Customer Reviews

Swingline Precision Pro Black and Silver Desktop Paper Punch (A7074037A)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This 3-hole puncher gets the job done for light hole punching needs and for the price, it's a great value. With most 3-hole punchers, you can adjust the placement of the holes by "sliding" the punchers at your desired customized location. This one, however, provides fixed spots where you can't slide the punchers but must use one of the predefined holes. But I think this works better because you won't encounter the unwanted situation of a puncher moving to an incorrect location as is common among the slide-able punchers. Plus, how often do you use a 3-hole puncher for other than the standard 3 hole positions you find in a 3-ring binder? Also, this 3-hole puncher is very sturdy as the important parts are made out of metal and should last for a long time. The only complaint and the reason why I won't rate this 5-stars is that the punched holes are a bit closer to the edge of the paper than ideally desired. I measured the distance between the edge of the paper and where the hole starts to equal 5 to 6 milimeters (a little less than 1/4 inch).

Granted, this isn't for punching holes in thick stacks of paper, but I wouldn't take a star off for that. For light-duty (like 1 - 8 pieces of paper - which is what I wanted it for) I think it is perfect! It is very sturdy and punches clean. Easy to empty and is even adjustable should you want to punch 2 holes or 3 holes spaced differently. For general home use, it's the best punch for the money I have ever owned. If this sounds like what you want to use a 3-hole punch for, then I highly recommend it.

I bought this three-hole punch to use in my classroom over a year ago and haven't had any problems with it. I really like the rubber bottom that comes off and makes it easy to dispose of the confetti. The only major drawback is that it's only designed to punch about ten pages of paper at a time, so if you have a major project to get punched it can take awhile to do. Other than that, it's a fine three-hole punch.

I bought this whole punch to use in college. I get multiple pages of handouts and homework in classes that I need to organize in a folder. I use this whole punch all the time and it does a marvelous job. It cuts through several pages cleanly. It's very sturdy and heavy-does not feel cheap at all. It's not like some cheapy office products that break easily and have to be replaced periodically. It's a good product that will last me a long time.

It does the job adequately, with few minor issues. I find the rubber bottom slips off occasionally spilling the contents all over. There is no leeway with the 10 page limit. Do not try to punch 11 pages! I would prefer something a little more heavy duty, but for the occasional hole punching this would work just fine.

We had recently replaced some of our old paper punches with a new ones, but for some reason the person who was ordering them has ordered the cheapest model possible. That model was an all-black, no-name, made out of thin metal. It was supposed to punch through 10 pages but its springs were so weak it was constantly getting "stuck" even with 5 pages. After torturing myself for a few weeks with that cheap crap I decided to get something better, so I finally bought this Swingline Precision Pro model. After using it for a couple of minutes I immediately noticed a much better build quality (including thicker metal everywhere) and it was punching the stacks of 10 pages like a hot knife through butter and its strong springs never had the problem with pushing the handle back up. This punch is about 2x more expensive than the no-name cheap one I was using before but I think the price difference is well worth it and if you're looking for a good quality 10-page paper punch you should start looking at this model or something in the similar price range instead of some cheaper no-name (or some obscure, unknown brand name) low-quality crap.
Oh and yes, this product is also made in China, but that shouldn't have any effect on your purchasing decision - most of the stuff is being made there nowadays (like almost all of the electronic components inside your PC or Mac or various peripherals for them or your smartphone or even your car, regardless of the brand) and the products made there CAN actually be of a very high quality as long as they are associated with a well-known brand which cares about the quality of its products.

Pretty decent 3-hole punch for the price. Seems very solid. Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it takes a hard press to work it. Hopefully over time it'll loosen up and press easier. But it works well, I am satisfied.

I've owned some tough to use paper punches. This Swingline Pro paper punch is so nice. It's the best paper punch I've ever owned.

Operation is smooth. At 10 pages (it's maximum capacity), I have to work a little more to slide the paper in. I can feel a little more force is needed to punch, but just putting my weight on it works. It's not a struggle. Smaller stacks of paper (about six pages) will punch without any effort at all.

The chip tray keeps everything neat. It slides open for a quick dump over the wastepaper basket. I don't have confetti flying everywhere.

The punch heads are replaceable and they can be moved into a variety of positions. I can even turn it into a two-hole punch or a one-hole punch. Moving or removing the punch heads requires the use of a screwdriver, so it's not something I'd want to do constantly; but it's not difficult to do.

This paper punch is sturdy, attractive, compact, does what I need it to do with ease. I love it.

This is a perfectly adequate hole punch.

But unless you have space issues, pay a little more and buy the much better 'Light Touch' hole punch by the same manufactorer. It's infinitely better.

Progress happens sometimes.

I bought one at 10 dollars at office depot but i didnt like it at all. So I refunded it and got new one from here. It's a lot better than one from office depot! no regret! good choice to buy this.