Apr 2023 Update: 6+ months and this thing is still going strong! Just bought shredder oil sheets for the first time ever because how durable it's been! Original Review: So far this is the best shredder I've ever owned by a wide margin! Glad I spent a little bit more money on a much higher quality product (I got the 10min one too), this is the best bang for your buck! I've had a few shredders before in the ~$40 range (mostly Staples ones) that broke pretty quickly -- this one really doesn't cost that much more, comparatively. They'd only be able to do like 5 sheets (nowhere near 12) and eventually plastic bits would start falling out of the insides and it would stop working. If you put in like 4 sheets and folded one accidentally, those would jam immediately. Then the jams would be hard to clear and could damage the shredder. Or you'd run it for like a minute and it would start overheating already and start malfunctioning. So far, with this shredder, in a few weeks' time period, I already shredded more than I have in the past 5 years combined. Probably did like ~10,000 sheets of lots of old documents. That's how much of a powerhouse this shredder is compared to all the other ones I've owned previously! So it's been easily worth the money already as it has outlasted the others that would start malfunctioning at ~1,000 sheets. It's also never jammed on me! I've never tried 12 sheets on it, but it'll do 6 sheets no problem, whereas my previous shredders would start falling apart -- literally -- if you tried 6 sheets. And this thing can run for like an hour without overheating! Like I get tired out and I have to take a break well before it overheats. Whereas with previous ones, I'd spend like 2 minutes and already had to wait for it to cool down. Now the bottleneck isn't the shredder, but me! Also, because it's been so durable so far, I'm no longer afraid of shredding things here and there, worried that the shredder might suddenly break. Sometimes I shred some old documents as a therapeutic, meditative activity now -- shred your worries away xD It also holds more paper than my previous shredders before I have to clean it out. And while it is taller than I expected, that surprisingly made it more ergonomic so I didn't have to lean over as much while shredding. As some reviewers have noted, when I got it I did check the insides and did see some bits of shredded paper. That seemed sketchy, but it does say on the note that comes with it that they "test every shredder" and so that's why you might see some leftover bits. And honestly, even if it is used, it's outlasted my previous shredders by a 10x margin already, so it's good quality stuff either way. So, overall, well worth the price, best bag for my buck I've had with a shredder. Bonsaii also has a 1-year warranty (and the reviews seem to say that they've made good on that too!), which is why I originally bought it with my past shredder purchases going awry. But I guess it's as they say, if a company is confident in such a long warranty, the product probably isn't going to break quickly! Hoping to have this last for many more years :)

Great addition to my home office. I didn't want to throw letters and documents into the garbage bin and looked for a shredder to destroy sensitive documents. I found this one and was not sure after reading some comments and reviews claiming that the shredder is weak or not capable to handle multiple pages. I am using my shredder for 4 month now and I love it. I go through a lot of documents and have to empty the bin every other week. No complain at all. I shred up to 3-4 page at a time (still stapled) and the shredder "eats" them pretty fast (almost difficult to keep feeding). I have disposed larger stacks of documents (30-40 pages) in one session and the shredder never complained - I have never seen the "Overheat" warning light coming up. Great little helper - love it.

This is a great little shredder. It was a little smaller than I was expecting it to be, but gets the job done well. It does slow down and can struggle with any more than 6 or 7 sheets of paper at a time. Medium thick envelopes will get stuck and I have to manually turn on the forward mode to get them through. Be sure to add oil to the blades every month or so if you use it regularly. That will help keep it cutting smoothly and quickly. For the price and what it does, I would buy it again.

I like the more powerful motor than smaller shredders and the 5 gallon paper bin. So far it’s a good machine and worth the extra cost over others I’ve had.

like it from the moment I got it. Yet today it showed me what not to put in it, and Still Survived my error, Resilent little machine. [ i put bubble plastic envelope in it, of course it bogged it down ALOT, clogged the blades, after spending almost 2 hrs cleaning the gears and blades, I only did this cause I didn't want it to end up in a land fill and kill birds- Dumb Idea me!] I want to let you know it's clean now and works as great as it did before my error. I will when it's time to retire this machine be purchasing this item again! I recommend this product especially if it can survive ME....LOL.

Moderately priced. Shreds well for my home needs. Nicely shredded.

I bought this to replace a lousy cheap thing in my office. My needs are modest. I have a Rexel domestic product at home that has chugged on for 20 years of self-employed duty, it shreds two pages at a time if they're not thick. It gets hot and is slow and easy to jam, but has been reliable. This shredder is about the same noise level as my Rexel, does cross cut pretty well, and has a good sized bucket for the shreds, with a window which is indeed very useful. It isn't particularly fast and it copes with maybe four sheets of paper, but I stick to two because more just slows it down, stresses the thing, and will reduce it's lifespan. It is listed as for light office duty, I think that's a good description. To me it's work is a few sheets regularly, with infrequent sessions shredding the odd ream of old files. If that is your workload, this will do fine. If you need something fast and dependable for regular office file shredding, can't take the time to remove staples &c, or need 12 sheets shredded at a time, I would suggest look at paying a fair bit more for a commercial-duty shredder which this does not pretend to be. It has a reverse 'always on' setting for clearing jams, but no 'always on' forward setting which can be useful. However, it stays on for a couple of seconds after the paper has passed through which goes a long way to clearing any impending jams.

Almost sent back as it was smaller than the one I replaced, after using it, it’s a keeper. It Very aggressively shreds folders with paper inside into crosscuts tabs all securely. In my opinion, it’s worth the price. The smaller size is easily stored as well. Finally, the full bin, which because of the shred quality holds a lot, is easy to handle when emptying into clear plastic bags.

Excelente producto

La verdad, no cumole lo que dice, solo aceora dos hojas y ya trabajabdo un rato ( 2 horas ) se empieza a atorar y a detener....

Update 7 months after below review. Still going strong and has had a few major shredding episodes. I use lubricant sheet every now and then. Still impressed. Just used for first time. Poor recent shredder purchases - some 'deaths' due to my mistreatment, some not. Impressed so far. It is heavy (heavy and quite large shredding head). Blades look a lot more heavy duty than previous shredders advertised as same '12 sheet'. Dealt with 10 sheets paper and some card (4 sheets ) for around 7 mins pretty constant with no problem at all - no overheating - didn't feel warm even. Shred size is often a bit bigger than advertised (around 30x5 mm, not 20x5mm - no problem for me). Bin top is flat all around (helpful if used for other purposes when not shredding). If you have it on 'auto' setting it 'shreds' momentarily when turns on when putting lid back on. Not noisy compared to others I've had. Found size of bin intuitively helpful in not overheating - emptying once during 7 min session allowed some cooling ? Shredded credit cards with no problem. Will update if problems found in normal usage (absolutely no sticky labels, no overloading etc) . . . . . fingers crossed.