Royal 150MX Paper Shredder 15 sheet Crosscut CD Media - Heavy Duty
Futures
Designed for Heavy Duty Usage (75-150 Shred Cycles Per Day);LCD Message Center;15 Sheet Capacity;Auto Start/Stop;Auto Reverse to Prevent Paper Jams;
Customer Review:
15MX
JUst received this shredder after old one "died." Read some reviews on the net about problems, but I have just pushed about 30 pounds of old paper records, tax returns, photographs and checkbooks through without it missing a beat. This thing is really quiet, powerful and efficient. The only time it jammed is when I tried to make it jam, by putting more than 15 pages through at a time. It stopped, reversed itself and cleared the jam with out a problem. This thing works. The 3/4 hp moter and all steel gears make a difference.
A real scrapy shredder.
This Royal 150MX was a replacement for a Royal ag15 shredder. The old one was 4 1/2 yrs. old, it still worked great and never any problems, except a few minor jams; but that was my fault. A friend's mother wanted to borrow it for some shredding of personal papers, old bills, etc. and I just decided to give it to her; she's around 80 and can't afford one.
The new one arrived in a slightly damaged, original manufacturer's carton but the unit was undamaged itself. I suggested to seller that they use a heavier shipping carton when shipping long distance. I plugged the new one in and put it to work immediately and seems quieter than the old one. A feature I like is the 8 3/4" opening so you don't have to fight with the paper to get it in.
Btw, the instructions don't say anything about oiling this machine, as some other brands recommend. My old one never needed any maintenance. A tip on preventing jams, turn off machine first, then open basket drawer enough to put your hand gently under the grinders, and pull away any accumulated shreddings/clumps that may stick to them; sometimes this happens with heavy usage. I got into the habit of doing this when I finished, and had very few jams.
In summation, I highly recommend this shredder, if it's anything like my old one, it will make scrap out of a lot of paper.
Excellent product.
Things that are annoying about most paper shredders:
(1) They keep getting jammed
(2) The teeth break
(3) They always need to be emptied
I purchased the Royal 150MX for light to medium home use, and it has worked very well, avoiding all of the problems I have listed. This product is on the large side but holds a lot of shredded paper as a result, I would say about 200 sheets before you need to empty it. To date I have shredded about 1000 sheets of paper without one jam, which may seem like a bold claim to someone who is used to using a paper shredder but is nonetheless true. The shredder still runs smoothly without annoying clicking or crunching sounds that cheaper shredders make when the teeth get out of alignment. The product automatically stops when the bin is full, a feature that prevents backup jams which will destroy a typical shredder.
To summarize: I am extremely happy with this product. And as a word of advice to anyone getting a shredder for the first time, IMHO, don't be afraid to over buy: get a nice shredder such as this one. It may be double the price of some cheaper models (I say this after having had serious, terminal problems with a cheaper Fellowes shredder), but it is five times as reliable. You will use the product more than you think, especially in these days with all of the identity theft going on out there. Plus, it will bring a smile to your face and remind you of Orwell every time you use your brand new memory hole.
