Great Budget Shredder! Reviews Fellowes P-57Cs, 8 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder 3205701

This Fellowes P-57Cs, 8 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder 3205701 is an affordable alternative to the more powerful models. Its black with a silver paper insert.Its approxmately 16 inches high, 12 inches deep and 15 inches wide. 

The Fellowes P-57Cs price point was my reason for purchase so I really wasn't expecting much and while this little guy is great at shredding a couple of sheets at a time he really struggles with more than that. He will shred the paper into confetti as advertised so theres no problem with someone stealing personal information.

The shredder itself seems really sturdy, the blades are pretty solid and thick unlike some other shredders I've seen that have thin and flimsy blades that bend easily. I don't anticipate these bending anytime soon.
The motor seems strong for the most part I stuck a couple of credit cards through to test it and it chewed through them like a champ I couldn't even make it out from the rest of the shredded paper.

• Reduces documents to 5/32 x 2 inch higher-security confetti particles
• 9-inch wide paper entry shreds up to 8 sheets per pass
• Durable steel cutters shred standard letter and legal-sized documents, credit cards, and staples
• Includes 5-gallon wastebasket
• 3-year limited manufacturer's warranty
• Efficient home/home office shredder with SafeSense Technology
• Shreds 8 sheets per pass into 5/32 x 2 Inches cross-cut particles (Security Level 3)
• Patented SafeSense Technology stops shredding when hands touch the paper opening
• Convenient sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams
• Features wide 9-Inch paper entry

I've had Fellowes P-57Cs for around 4 months and have been very satisfied. I haven't experienced any jams as reported by some other users. It did jam initially but that was before I learned how to accommodate this shredder. I was feeding around 3 sheets at a time on average and was inserting them with some force.

The Fellowes P-57Cs shredder didn't like that, perhaps because it's sensitive to fingers and more inanimate objects entering its mouth. I learned that all I needed to do was gently place the incoming paper into the shredder's welcoming slot and it would graciously grab it from me and pull it through. When I'm gentle it returns the favor by not jamming.

If you have small children, Fellowes P-57Cs, 8 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder 3205701 has a sensory protector that stops the shredding process if anything touches the area around the input area. An excellent product!