Product Description

Home Office, Small Office cross cut shredder that reduces paper to small particles like confetti. Particle size: 4 x 38mm. Automatic start when paper inserted and stop when shredding is finished. Reverse switch in case of paper jams. Front bin opening for non-confidential waste. Mains operated. 2-year manufacturer's replacement warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11377 in Consumer Electronics
• Colour: Silver/grey
• Brand: HSM
• Model: X5
• Dimensions: 16.14" h x 13.39" w x 8.27" l, 8.60 pounds

Features

• HSM X5 Cross Cut Shredder 1004
  • Cross cut shredder shreds up to 5 sheets of paper into 4 x 38mm pieces• Constant operation, auto start/stop• Security level 3• 16 litre capacity.

Customer Reviews

Does exactly what it says on the box!
This is an ideal home shredder. It shreds up to 5 sheets at a time, in the 'confetti' style. If you're expecting confetti size pieces, you'll be disappointed, but if you're expecting bits of a couple of centimetres in size as shown on the box, then you'll be quite happy! This replaced an old and weary shredder that only shredded into thin strips so this is a definite improvement for us. I am very impressed with this shredder - it doesn't jam like my previous one. It is also easy to see how full the bin is and is obviously easy to empty - my old one the top kept falling in and the top was actually quite heavy. I was concerned as there are a couple of not so favourable reviews around but I have absolutely no regrets and would recommend this shredder. It is excellent value for money and a must for personal security in today's society.

Excellent shredder !
The shredder arrived today. Well packed and exactly as described.
It certainly looks and feels substantial and strong. The cutter-roller is fairly formidable to look at and appears to be very, very strong !
I've been shredding old bank statements, and it handled the job perfectly well (and, yes, it can handle the 5 sheets that it claims. And staples)
All in all, i'm extremely happy with my decision to buy it.

Great provided you oil it regularly
I bought this 4 months ago. Initially delighted - great muncher. However, it did not seem to stay that way! After quite a bit of use it tended to clog up and stop due to overheating. However, I have now discovered that it is necessary to oil it generously and regularly - perhaps every few bin-fulls of shreddings rather than lightly and occasionlly as I had. (DOH! well who cares if the shreddings are oil stained!) Without this, for reasons I do not quite understand, it fails to make the cross-shredding cuts, and produces strips that wind round the mechanism causing it to jam.

It still struggles with 4 or 5 sheets at a time, eventually overheating and cutting out for several minutes. Despite this, I now again rate it as a good work-horse shredder.

I now rate it as 4 stars (This is a revised review - and Amazon's system does not seem to allow me to change my inital star rating.)