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Fellowes MS-460Ci 100% Jam Proof Micro-Cut Shredder 32406-Retail $599.98! Sale Only $292.99!
List Price: $599.98 Amazon Price: $292.99 |
Fellowes MS-460Ci 100% Jam Proof Micro-Cut Shredder 32406 Description:
Ultra-quiet, secure shredder offers superior jam prevention. Shreds 12 sheets per pass into 5/64 x 25/64¿ micro cut particles. 100% Jam Proof System eliminates paper jams by preventing overloads and powering through misfeeds. Micro cut shred size is 10x smaller than standard cross cut. SilentShred offers ultra-quiet shredder performance. Enhanced shredder safety ¿ patented SafeSense Technology stops shredder immediately when hands are too close. Stylish, contemporary design with easy-empty pull-out wastebasket. For 1-5 users.
- Brand: Fellowes
- Model: 5240601
- Format: CD
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .0″ h x .0″ w x .0″ l, 54.00 pounds
Features
- Ultra-quiet, secure shredder offers superior jam prevention
- Shreds 12 sheets per pass into 5/64 x 25/64¿ micro cut particles
- 100% Jam Proof System eliminates paper jams by preventing overloads and powering through misfeeds
- Micro cut shred size is 10x smaller than standard cross cut
- SilentShred offers ultra-quiet shredder performance
Customer Reviews:
Great shredder, microcut is the way to go.
This is a very nice shredder. Purchased for home office use it is probably not stressed too much so I cannot really comment about durability to any great extent, but in terms of power, features, and size, it far exceeds the other shredders that we have used. It is a large shredder by home standards, about the height/width of an old full tower computer case but deeper so you do have to find a place for it. It has wheels so it can be moved about easily because it is pretty heavy duty, which is a plus of course. There are all sorts of cool features such as a sensor that tells you if you’ve put in too much/little paper to maximize your shredding with an 8-position LED scale. It also has a sensor bar that turns off the shredder if anyone physically touches the opening-a plus for kids/pets. One of the things I like best is the microcut style and large basket. Our last Ativa shredder was a crosscut style but the shreddings would not “nest” well in the smallish basket and it would quickly fill up and the shredder would get already-shredded pieces going back in to the teeth because they weren’t falling away far enough into the bin. It was a constant pulling off the shredder to push down the clippings. This shredder experiences none of that because the clippings are so small they easily fall to the bottom of the large bin and emptying the bin is much less frequent. Some other features are that it will tell you when you need to oil it, it has a cd slot, etc., etc. It’s not cheap, but after some less than stellar performances from cheaper past products, we decided it was worth it. All in all, very happy with the purchase.
Good fit-and-finish BUT not quiet and more….
Contrary to pre-purchase ads, the 460Ci shredder is NOT QUIET. It is less noisy than my now-replaced Royal strip-shredder BUT louder than a recently acquired Sears dishwasher. Both items were advertised as “quiet”. I would rate the 460Ci noise level as minimally acceptible; Fellowes failed to meet my expectations for a quiet machine (a main decision factor before buying the 460Ci).
Also contrary to pre-purchase ads, the 460Ci DOES NOT “like” paper clips. I first became aware of this factoid in the nearly content-free owner’s manuel that came inside the shipping box. The manuel further states that the 460Ci will shred credit cards, CDs, and “standard staples”. Other staples are NOT RECOMMENDED! (A buyer should not have to guess what this means.)
Information I needed to know for my pre-purchase decision BUT NOT PROVIDED in tech specs at either Amazon or Fellowes web sites:
Power cord attaches to top rear right of shredder.
Power cord length is 5.5 feet (no alternative cord offered by Fellowes).
Casters on bottom of shredder are removable; without them, the device
is about 2 inches shorter in height.
I got above info by phone from the Fellowes customer service center, which was friendly and helpful each time I called. After purchase, I called again for an explanation of the small black plastic box that came attached inside the much larger bin for the shreddings. Was informed that the little black box was an optional bin for shreddings from credit cards and CDs; and yes, you must remove the little box before shredding paper. Would have thought that such a requirement would be explained in the owner’s manual; hence my observation that it is nearly content-free. The manual also fails to mention anything about user-required oiling of the machine.
As Good as Advertised
Quieter than anticipated. Runs smoothly and the antijam and safety features have been tested and work quite well. I have used it enough to cause it to overheat, about 20 minutes of continuous multiple sheet feed is about all it could take, and it went into auto shutdown (with red light indicator) and cool down mode; no problem though, once it cooled off it finished shredding the sheets that were in it and was ready to go again. Only drawback is the bin is smaller than what I thought I would need, I recommend mulitplying by 1.5 your anticipated usage to have a more accurate bin size or otherwise be prepared to empty frequently. Bin full window is very handy. The auto clear of the cutters after reinserting the bin is a good feature that also keeps this machine from jamming. I highly recommend this for personal or small business use.
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