Fellowes Powershred M-5C

Gets the Job Done – A recent purchase at Officeworks got me a fantastic little paper shredder – the Fellowes Powershred M-5C. It is super compact so you can “hide it” in a side cabinet. Pretty quick and does what it is supposed to do – cross-cuts the paper and makes confetti of the important old documents you need to have destroyed. Typical of all paper… Read more

shredders – if you put off doing your shredding to last and you have a big pile, well, it overheats, and then you must wait for the 30 minutes or so for the machine to “cool-down” which is a pain with all of these types of small machines.

But if you do not put off your paper shredder duties and have a small office or just need to get rid of those important old documents – the price was worth it.

Powershred M-5C – Purchased Feb 2017 for home office. Rarely used and motor failed after 16 months. Limited parts warranty only valid 12 months so repair not covered! Considering minimal use, this is certainly not "the world's toughest shredder" as advertised. Would not recommend.

So far so good – I use this shredder for home use only and have found it very useful. It shreds and cross cuts and you can feed in up to 6 A4 pages at a time (but I usually only do 3 at a time as it considerably slows down with 4 or more). The manual says it has a continuous operation of up to 3 minutes but I've found that you end up having to empty the container… Read more

before it has a chance to heat up so much that it needs a 30 minute cool down period. I have always oiled the the machine every time I empty the basket and I haven't had any issues with it yet. Good product for occasional household use. Next time I would probably buy a product that has a larger shredded paper holding capacity as I find I have to empty the basket too often when I have a lot of shredding to do.