emptying much easier. It's noisier than the previous Fellowes product which died of paper constipation after 3 years of almost daily use. Suggested improvement would be to make the paper basket deeper or wider so it wouldn't fill up so fast which jams the works so we have to stop and clear the paper out of the shredding wheels and push the shredded paper down into the basket.Digital camera Review: Better than I expected.
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't expecting much from this shredder. I just bought it cause it was a good deal but I was impressed on how well it performed it's task. This is one mean shredder.Digital camera Review: Bought it because of the high Amazon ratings.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was looking for a relatively inexpensive but reliable paper shredder and found this one on Amazon. I found it difficult to find this exact model in a store (Staples, Office Depot, etc). It works great. I routinely shred junk mail, old credit card statements and old bowling score sheets. It also shreds credit cards w/o any problem. It would be nice if it could shred CDs or floppy disks, but for the price this is a good, stable, home office shredder.Digital camera Review: Broke just after warranty expired & other problems
Summary: 2 Stars
After 3 1/2 years of moderate use--scarcely heavy-duty-- something went "clunk" inside during a shred-a-thon. Internal motor still turned on with papers in the slot, but no action in the metal shredding head.
Opened up the case of the shredder works and found that a compound spur gear in the transmission/reducer had shattered. All the gears in the transmission are plastic, with metal gears only at the motor-coupling and shredder-head ends. No proper bearings on these cheap plastic gears, just sleeves and heavy greasing to manage friction. Over time & use the plastic became brittle and couldn't stand the load.
It's regrettable that for the P-57Cs Fellowes elected to hit a price point and skimp on materials & engineering, whereas I and no doubt many buyers might gladly pay another $20 retail for real metal gears and longer life. So an otherwise perfectly good shredder is unfixable and headed to the landfill, just because of a $0.25 hunk of cheap plastic. Maybe the Cs in "P-57Cs" stands for Cheap.. er, stuff.
Also, beware of placing shredder by sunny windows or under skylights: bright light shining in the slot can "blind" the optical paper detector and cause the unit to turn on. We once returned after a day out and found the shredder hot & running continuously.
Finally, cat owners beware: our new 8 month old cat found a way to jump into the shreddings bin, but was unable to get out. Was looking one day for lost kitty and spied a pair of eyes peeking out of the bin port. Block it with packing tape and UNPLUG the shredder between uses.
Digital camera Review: Broken when it arrived
Summary: 1 Stars
The shredder was broken when it arrived, but Amazon replaced it immediately with no questions asked and arranged for the return and replacement.