Staples' Brand 15-Sheet Cross Cut Shredder
By dohdeelicious onHow do I love thee, let me count the ways... I am the Destroyer of Shredders. In 4 years, I have had 3 paper shredders. I have destroyed every single one. I clean them regularly. They fail me.
I've had 5-sheet, 10-sheet, cross cut, & straight cut shredders. I've tried feeding them one sheet at a time. Doesn't matter. They die. I kill them. Take your pick. Bottom line is that I'm hard on a shredder.
I am loathe to throw out any paper with business or personal information on it. Identity theft aside, I am also very careful about what our competitors might find in our trash should they decide to gone 'fishing'. Needless to say, I shred. Often. As a result, I *am* the official shredder around here.
I purchased the Staples' Brand SPL-1506X 15-Sheet Cross Cut Shredder in early November 2007 for our offices. The price was reasonable and, after reading the product reviews on the Staples web site, I decided to purchase this model.
It's a bit noisy. Although how does one assess noise level? It's shredding paper, it's gotta make some noise. The noise of the unit does not bother me.
Easily takes 15 sheets without slowing down. Given that I feed an 11 page report into this thing every week, that's important to me. I don't want to have to feed it through a page at a time.
This shredder will also take Credit Cards, CDs, & DVDs. I burn our financials to disk every night. Once the CD is full, it's nice to know I can shred it without fear of destroying another shredder. So far, the SPL-1506X has held up very well to my regular CD feeds.
This unit has a "Bin Full" indicator as well as "Overheat" and "Overload" features. Nice to know I absolutely can't overheat the motor given my tendency for destruction.
The capacity of the bin is 8 or 9 gallons. Ample for my needs. I empty it every 2 weeks. Granted, I compress the shred in there so I don't have to empty it more often.
I've been using the SPL-1506X for almost 5 solid months and it doesn't look to be caving in to the abuse I've been known to dole out to these units. I highly recommend this shredder. When it fails, I'll let you know. Sound good?
Good info. I've found Staples products to be generally good.
Sounds like a great product. Thanks for sharing the detailed information.
BEWARE - EXPLOSION AND FIRE HAZZARD I have had this shredder in my office for awhile, maybe 2 to 4 years. We loved it and had no complaints until about 3 pm on Friday, January 9, 2009 at which time it exploded. The unit was in use, 4 sheets of regular paper going in. The unit exploded with a flash fire ball of about 2 foot. The person using the unit received a 1st degree burn on the entire back side of the hand and a few inches up the arm. The next few inches up his arm had the singed hair. The hearing of both people near the machine was affected for a time with ringing. As we sat in shock, we realized that the paper in the bottom and in the unit was now smoldering! We drug the unit outside, a base was blown apart and a wheel was busted off in the explosion, and poured water on the paper and motor. When I finally got to speak to someone in customer service, I was asked if we sprayed compressed air into the unit. We did not nor have we ever. The representative then stated “well all the other units that have exploded had compressed air spayed into them.” I explained multiple times that I had not spayed compressed air anywhere near it or in it. It was also not near a window or trash can which were of concern to customer service. I was asked to turn the motor over and get some numbers for customer service. When I did so, I commented that the bottom of the motor appeared to be mostly intact, which I found odd considering the number of small black pieces of plastic that were sprayed around the office. The every helpful customer service person promptly explained that when the units explode they blow these small black plastic teeth protector items out into the room. I think there should be a recall.
I have the same machine but the model is SPL-727MM and tonight it just stop working. I don't use my machine that often so I don't know why it just stop working. I had it plugged up to a power surge so I know it wasn't a power shortage that caused it to stop working. I called the 1-800 number and I was information that I would have to pay to have the item shipped back to be fixed free of charge and I would need the receipt which I don't have or a credit card statement which I don't have either! I have had this machine for about one year so the box and receipt are long gone by now. I was informed by the 1-800 representative that the power circuit went out. As he was explaining to me my problem and telling me what I had to do to get it fixed. I ask how did he know this and was there a "Recall" on this product because I couldn't have been the first to call with this problem if he was telling me what was wrong with my product before Isaid anything to him!!! I then called my local Staples to see if I could exchange it at the store and I was told I needed a receipt and the box. From what I have researched that I am not the only one with this problem and I think that this item should be placed on "Recall". Or they should at least let customers bring this item back in exchange for something different with people not having a lot of money these days I think that's only fair that they honor their product!!! Very displeased Customer and I will be calling my local stores in the morining to complain and it I have to print out all the complaint from offline to take into the store I will do just that!!! I mean this problem has been going on since 2008 from what I have research just tonight!!!! They can take your money but no one wants to honor their product!!! I shouldn't have to pay a dime for anything to be replaced/fixed!!!!! January 31,09 Maryland