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- Reduces documents to 5/32 x 2 inch higher-security confetti particles
- 9-inch wide paper entry shreds up to 8 sheets per pass
- Durable steel cutters shred standard letter and legal-sized documents, credit cards, and staples
- Includes 5-gallon wastebasket
- 3-year limited manufacturer's warranty
- Efficient home/home office shredder with SafeSense Technology
- Shreds 8 sheets per pass into 5/32 x 2 Inches cross-cut particles (Security Level 3)
- Patented SafeSense Technology stops shredding when hands touch the paper opening
- Convenient sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams
- Features wide 9-Inch paper entry
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The innovative Fellowes P-57Cs with patent-pending SafeSense technology features an active sensor that stops shredding immediately when paper entry is touched. Designed for light duty shredding in the home or home office, the Fellowes Powershred P-57Cs reduces documents to 5/32" x 2" higher-security confetti particles, and shreds up to 8 sheets per pass, 10-20 times per day, for a total daily capacity as high as 160 sheets.
Equipped with a 9" wide paper entry, the P-57Cs easily accepts standard letter or legal size documents. The durable steel cutters also accept credit cards and staples. Electronic auto start/stop features ensures quick& easy automatic shredder operation. Shredder is open in front for disposal of non-shredded waste as well as allowing the user to see when 5-gallon wastebasket is full. The P-57Cs also has a pivoting head with a handle that makes waste removal quick and easy. Sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams, while the reverse function easily removes paper jams. Fellowes provides a three-year warranty on the cutter.
What's in the Box:
Wastebasket, machine with power cord, user's guide, warranty card
QUALITY GUARANTEE
We test every shredder as part of the production process. Any paper debris remaining in your shredder is from our testing to ensure your satisfaction.
Product Description
The Fellowes P-57Cs with Safe Sense Technology features an active sensor that stops shredding immediately when paper entry is touched. Designed for light duty shredding in the home or home office, the Fellowes Powershred P-57Cs reduces documents to 5/32 x 2 Inches higher security confetti particles, and shreds up to 8 sheets per pass, 10-20 times per day, for a total daily capacity as high as 160 sheets. Equipped with a 9" wide paper entry, the P-57Cs easily accepts standard letter or legal size documents. The durable steel cutters also accept credit and staples. Electronic auto start/stop features ensures quick & easy automatic shredder operation. Shredder is open in front for disposal of non-shredder waste as well as allowing the user to see when 5-gallon wastebasket is full. The P-57Cs also has a pivoting head with a handle that makes waste removal quick and easy. Sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams, while the reverse function easily removes paper jams.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
300 of 305 people found the following review helpful
I did a fair amount of research before purchasing this shredder. The child-safe finger feature was most important to me, as was the durability. After the first few uses the plastic shield inside the shredder which ostensibly guides the shredded paper into the wastecan fell off, but the functioning of the shredder doesn't seem to be affected. Aside from this minor issue, the shredder seems solidly made and has been excellent--it rarely jams and when it does it's easy to clear with the reverse feature. Its recovery time is very reasonable when you're working it hard (take a break yourself, too!). It's not as noisy as my old shredder. It is somewhat messy to empty, however, since the shreds are small, but that's a good thing when you're looking to keep identity theft at bay. I was pleased with how quickly it arrived. I would definitely purchase this shredder again for moderate household use.
UPDATE: Still going strong on June 1, 2009.
UPDATE: August, 2009. Of course just after I wrote my June update, the gears broke under extra heavy use. I called Fellowes customer service and ordered a new gear kit at $18.25 including shipping. Works like new now, and I guess I'm not terribly upset given the years of service it provided before needing a spare part. My advice, though, is to follow the manufacturer's recommended occasional oiling procedure found in the instruction manual (I never oiled) in order to avoid this problem.
UPDATE: Still going strong on June 1, 2009.
UPDATE: August, 2009. Of course just after I wrote my June update, the gears broke under extra heavy use. I called Fellowes customer service and ordered a new gear kit at $18.25 including shipping. Works like new now, and I guess I'm not terribly upset given the years of service it provided before needing a spare part. My advice, though, is to follow the manufacturer's recommended occasional oiling procedure found in the instruction manual (I never oiled) in order to avoid this problem.
248 of 255 people found the following review helpful
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While it was working, I loved it, but my new shredder just jammed on perhaps three sheets, and though I got the paper out, shredded bits are stuck between the blades. I got some of them out with scissors and a knife (yes, I'd unplugged it first), but still...the motor's jammed, and nothing's going in or out.
Contacted Fellowes CS today; if there's a good outcome, I may up the star rating on this product.
Update 1/23: Fellowes will send out a replacement shredder. I'm happy about Fellowes customer service, but I see I can't up the star rating. Thinking about it, since this rating is for the shredder itself, it should probably stay at 2. If this hadn't been advertised as having a capacity of 8, it would be fine--but buyer beware! Don't try to shred more than about 3 sheets at a time.
