Amazon Basics 7-8 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper and Credit Card
Amazon Basics 7-8 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder with 15.5L Bin for Business & Home Office Use with Paper Reverse Function, Black
| Weight: | 3.75 kg |
| Size: | 7-8 Sheet |
| Dimensions: | 12.76 x 7.32 x 15.94 cm; 3.75 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Amazon Basics |
| Model: | AU865XA |
| Colour: | Black |
| Manufacture: | Amazon Basics |
| Dimensions: | 12.76 x 7.32 x 15.94 cm; 3.75 Kilograms |
| Size: | 7-8 Sheet |
I purchased this to replace an old strip shredder. It was more expensive than the last one, but you get what you pay for. This feels like a quality machine. The motor is quite heavy, but I had a lot of things like bank statements and other very personal documents to destroy, and this is certainly up to the job. Pieces come out quite small and I feel happy about the security element. For me, it will get occasional use, but on that basis, I can certainly recommend it.
Have purchased and had to return a number of more expensive shredders than this as they stopped working after a few attempts.
So far, this one is still working a few months after purchase.
This is a brilliant shredder, had bag loads of paper work that needed shredding, not anymore. Performed faultlessly and so glad I didn’t buy a cross cut, much easier to put clippings in the bin.
Only used a few times, but does the job, it is a little noisy, it’s good as you can cut up bank cards, so nice little feature. It also takes quite a few pages so is time saving. so far I am very pleased with it.
Good value for money, shreds with ease and people saying it overheats how long did you have it on for? I shredded for half an hour and it was warm at bes
Ideally you would be able to shred more sheets concurrently. I’ve not done a significant stack yet but the manufacturers instructions make it clear it needs a lot of heat breaks. The storage capacity soon gets used up. It’s not overly noisy and appears to be broadly up to the job without it being a speedy option.
Its an effective home Cross cut shredder.
It doesn’t chuck paper dust everywhere like the previous one we had which was a wire mesh basket (different model / different brand).
Very good to shred personal details at home.
Keep to the 6 sheet limit and give it a rest fairly regularly or it will overheat (and stop for 10 minutes).
But really, it seems fairly robust. Went through about 600 sheets, overheated 3 times, didn’t clog once. My previous experience of a shredder from a highstreet store (that rhymes with Rynams) wasn’t great and full of clogging and unclogging. So this is a refreshing surprise.
Did need to cool down once. But I was shredding for hours, lol.
Very happy with this. Amazing price too. ThanQ x
So, having read the write up for this Amazon Basics shredder and read the reviews, I decided to order one.
It is nothing short of brilliant because:
1. It does shred the number of pages it says it can.
2. It does NOT overheat quickly and cut out.
3. It is brilliantly easy to use and empty and with forward and reverse on the motor as well as ‘cut position’ and ‘off’, it allows you to easily unclog the cutting head.
I have used this a lot and at times multi document shredded and this took it all on with no issue.
I have recommended this to a lot of people so far because who would have thought this Amazon Basics Shredder beat all of the ‘big brand’ shredders and beat them hands down.
I HIGHLY recommend this shredder to all who read this [and PS: I left it a year before leaving this review too!!]
The bin is larger than other home shredders we have had, which is a plus.
Nice Shredder but 5 or 6 standard A4 is out of the question to be comfortable is 3 papers. It did take the card comfortably. For credit plastic cards make sure you shred one at each time and do the shredding horizontally.
We’ve being searching for shredder for ages that can handle more than a few pages before it overheats. This ‘up to 8 page’ shredder from Amazon has exceeded our expectations. We have shredded a full bin bag full of documents in an afternoon. We followed the advice and did 30 mins and then gave it a rest for an hour & did nother 30 minutes. Brilliant piece of kit and excellent value.
All round good item for the reason it was purchased, does as it says in description
Inexpensive for students work.
I find this is a great investment it shreds everything and in a small size perfect for home use.
Will shred a reasonable amount of paper sheets, but easily cuts out if you have more than 10 sheets at a time.
Does exactly what it should do. No nonsense shredder, excellent value for money.
So simple to use ,once my wife showed me
LOL
Ok
Very good for someone with a small amount to shred. I have a small amount of confidential papres to shred at home.
This one shredded a large amount of paper without any problem. It didn’t stop at all, and didn’t overheat.
It is small and light, quite noisy, but did the job very well.
OK, I’ve only had it a couple of days, but so far so good.
Bought for household and work from home use. Excellent shredding, can shred papers, cards and cardboard. Good product and nice size to fit in my home office.
