This is the third shredder I have owned.
Previously we bought 'cheapy' type shredders for around the 20 pounds mark. While they did the job, every year or so when we would have a clear out of the 'office' they would invariably overheat, jam and, when they did work, were very noisy.
We thought this was normal behaviour for a shredder, we didn't know any better - but this time, as I fed reams of paper into our budget model (3 sheets at a time despite the claims to do 5 - in your dreams buddy!) I finally got around to looking at what else was on offer.
Reading various reviews on Amazon, the main contenders came down to various Fellowes or Rexel machines. I decided to go for something quite a bit beefier than what I had been using before, and decided that a 10 sheet at a time minimum would be my baseline.
So, Fellowes or Rexel? I looked at the
Fellowes P-58C Cross Cut Shredder with SafeSense Technology and went so far as to download the pdf manual from their web-site. After every use you have to oil it! Well, I don't mind a bit of maintenance every now and then, but every time?!
Sorry Fellowes, you're out.
Then it left a choice of Rexel models, which one would it be? I liked the look of these 'Style' models, slightly less 'functional office' and more 'home/executive office'. So it comes down to 3 models, the 2 smaller siblings, or this one, the big brother.
The 2 smaller offerings from Rexel may be 'man-enough' for the job, but having been bitten (twice) by inferior products, I was inclined to go with the ProStyle, as opposed to the
Rexel Style Plus Shredder 2101946 or the
Rexel Style 5 Sheets Confetti Cut Shredder With 7.5L Bin.
I'm glad I chose this model, as it has made shredding far less of a chore. No need to seperate documents into individual pages before shredding and it is so much quieter than what I am used to. I always thought of shredders as being noisy, tempremental machines - well, no more. This is a pleasure to live with. Slightly larger than base models, a little heavier too, but it looks and works so much better.
Another huge plus point is the bin, it slides out from the front (side? depends which way you have it facing I suppose!), so no more having to lift the top of the machine off spreading debris over the floor.
Thank you Rexel, for producing something so capable and easy to live with!