Fellowes(R) Powershred(R) PS80C-2 Deluxe Confetti-Cut Personal Shredder

by Fellowes

Product Details

Product Manual [133kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 10.6 x 20.5 inches ; 25 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006JNXF
• Item model number: 36180-02
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The PS80C-2 paper shredder from Fellowes helps guard important personal and business information from theft. This useful paper shredded comes with its own waste container and has a clear panel in front so you can see when the basket is full, helping to prevent paper jams. A 9-inch entry width easily handles letter and legal sized paper, up to eight sheets of which can be shredded in a single pass.

With Fellowes' Powershred cutting system, the PS80C-2 easily handles paper clips, staples, and even credit cards without damaging the shredder. Should a problem occur, the reverse feature will usually spit the offending object back out. With the confetti cutting method, each sheet is cut into small 5/32-by-4/5-inch pieces for extra security and smaller waste size. The auto start/stop feature automatically shreds inserted paper when in auto mode and has a recommended daily use of 50 to 100 shreds, or up to 800 sheets per day. Speeds are as fast as 14 feet per minute, while the motor runs off a 120V-60Hz power supply.

The PS80C-2 measures 15 by 9.25 by 21.75 inches and comes backed with a one-year limited warranty on both parts and labor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome Shredder, September 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Fellowes(R) Powershred(R) PS80C-2 Deluxe Confetti-Cut Personal Shredder (Office Product)

I've been using an inexpensive cross-cut shredder for a little over a year. The thing was noisy, had difficulty with two sheets of paper, a real pain to empty. I'd end up with confetti all over the floor.

This shredder is awesome. It's quiet, it chews up junk mail without opening it. It's easy to empty.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not exciting, but a shredder shouldn't be, April 16, 2004

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Dedog "dedog963" (Lebanon, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes(R) Powershred(R) PS80C-2 Deluxe Confetti-Cut Personal Shredder (Office Product)

Well, at the end of the day, it's just a shredder. But make the wrong purchase, and you'll never use it.

This shredder does what it advertises, which is, it makes confetti of papers containing sensitive material. But what makes this shredder worth the money is that it makes confetti with no drama. Let me explain. The motor is strong, and it can handle a good number of sheets of paper (more than 10) at once without jamming. It will handle this stack even if you put the paper in corner first; the motor just keeps churning. This is important if you have a bunch of paper to shred and you just don't want to pay that much attention to how you load the paper on top.

The motor does not have a tendency to overheat. Once again a good thing if you have lots of shredding to do. The confetti cut does save space, so you empty out the bin alot less than a strip shredder and it takes up less space in the garbage bag. You don't have to remove the motor to empty the bin, and because the bin is enclosed, much less nasty paper dust escapes into the air.

Overall, it does what it's suppose to do. In my book, that's a good thing for a shredder.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Solution for Home Office Use, February 16, 2004

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D. R. Jeanclerc "Reader, Listener & Obsessive... (Brunswick, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes(R) Powershred(R) PS80C-2 Deluxe Confetti-Cut Personal Shredder (Office Product)

I was long overdue to upgrade my home office shredder, and the PS80C-2 fit the bill very well.

My primary complaint about my old shredder was that the entire head unit had to be lifted off the basket when emptying it. Not only was it cumbersome and heavy, it would inevitably flick shreddings everywhere. So, my criterion for the new shredder was that it have a pull-out basket with no need to remove the head unit. The PS80C-2 does just that; plus, you can fit a standard 13-gallon kitchen trash bag into the basket, so the ease of emptying and risk mess is further minimized. Finally, it also has a safety feature that prevents the shredder from working if the basket it not all the way in. So, you don't have to unplug it from the wall each time you empty it.

As for shredding performance, it lives up to the promised 10-sheet capacity with no problem. How nice is it to take the daily crop of junk mail and throw it in unopened? This little wonder saves time that way. Plus, it shreds staples, small paper clips and credit cards, too. I haven't tried it with CDs, but I'll bet it would handle with ease. Also, it's relatively quiet compared to other shredders with a humming motor sound compared to my old model's high-pitched griding.

Lastly, it's got a contemporary look that matches the graphite/silver color scheme of any new Dell PC.

A very nice buy for home office use.