X-Acto 1744 Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black, 1 Unit

by X-Acto

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 5 x 4.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006HVPVK
• Item model number: 1744
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #14 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Writing & Correction Supplies > Pencil Sharpeners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

Color Name: Black

From the Manufacturer

The X-ACTO Power 3 is perfect for your heavy duty sharpening needs. The classic design makes it ideal for any desk space.

The Power 3 is one of X-ACTO's most popular electric pencil sharpener models. Featuring a classic box design and traditional styling, the Power 3 houses one of the most powerful motors available in an electric pencil sharpener. The Power 3 also includes an oversized shavings receptacle, making this an electric pencil sharpener that can stand up to even the heaviest workloads.

The Power 3 is available in three colors to meet any office or home décor

Available in Multiple Colors

The Power 3 is available in three colors to meet any office or home office décor. Choose from metallic putty finish, walnut wood grain, or traditional black.

Durable X-ACTO Hardened Steel Cutters

Only X-ACTO pencil sharpeners feature genuine X-ACTO hardened steel cutters for maximum precision. So you get industry-leading durability--and a perfect point--every time. X-ACTO electric pencil sharpeners are crafted from the highest quality materials, producing the reliability and performance you come to expect from X-ACTO. All X-ACTO electric sharpeners feature carbon steel sharpened blades and sturdy construction.

X-ACTO sharpeners can handle a variety of different pencils, including composite pencils and hard wood pencils.

Extra Large Shavings Receptacle

The elongated-style housing of the Power 3 sharpener is designed to handle more shavings between emptying, saving you time. And it's easy to remove and replace, so you can quickly empty a full shavings receptacle and get back to work.

Put the "Shhh" in Sharpener

The Power 3 electric pencil sharpeners also feature heavy duty, quiet running motors, guaranteeing a precise, clean cut that won’t cause a disturbance around the office or classroom.

Product Description

Classic styling with large shavings receptacle. Heavy duty motor for frequent use. Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

120 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Competing with Panasonic, February 20, 2010

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Brian J. Jolley (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Acto 1744 Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black, 1 Unit (Office Product)

I'm taking an art class for grad school and needed a nicer sharpener. Had two cheap ones I hated. The reviews seem to heavily favor a couple of Panasonic models, but nobody seems to have them in stock. The next highest rated sharpener was this one, and it had a couple positive reviews, so I ordered it.

Pros:
Weight: Doesn't get pushed back when you stick a pencil in it.
Weight II: The motor is heavy. It takes up about half the volume of the box. It feels like a substantial device.
Motor: Steady and reasonably quiet. Not jerky or wobbly. Doesn't strain during sharpening.
Sharpener: Shaves evenly and smoothly and won't eat pencils unnecessarily fast. Produces nice, long points.
Fit: Standard Prismacolor pencils fit neatly in the hole and won't wobble during sharpening. Seems to be manufactured with rather tight tolerances.

Cons:
Sucker feet: They prevent lift, but not sliding. They should have used regular rubber feet.
Static: The plastic has a tendency to get a static charge and makes shavings cling to the outside when you empty the shaving tray. Wipes up without much trouble.

Summary:
Pros easily outweigh the cons. It performs the way you'd expect a high quality sharpener to perform. I can't imagine I'd be significantly happier with a competing product.

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a Pencil Sharpener, it is a machine, March 18, 2010

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Nicholas (BROOKLYN, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Acto 1744 Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black, 1 Unit (Office Product)

I was a little hesitant to go with this brand as I had never heard of it. Also, at the the time of purchase, this product had only 9 reviews, although all were largely positive.

However, after reading "Truth and Justice's" review, I decided to try this one out. The sharpener is everything he/she said it was. By far, this is the most powerful sharpener I have ever used in my life and I have been in numerous office environments.

To address the complaint of one reviewer that the sharpener eats the entire pencil, let me explain my experience. I just got through a stack of about 30 pencils and my experience is this is dependent on the brand/quality of the pencil. For most pencils, this was not a problem at all and the sharpening came to a natural conclusion.

For a few varieties, it did eat up a lot of pencil, but i realized after a while that the pencils were sharpened long before and I did not always need to get that sense of completion. I would just take the pencil out after a few seconds. As I mentioned previously, this thing is a machine, and if you keep the pencil in there, it will keep sharpening it until you have nothing left. I view this as part of the positive experience.

I highly recommend this unit.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy duty pencil sharpener, January 30, 2010

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SLC, Utah - See all my reviews

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This review is from: X-Acto 1744 Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black, 1 Unit (Office Product)

So far this has been an awesome pencil sharpner. I received it quickly. Most important it is durable, when I first received it all my kids were excited to use it. And of course one of them put the eraser end in first...but I was able to pull out the metal piece and it works just fine. Worth the money, wish I would have bought this before I bought the others.

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