Update 1/29: The replacement arrived in good condition. Now that I know to stick to 2 sheets--3 at maximum--I think it will serve me fine. But remember--don't even think of putting 8 sheets through this thing. (It's still a pretty decent price for a 3-sheet-capacity machine if you're getting it at the discount--but not worth it if you're paying full list.)
Update 3/2: Still working fine, still shredding only 2 sheets at a time.
Update 2/1/09: Still working fine after a year. I feel comfortable doing 3 at a time, but no more. I wonder how long this'll last?
Update 10/12/11: Still working!
Contacted Fellowes CS today; if there's a good outcome, I may up the star rating on this product.
Update 1/23: Fellowes will send out a replacement shredder. I'm happy about Fellowes customer service, but I see I can't up the star rating. Thinking about it, since this rating is for the shredder itself, it should probably stay at 2. If this hadn't been advertised as having a capacity of 8, it would be fine--but buyer beware! Don't try to shred more than about 3 sheets at a time.
Update 1/29: The replacement arrived in good condition. Now that I know to stick to 2 sheets--3 at maximum--I think it will serve me fine. But remember--don't even think of putting 8 sheets through this thing. (It's still a pretty decent price for a 3-sheet-capacity machine if you're getting it at the discount--but not worth it if you're paying full list.)
Update 3/2: Still working fine, still shredding only 2 sheets at a time.
Update 2/1/09: Still working fine after a year. I feel comfortable doing 3 at a time, but no more. I wonder how long this'll last?
Update 10/12/11: Still working!
155 of 159 people found the following review helpful
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I had 7 years of documents/financial statements at home and wanted to get rid of them.
This little fellow did a fine job taking care of that.
A couple of points:
- The sensor was a bit annoying. A lot of the statements are folded and with the sensor on, the machine would stop a few times until I wiggled the doc. So I turned the sensor off.
- It would get hot after a few minutes of constant shredding. The first time I used it, I think I went on 10 minutes of constant shredding. It was running a bit slow, so I decided to put some oil. When I came back with the oil, it wouldn't turn on. I had to wait half an hour for it to cool down and decide to work again.
- I generally shred 2 or 3 pages together. It works perfectly. It has a hard time shredding more than that.
Overall, it's an excellent bang for your buck (if you're just shredding your personal statements). If you own a business and need to shred a lot of documents, I would recommend a more robust one.
This little fellow did a fine job taking care of that.
A couple of points:
- The sensor was a bit annoying. A lot of the statements are folded and with the sensor on, the machine would stop a few times until I wiggled the doc. So I turned the sensor off.
- It would get hot after a few minutes of constant shredding. The first time I used it, I think I went on 10 minutes of constant shredding. It was running a bit slow, so I decided to put some oil. When I came back with the oil, it wouldn't turn on. I had to wait half an hour for it to cool down and decide to work again.
- I generally shred 2 or 3 pages together. It works perfectly. It has a hard time shredding more than that.
Overall, it's an excellent bang for your buck (if you're just shredding your personal statements). If you own a business and need to shred a lot of documents, I would recommend a more robust one.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Shredder Review
Seems to work great.. It does say 8 sheet cross cut , but better to put up to five sheets to avoid jamming!
Published 2 months ago by Heidi
Dead on arrival
I received my package from Amazon and the inner package seemed fine. I opened the box and assembled the unit and it wouldn't work. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Simon Metz
Didn't work!
This item was meant to be a gift for my father. So I simply wrapped the box without first testing it (I didn't want it to look pre-opened). Read more
Published 4 months ago by KKalina10
Three years later, still shredding!
I do a lot of shredding at home. I probably shred forty to fifty pages a week using this shredder and it's been running strong for three years. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Reviewer13
Still working great after nearly 4 years...
Others have covered all the features quite well. I'll just chime in to say that after going through a couple of cheaper shredders that lasted less than a year each, I bought this... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tara
Good product, still going strong after 2 years!
This is the 3rd or 4th shredder I've owned; they all seem to break around the 1-year mark. I bought this shredder after considerable research, and am very happy with it! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rachel T.
very reliable
very reliable product..2nd one that I have owned after my last fellowes went dead. I believe what happend on my previuos fellowes is that the poer swtich sut off and I did not... Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Boxer
Very Happy
Thank You for the fast service.
The Shredder was just as we thought it would be.
We love Amazon
Thank You
The Shredder was just as we thought it would be.
We love Amazon
Thank You
Published 8 months ago by jac
Less than reliable
I purchase my Fellows 57C about a year ago. The claims of handling 8 sheets at
a time is false advertising. It can handle maybe 3-4 sheets at a time without
jamming. Read more
a time is false advertising. It can handle maybe 3-4 sheets at a time without
jamming. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Alan D.
Had high hopes for this shredder
When I had purchased this shredder from Amazon I did a lot of research. I selected this model because of its previous good reviews and the safety feature it offers... Read more
Published 10 months ago by szanchel
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