Paper Shredders : Reviews

Equipped with durable steel blades, the Fellowes 3860102 Powershred PS-60 Shredder easily cuts through up to 12 sheets of paper, credit cards, staple wires, and small paper clips. Powered by a heavy-duty yet quiet motor, the PS-60 shreds paper to 7/32 inch strips at a speed of 130 sheets per minute. You can run the…

Looking sleek with the shiny black case of its motor and blades, the Homedics ID-61M Defender Shredder makes a nice piece of equipment standing in your office or private study. In addition to looking good, however, it also performs the most important function of protecting you and your assets from fraudulent transactions and unfair business…

At a quick glance the Royal Machines SP60MC Shredder with Handle looks like one of those baggage with wheels and a telescopic handle that travelers drag behind them at the airport. A closer look, however, will reveal a slot at its top and if you peer into it, you will actually see blades inside. There…

The graphite housing that is highlighted with light gray trims make the Black & Decker CC800 Crosscut Paper Shredder fit into any office, whether at work or at home. The slot into which papers for shredding are introduced is covered with a safety shield protecting the internal blades and other mechanisms from dust and debris…

Identity theft remains a serious problem among both private and business people who send and receive financial and business correspondence. Unscrupulous persons can piece together important and sensitive data from your garbage and use them to withdraw your money from your bank or to purchase expensive items in your name. You can easily protect yourself…

Designed as a light duty shredder, the Executive SES-D610 Shredder Essentials Diamond-Cut Shredder takes in six sheets of paper or one credit card in a single pass and reduces them to bits of confetti that cannot possibly be reassembled by even the most patient and assiduous identity thief looking to defraud you or steal your…

With unabated identity theft and the resulting use of it for fraudulent financial transactions that could potentially hurt the victim seriously, it is prudent to take extra precautions with respect to the records of your financial transactions. Even such innocuous data as your birthday or birthplace can be used for fraud. Banks and financial institutions…

Taking the issue of safety a little further, the slot of the Fellowes 32177 Powershred PS-77Cs Shredder where paper for shredding is inserted is surrounded by a metal area that is actually a touch sensor. Labeled SafeSense technology, the sensor immediately deactivates the shredder if it senses the touch of a finger. As papers are…

With safety as one of the priorities of the designers of the Fellowes 3224905 Powershred P-48C Paper Shredder, the machine incorporates a number of features intended to keep you from accidents. One is its interlock switch that prevents the shredder from starting unless it is properly seated on the wastebasket. Once in place, you will…

Researchers report that the incidence of identity theft has been increasing. Data indicates that from 2008 to 2009 there was an increase of 11%. Figures from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report that in 2003 over $47 billion were lost by business while $5 billion were defrauded from consumers. There are, of course, many ways…