Fellowes P35C

I have just bought this from Argos at £25 so seems to be about a mid-price shredder. I wanted something that seemed more solidly built than my last two machines as they have not lasted long. This is supposed to take 5 sheets of paper but since most things I want to shred seem to be on "thick" paper I have only put three sheets through at a time. It seems to cope fine with this and is not too noisy. It does cut out fairly quickly, after 4 minutes or so so you need to keep on top of your shredding, no leaving in a pile to do in one go as it then wont work again for half an hour until it has cooled down. It has reverse feature to help untangle jams ...  Read the complete review

The Fellowes 'P35C' is a paper shredded housed in a modern looking shiny black body. The main reason I decided to purchase this model was a) due to its trusted make, b) because of its appearance, and c) because of its price. Costing £25 from Staples, it was slightly more expensive than the shops own brand - it looks a lot better too. Whereas the Staples version was a basic black box with obtrusive and badly designed buttons, the Fellowes model has smooth lines and doesn't look out of place next to my iMac. But how does it shred? The shredding process is quick and painless (as long as you don't insert your fingers!) with the ...  Read the complete review