03.Product profiles
Profiles - the best
Price recommended retail as of March 2008.
FELLOWES P50CM #
Price: $130
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- The fastest model in the test for shredding a single sheet of paper.
- Shreds stapled paper.
Bad points
- It has a mesh bin instead of a solid plastic one, so paper dust can spill out the sides unless you use a plastic bag or special liners (sold separately), which don’t do much for the shredder’s looks.
- One of the noisiest models tested (82 dB).
HSM S10
Price: $149
Type: Strip-cut
Good points
- Highest performance score in the test.
- The second fastest model tested to shred 100 sheets of paper.
Bad points
- It doesn’t have an ‘off’ switch, which means it’s always in auto-feed mode unless you switch it off at the power point — not suitable if you have young children.
- The controls are small and difficult to operate and the labels are small.
REXEL V50 #
Price: $149
Type: Strip-cut
Good points
- The fastest in the test to shred 100 sheets of paper.
- Very good performance score.
Bad points
- It’s very difficult to grip the head and remove it when emptying the bin.
- It can be a little difficult to get the shredder to start when you’re feeding in multiple sheets of paper.
OFFICE ONE VS502C
Price: $50
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- Good overall score and much cheaper than the top three models.
- Can shred credit cards and stapled paper.
Bad points
Profiles - the rest
FELLOWES POWERSHRED P-45C
Price: $130
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- Controls have a safety lock
- Shreds credit cards
- Shreds stapled paper
Bad points
- Slowest to shred 100 sheets
FELLOWES POWERSHRED P-55C #
Price: $170
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- Controls have a safety lock
- Shreds credit cards
- Shreds stapled paper
Bad points
- Relatively heavy (6.5 kg)
Note: this model will be replaced this month by a new model with "Safe Sense" technology that stops the machine if a finger touches the blades.
FELLOWES POWERSHRED PS-62C
Price: $205
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- One of the quietest (70dB)
- Bin is a sliding drawer that is very easy to remove and empty
- Very stable
- Shreds credit cards
- Shreds stapled paper
Bad points
- One of the slowest models to shred 100 sheets
- Some paper shreddings tend to accumulate in the compartment housing the bin
- Heaviest model tested (6.8 kg)
OFFICE ONE CD COMBO VS710CD #
Price: $129
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- Can make CDs unreadable by embedding dotted lines onto the surface
- Shreds credit cards
Bad points
REXEL V55 #
Price: $169
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
Bad points
- Difficult to grip and remove the heavy head to empty the bin
- One of the noisiest models tested(83dB)
- Relatively heavy (6.3kg)
TDE SYSTEMS SC103 #
Price: $30
Type: Strip-cut
Good points
- One of the cheapest models in the test
Bad points
- Failed one of the safety tests
- When doing multiple sheets it can leave uncut strips unless sheet is well centred and square
TDE SYSTEMS XC203 #
Price: $79
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
- Comparatively stable
- Shreds credit cards
Bad points
- Paper needs to be well centred and square for best results
- Relatively heavy (6.5kg)
HSM X5
Price: $149
Type: Cross-cut
Good points
Bad points
- Controls are small and stiff to operate and labelling is small
LEDAH C-10Eco #
Price: $50
Type: Strip-cut
Good points
Bad points
- Tends to leave uncut strips unless paper is well centred and square
FELLOWES SAFE SHRED SC5+ #
Price: $45
Type: Strip-cut
Good points
- Very easy to remove head and empty bin
- Shreds stapled paper
- Relatively light
Bad points
- Failed one of the safety tests
- One of the noisiest models tested (83dB)
- Tends to leave uncut strips unless paper is well centred and square
OFFICE ONE VS502SB
Price: $30
Type: Strip-cut
Good points
- One of the cheapest models tested
- The lightest model tested
- Very easy to remove head and empty bin
Bad points
- Failed one of the safety tests
- Unstable and easily knocked over
- Tends to leave uncut strips unless paper is well centred and square
# Discontinued.