Fellowes Powershred MS-450Cs Safe Sense 7-sheet Confetti Cut Shredder

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 23.9 x 16.5 inches ; 30 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 39 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JE7780
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: MS-450Cs
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #18 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Other Office Equipment > Shredders
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 8, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Protect confidential information with the Powershred MS-450Cs Micro-Cut Shredder. Part of the company's line of deskside shredders, this machine is ideal for individual users who handle sensitive information on a daily basis. It micro-cuts up to seven sheets of paper in one pass into unreadable pieces smaller than the length of a staple, and is tough enough to shred credit cards, staples, and CDs. SafeSense technology stops the shredder when hands touch the paper opening, while the SilentShred feature offers exceptionally quiet performance in shared workspaces.

Powerful cutters shred credit cards, staples, and CDs, as well as paper. View larger.

Model	MS-450Cs
Number of Users	1 user
Sheet Capacity	7
Cut Type	Micro-Cut
Security Level	4
Max. Run Time	8-10 minutes
Speed (Feet Per Minute)	9 FPM
Throughput Rating (sheets x speed x duty)	630
Bin Capacity	4.5 gallons
Bin Type	Pull-out Bin
Features

Advanced Safety Feature

Protect yourself and your family while shredding with patented SafeSense Technology. The MS-450Cs features an advanced electronic safety sensor that surrounds the paper entry and automatically disables the shredder when hands touch the paper opening.

Ultra-Quiet Performance

We've proven it - shredding doesn't have to be noisy! The MS-450Cs features ultra-quiet SilentShred performance, a technology that virtually eliminates loud shredder noise. Now you can shred any time you like without noisy interruptions.

Superior Performance

And there's more - the Fellowes MS-450Cs is built to last with solid steel cutters, a powerful motor, and parts that are engineered to outperform our competitors. With its micro-cut capability, it is also tough enough to cut through credit cards, staples, and CDs, while ensuring confidential documents are shredded into unreadable pieces. Additionally, the MS-450Cs features a simple pull-out bin for easy, mess-free waste disposal.

What's in the Box?

MS-450Cs shredder, pull-out bin, replacement bags, sample oil bottle, and user manual.

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Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Shredder:

Cut Type

With Identity Theft concerns at an all-time high, the need to protect personal information is more important than ever. And these days, it's no longer just what you shred that matters--it's how small you shred it. Shredders with a smaller cut size will help keep your information secure long after you dispose of the particles. The smaller the cut size, the higher the security level.

Strip Cut	Cross-Cut	Micro-Cut	High Security
Security Level 2	Security Level 3	Security Level 4	Security Level 6
39 -- 7/32" stripsper 8.5" x 11" page	399 particlesper 8.5" x 11" page	3,000 particlesper 8.5" x 11" page	13,000 particlesper 8.5" x 11" page
Ideal for: Non-confidential documents	Ideal for: Credit/College Applications, Insurance papers, Junk mail	Ideal for: Medical Records, Employee/HR Files, Bank/Financial Statements	Ideal for: Top Secret or Classified Government Documents

If you shred confidential documents, choose Cross-Cut or smaller. A smaller cut size also means you will empty the bin less frequently.

Productivity

Shredder productivity goes beyond mere sheet capacity or speed. When shopping for a shredder, consider the machine's throughput, or the efficiency with which it can get the job done. Throughput combines the three most critical features that contribute to a shredder's performance:

Sheet Capacity x Speed (feet per minute) x Duty Cycle = Throughput

For example, a shredder with a speed of 8.2 feet per minute (FPM), may seem more productive than one that shreds at only 7 FPM. After all, it's a faster machine! But as the example below illustrates, Shredder B is actually three times more productive than Shredder A, due to a longer duty cycle. This means you can get more done at one time, so you can quickly move on with your day.

