Fellowes Powershred P-58Cs, 9 Sheet Cross-Cut SafeSense Shredder (3225901)

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 9.5 x 16 inches ; 16.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 17 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DCGMPG
• Item model number: 3225901
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #27 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Other Office Equipment > Shredders
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 28, 2008

Product Description

Designed for moderate home/office use, the Fellowes® P-58Cs is a dependable shredder with patented SafeSense® Technology, a built-in safety feature that stops the shredder immediately when hands are too close to the paper opening. Shreds up to 9 sheets per pass into 5/32" x 2¿ cross-cut particles as fast as 11 feet per minute. Equipped with an 8-3/4" paper entry, the P-58Cs easily accepts letter or legal size documents, and features durable steel cutters that accept credit cards, envelopes, staples, and paper clips. Space-saving design with 5-gallon wastebasket. Auto start/stop feature ensures quick, easy shredder operation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor design, December 8, 2008

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Jason - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-58Cs, 9 Sheet Cross-Cut SafeSense Shredder (3225901) (Office Product)

This shredder does shred, but suffers from a design flaw. The clear viewing window is nice to see when its getting full, but its part of the top and not the can. This means when you take the top off to empty it the front is lower than the rest of the bucket and shredded paper spills out the front.

My first P-58Cs also failed within the first couple of months under very little use. The auto shut off feature quit working and it ran continuously. Fellowes did stand behind there product and provided me with a new one, no questions asked.

Fellowes gets an A for customer service, but an F for this particular model.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Annoying feed slot, September 12, 2009

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F. Rush - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-58Cs, 9 Sheet Cross-Cut SafeSense Shredder (3225901) (Office Product)

This shredder is reasonably able to handle the listed pages per shred. The complaint is with the top design. The chrome slot is higher than the rest of the lid, and has a gap between the lid and the strip. This continually snags the outer pages, and I end up having to put far fewer pages in to get them to all go at once.

Update 10/11/10 - I finally gave up on this one over the weekend. For the same price, the house brand office supply store one, which also generates 3mmx9mm bits, had a nice funnel type feed slot. Nothing to catch on any more, and the bits that come out are closer to confetti than the strips this one made.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars short on capacity, August 11, 2009

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M. Weil (Littleton, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-58Cs, 9 Sheet Cross-Cut SafeSense Shredder (3225901) (Office Product)

I agree with the previous reviewer about the spillage (that clogs up my vacuum). Also irritating is the small capacity of the bin. You can put a bag in it (being very careful not to obscure the window) but that doesn't help much. It is more powerful than any light-capacity shredder I have burned up in the past, but I wish I had bought a different model.