Fellowes Powershred PS-70 Shredder (3217002)

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 15 x 20.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A7NRC6
• Item model number: 3217002
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Designed to offer the perfect blend of size, power, and features for the home/office, the efficient Fellowes® Powershred® PS-70 shreds up to 14 sheets per pass into 7/32" strips as fast as 150 sheets per minute. Equipped with a 9" paper entry that easily accepts letter or legal size documents, the PS-70 also features durable steel cutters that accept credit cards, staples, and paper clips. A designated safety slot accepts CDs. Shredder shuts off and alerts operator when a jam occurs, 7-gallon pull-out wastebasket is ajar, or shredder is overheated. Sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams, while the auto start/stop ensures quick, easy shredder operation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, July 15, 2006

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Roger Voelker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred PS-70 Shredder (3217002) (Office Product)

I read the reviewers comments and I usually decide on what they
say. I got the PS-70 on Friday and went with my wife to use our
old Sentinel Shredder and the new one in our office this Saturday.
In the manual it says that "continuous operation beyond 10-12
minuts will trigger 20-minute cool down period." So, had I read that I would never have bought it. Wish the other reviewers would have mentioned it, but in any event I just did. On the positive side, the PS-70 looks good. Cuts well. Is quiet. I doubt they will take it back. So if you have some significant shredding to do, you can take a 20 minute break for 10-12 minutes of work. Maybe they should put a cooling fan in it or suppy an external
one to blow air through the venting holes. I will check into the
cooling fan side of it and see if I can salvage anything out of my money.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great shredder!, March 22, 2006

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C. Ruoff - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred PS-70 Shredder (3217002) (Office Product)

This is great shredder and easy to use. It easily takes care of CDs, credit cards, and 8-10 sheets of paper at a time. Easy to operate and empty.

4.0 out of 5 stars Reliable Quality Shredder for Small Office, December 30, 2011

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Commentator "Commentator" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Powershred PS-70 Shredder (3217002) (Office Product)

I have this shredder, which has worked well in my small office (legal). I've had the shredder for one or two years now. It is reliable and has not malfunctioned. A while back, I shredded a batch of approximately 10,000 sheets of old client files. It took a very long time (days) but it got the job done. It is not efficient for such large job; for smaller jobs, say of 300 sheets at a time, it works fine. The bin gets full after around 300-500 sheets (sometimes I've opened the bin and stepped on the shredded paper to make more room).

It is a small pain to have to discard the shredded paper, so I recommend a bin that is as large as one can afford. For the price, speed, reliability, I feel that this is a good shredder and works for my small business needs. For daily or weekly big jobs, over 300-500 sheets on a sitting, it might be better to get a shredder with a larger bin and one that can feed more paper.

The bottomline is that Fellowes is a good brand. This shredder works well. It is more a matter of determining your general needs.