This is fine for what it is designed to do; which is the odd bit of shredding. If you read the description thoroughly you will see that you use it for a couple of minutes from time to time. This is NOT an office shredder. For the price and intended use it is excellent.
It’s good for the price but feel the on/off reverse/forward switch is not very robust so use gently, otherwise very pleased with it.
The Amazon Shredder with Bin is reliable and efficient. It effortlessly handles multiple tasks, from shredding paper documents to credit cards, CDs, and DVDs. The strip-cut mechanism ensures the secure destruction of sensitive information. The included bin provides convenient storage for shredded materials. It’s a great choice as a versatile shredder for daily operations.
I find this quite loud, and actually smaller than i prefer but also at the same time, it is intended to shred and it does so, my only issue is why not have a push button to turn in on option, i usually have a single page or two, but the slide switch seems a lot of actions for a single page,
The lift off head to empty is annoying but at this price i cant really complain, it just isn’t as nice the one i had previously from Amazon Basic, the they no longer produce.
Great little shredder.
Nice and neat with the added extra of been able to shred more than one sheet at a time and it’s got
a special slot for your cards, easier than cutting them with scissors.
The sound of a shredder used at home. It attracts attention.
It can be a trade off of shredding, or putting bills in the bins just in torn state???
Sorry, shredder is good quality. But, I’d advise breakdown insurance??
I purchased this based on many healthy reviews and comparisons.
Its worked great for me in a home use setting.
Of course im human and will sometimes over feed it in thickness but it deals with this great. So used in accordance with instructions its brilliant.
Ive had it running within its 30mintue continuous run time and it didnt show any signs of worry.
The bin is a good size and simple to detach for emptying also sometimes a jolt can cause spillage if too full. (I guess user error)
Its a good over all size.
The cut paper is perfect. No issues so far.
I have the oil and paper for maintenance as and when needed. Not yet used these.
The cd tray does get in the way when the paper bin is filling up, but thats a super minor thing and of course its detachable too. So if you dont intend on using that just remove it. Some of the plastic holders for that piece did scratch my hands when installing but again not a big problem.
The blades are tucked out of the way as one would expect. Its safe and easy to use.
I think the operation noise is reasonable. Its heard in other rooms in my house (thin walls) but run time is short and in frequent.
Cant complain so far. Happy with this purchase and would recommend this model.
The packaging, and the despatch and delivery service were excellent. The user instructions were easy to understand. The 5-6 sheet Cross-Cut shredder is quiet and works perfectly. I am extremely pleased with it. The shredder deals with my home-office shredding requirements very effectively.
I am not at all happy with the ordering process though. Yet again, even though I did not want Amazon Prime membership with its monthly charge, and did not apply for membership, I received an email welcoming me to Amazon Prime ! The ordering process should be simplified and presented in such a way that anyone ordering goods via Amazon is given clear and easily found and identifiable tick-box options for Amazon-Prime membership i.e. Yes or No.
I recommend the Amazon Basics Shredder Sharpening & Lubricant Sheets – Pack of 12 to use with this shredder.
Paper weight and gsm that this shredder will cut
All-purpose paper, for copying machines, etc. 1.5 weight 75gsm
Used for letterhead and other important documents 3.7 weight 105gsm
A bit heavier than letterhead paper 8.4 weight 120gsm
Heavier paper 9 weight 150gsm
The differences between each Shredder for example (4mm number is the width by 12mm is the length it cuts each A4), depending on what your going to Shred and why it’s important to pay attention to it when buying a new shredder machine for the office/home like me a shredder that sits in protection category from a Micro P-4/5/6/7. The higher the (P) number, the smaller the size of the particle gets. To destroy sensitive documents with personal information, medical information, financial information, to stop crime and theft from shredders when Recycling.
Strip-cut P1 & P2, 5.8mm cuts 36 strips per A4 sheet offers basic security documents. But easy to read and put together by thefts.
Cross cut P-4, 4x40mm cuts 410 particles per A4 sheet For confidential documents, very fast cutting
Mini/Micro-cut P-4, 4x12mm cuts 2000 particles per A4 sheet For highly confidential documents. Virtually impossible to assemble and read,
Micro cut P-5 2x15mm cuts 2400 particles per A4 sheet For highly confidential documents. Virtually impossible to assemble and read,
CLASSIFIED P-6, 08x12mm cuts 6,000 particles per A4 sheet For high level security requirements e.g. government
CLASSIFIED P-7, 08.x5mm cuts 15,000 particles per A4 sheet For strictly confidential documents requiring security precautions of the highest level