Fellowes Powershred P70CM 7 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (34360)

by Fellowes

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 9 x 15 inches ; 11.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000WNNGG
• Item model number: 34360
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #71 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Other Office Equipment > Shredders
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Designed for personal use in the home or home office, the Fellowes Powershred P70CM shreds up to seven sheets per pass into 5/32 by 1-7/8 inch cross-cut particles. It can process as many as 80 sheets per minute and is equipped with a nine-inch paper entry that easily accepts letter or legal size documents. The light duty P70CM also features durable steel cutters that can handle credit cards and staples, so you don't waste time sorting junk mail or separating pages. The 4.5-gallon mesh wastebasket lets you see when the basket is full. A special safety interlock switch instantly stops the shredder when lifted off wastebasket. Auto start/stop ensures quick, easy shredder operation, while the reverse function easily removes over-fed paper.

Product Description

This powerful light duty machine reduces your documents to 5/32 x 1-7/8" confetti cut pieces. Accepts up to 7 sheets at a time to make quick work of your documents. The generous 4.5 gallon mesh basket lets you easily see when it is full. Main Features Manufacturer: Fellowes Manufacturer Part Number: 34360 Product Type: Paper Shredder Shred Type: Cross Cut Shredding Item: Paper Throat Width: 9" Shred Size: 5/32" x 1-7/8" Dimensions: 15.25" Height x 12.75" Width x 7.5" Depth Weight: 13 lb Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

127 of 129 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The only thing it shreds is your money, August 8, 2005

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Heights Curmudgeon (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P70CM 7 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (34360) (Office Product)

Bought it. Plugged it in. Used it for four months. It jammed. I tried to unjam it - almost impossible. In fact, after a month, I have not yet figured out how to unjam it. Poorly designed. I now have to buy something new - it won't be from Fellowes.

110 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this shredder, January 8, 2006

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M. van Kleef (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P70CM 7 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (34360) (Office Product)

If I'd read the reviews here for Fellowes shredders before buying one, I would have stayed well clear. As it was, I needed a cross-cutter saw this one (P70CM) on sale and bought it. It jammed on day 1. It has jammed numerous times since. Although the capacity states 7 pages, you're better off shredding just a couple of pages at a time, but be warned that they recommend the unit can only operate for 2min at a time due to shoddy engineering. 6 months after purchase, a document caused it to jam resulting in the motor shearing the teeth off the internal nylon gears (for an extra 10-cents these could have been metal...). The other point is the wire basket which at first looks stylish, but oozes paper dust, and emptying is a struggle as the shredder jams into it - this requires some effort to dislodge which causes you exert and bend the metal basket even more etc.etc. This shredder has now joined its own output. The 1-star is for the 6 months of limited use I got out of it.

180 of 189 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it for the warranty!, January 19, 2005

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SOHO User (Fort Worth, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P70CM 7 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (34360) (Office Product)

I have had my PS80C-2 for a little over 2 years. My cutterhead supposedly had a 20 year warranty. I regularly (every shredding session) oil the cutters with canola oil (recommended in the owner's manual) and my useage is well below the claimed duty rating. Recently, the unit began to jam more frequently and the shreds started exiting as a single mass rather than as loose shreds. I called customer support and they had me inspect the bottom of the cutterhead for broken or missing plastic fingers. Several were missing. Even though these fingers are an integral part of the cutterhead and the cutter head won't function without them, Fellowes claims that they are not part of the cutterhead and that they are not covered by warranty. Still worse, they are not an available part so my only recourse (according to Fellowes) is to buy a new shredder! Fellowes self-serving definition as to what is part of the "cutterhead" and what is not is at best dishonest. Don't buy a Fellowes shredder for the warranty as they will define themselves out of honoring it. I did get a couple of years of use out of it though. So, if you can get a reconditioned unit really inexpensively, it might be worth a shot as a disposable product.