Model	Sheet Capacity	x	Speed	x	Duty Cycle*	=	Throughput
Shredder A	12	x	8.2 FPM	x	3 minutes	=	295
Shredder B	15	x	7 FPM	x	10 minutes	=	1,050

Quality and Durability

We understand that a shredder is not just a purchase. It's an investment. That's why Fellowes drives quality assurance to exceed expectations. Prior to launch, all Fellowes shredders are subjected to extensive field and laboratory tests, including our proprietary continuous abuse test and long-term wear. These tests simulate years of abnormally high use to ensure our products perform reliably, even under the most demanding conditions.

Our promise to you is supported by a commitment to offer the most innovative solutions, exceptional product quality, and first class service and support. Our higher standards ensure you get the most reliable shredder you can buy.

Product Description

The Ultra-Quiet MicroShred Fellowes MS-450Cs offers greater security plus SafeSense Patent-Pending Technology, which features an active sensor that stops shredding immediately when paper entry is touched. Equipped with an 8.75" wide paper entry, the MS-450Cs easily accepts standard letter or legal-size documents, paper clips and staples, and shreds as fast as 9 feet per minute. Designed for moderate shredding in the home or home office, the Fellowes Powershred MS-450Cs reduces documents to 5/64" x 5/16" higher security micro-shed particles smaller than a standard staple with a virtually silent motor, and shreds up to 7 sheets per pass, 25-50 times per day, for a total daily capacity as high as 350 sheets! The durable steel cutters also accept credit cards and CDs through a separate entry with its own 0.78-gallon waste container. Electronic auto start/stop features ensures quick and easy automatic shredder operation. The shredder automatically shuts off and alerts operator when a jam occurs, 4.5-gallon pull-out wastebasket is ajar or shredder is overheated. Its clear window allows user to see if the wastebasket is full. It includes casters for portability.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing..., February 10, 2007

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Land Shark (Lake Jackson, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred MS-450Cs Safe Sense 7-sheet Confetti Cut Shredder (Office Product)

This shredder is simply amazing! Although it is only rated at a modest 7 sheets, which it will digest quite easily, it is still an impressive machine. I was particularly interested in it because of the MicroShred feature. Most standard cross-cut shredders cut pieces a little too large for my preference. This thing reduces paper to tiny particles - and I do mean tiny! They are about 1/6 the size of a typical cross-cut shredder! I've never seen anything quite like it - they look like small gravel in the basket. Putting 7 sheets of 20-lb paper thru it was no effort at all for this machine. It's also extremely quiet -- it hums rather than growls.

The CD and credit card shredder is a separate, strip-cut slot which can also devour thick pieces of unopened junk mail without missing a beat. The CD shreds drop into a small tray which sits on top of the paper basket. If you need high sheet capacity, consider its big brother the MS-460Cs, which cuts 10 sheets but carries a much higher price tag. But for a typical home or small office, this machine has plenty of capacity.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big security for a small price, February 22, 2007

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Dagrumpsta - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred MS-450Cs Safe Sense 7-sheet Confetti Cut Shredder (Office Product)

If it shredded any finer I'd call it powder. I never expected such a high degree of security from a home shredder. Fellowes calls the MS-450Cs output "confetti"; I think it's more like sawdust! Like me, if you're sick of screening each page to tear the corner with the staple off before you feed it in, then this is the shredder for you. The MS-450Cs puts a smile on my face each time it quietly - very quietly - munches on small staples. A small price to pay for personal peace-of-mind.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The shredder that couldn't get the job done, July 29, 2007

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Roy H. Ringgenberg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred MS-450Cs Safe Sense 7-sheet Confetti Cut Shredder (Office Product)

It's a great shredder if all you have is a few pieces of paper to shred.
But if you have lot's of items to shred this puppy won't get the job done. The machine will only shred for 5 minutes before it heats up and stops working. They don't tell you until you read the manual that it won't run longer than 5 min. It does do a great job of pulvorising documents and is really quiet, but if you need to shred a lot of documents you'll be shredding for quite some time. Better off getting one of those shredders that cuts you documents in bigger stips.

But I have to say it is cool to see it shred paper into bits LOL

My recomendation is to try one out at a store before you make your decision.