Customer Reviews

GBC 1750150 Personal Shredmaster 75X

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We have had this shredder for 2 years now and have had no trouble at all. The only reason I didn;t give it 5 stars was that if you procrastinate and save up a pile of things to be shredded, you may have to give it a break to cool down a little. Otherwise, it is a great purchase.

This GBC shredder shreds documents quickly and well. I've had it for many months and it's been super reliable, shredding up to twenty or more 5-sheet passes without a break. I've shredded around 400 or 500 sheets total, and it hasn't yet had a single problem. The only downside is that the wastebasket fills up fairly quickly, so check it often.

I bought this shredder less than a year ago. When brand new the darn thing jammed about ten percent of the time. After several months it ran slower and jammed more often... now it won't shred a single piece of paper. After a thorough dissection, I learned that the tiny electric motor was not built to last very long.

I agree with some of the reviews that have already been written about this shredder. For a while it worked pretty well then it slowed down. Then I found a huge wad of half-shredded paper in the feeder that I couldn't get out and which started to split the shredder.

For about a year and a half, it worked great. Then occasionally it would slow down a bit. Last week it really started slowing down and groaning. I discovered where shredded paper had jammed up into the cutters and was splitting out the side of the shredder! I tried to take it apart and remove the jam (and my warranty if it lasted that long) and the plastic comb under the cutters just crumbled apart! Well, I still have a pretty nice waste basket....

I just received my shredder yesterday and got right to my 2 inch thick stack of confidential documents. The shredder was well packaged, went together simply and easily, and went right to work. It is one of the quieter shredders I have used and it cuts the paper horizontally as well as vertically so you end up with very small pieces indeed. The basket does fill up quickly but the top is easy to remove with the handy grips on each side. Although I haven't been using this shredder for a very long time yet what I have seen I am very happy with.