Fellowes LX220 20-Sheet Micro-Cut Shredder, Black (5015401)

Efficiency & time it takes to shred items.
This is my 2nd Fellows shredder. The first one lasted over 20 years; through home business and 3 1/2 years of grad school. It finally sounded like an airplane engine and was not able to shred effectively – it served valiantly. This new micro-cut Fellows is a wonderful! It is almost silent, easy to use and the cuttings look like little dots in the bin. So far, it is a great buy for the price and I have come to trust the Fellows name for its reliably and product quality.

You get what you pay for
I used to buy very inexpensive shredders that would only last a few years. Twelve years ago I recieved my first Fellowes shredder as a gift. I’m still using it today. I finally decided that I would upgrade to an even better one, and glad I did. It shreds more sheets at a time. It’s much quieter compared to my last one. I like all the bells and whistles that come with it. I figured if the other one, which was an entry level one, lasted for twelve years; this upgrade would do the same. The one complaint I have , it seems like the pull out bin is a little hard to get out and more flimsy than the other bin. But i’m hoping with constant use; it will not be as difficult to pull out overtime. Having this one on wheels makes it so much easier to move around. I highly recommend Fellows and in particular this one; if you have the money to spend.

It’s a beast, but be prepared to pay for it. I love it regardless.
We purchased the 20-sheet version since it wasn’t that much more expensive than the smaller capacities and it gave a better feature set. It is an absolute beast. It went through a couple years worth of shredding in short time, and I never had to worry about staples or paper clips.A tip: I didn’t find using a bag inside the machine to be useful. Paper shreddings still fell into the hopper outside the bag. Just fill the hopper then dump the hopper into a bag. Less mess and easier.What I like:+Capacity!! It chews up just about any amount you throw at it.+Doesn’t even blink when you throw paper clips or staples in – eats them the same as anything.+Continuous operation. I never had it overheat. Used it constantly for 30 minutes, which is its rated use.+Good looking design. This is purely subjective but it is a nice looking fixture.+Hopper size. I went through 3 hopper fills with my initial purge of to-shred papers. I’d hate to think of how many I’d have gone through with a smaller bin.+Solid feature set with auto-clearing, etc.+LED indication of shredding performance – really dial in how much paper you can feed through at once.+Capacitive touch sensor across both sides of the paper feed which will stop the machine if an errant finger gets too close to the opening. This is a phenomenal feature for safety.+Super easy to set up and get goingWhat I’m indifferent on:=The noise levels are acceptable. The first time I heard it I was amazed how quiet it was, but then I guess I got used to it and it seems to make some noise. Very manageable, but it’s still there which I suppose is unavoidable.=The price is what I would expect. I didn’t find it especially good value nor did I find it a rip-off. It is significantly more expensive than lesser machines, but “lesser” is definitely the defining characteristic to note. If you’ve got the money, treat yourself to a very nice piece of kit. I used card points to buy it, which somehow made it feel less bad to spend this much money on what is essentially a luxury item for my home office.What I dislike:-Not much to dislike here. Still wish it could handle more paper at once and I didn’t have to orient sheets, but those are a pretty nit-picky complaints that don’t really apply at this price point.Conclusion:It’s absolutely overkill for our household and work-at-home needs but it is such a wonderful luxury to have a machine that works so well. I’ve always had cheap old generic shredders. This is such a joy to use and I’m glad I was able to get it.

How about a review AFTER 4 Years?!?
I wanted to come back here and review this machine 4 years after purchase. I did not buy this thing, last week, last month or a year ago.It has been in use non stop without a glitch or any hick ups and most people can not even tell it is a shredder when they are in my office. It is a beautiful piece of machine.If you maintain it per its manual, this thing should last a very long time.I have been a Fellowes fan for a long time, decided to buy another brand that Amazon “recommended” as their top pick which lasted about 6 months. After 2 warranty claims later, threw the thing in trash and came back to the brand I’ve know for years.This shredder will not disappoint and it is worth every single penny.If you are on the fence about it, just buy the darn thing and you will be glad that you did later on.A+

Spent al good dollar on this machine and there is a great deal of the shredded material that does not get in bag. Each time you empty the bag you will have to clean the bottom of the machine of debris.There is also a great deal of shredded material on the side of the bag. Disappointed about this I am considering to call and see what can be done to return it.

I asked a question earlier about how to secure bags in the shredder receptacle. I ended up calling Fellowes for guidance. First, you don’t even need shredder bags. Second, if you decide to use bags, there are two tabs on each side at the front of the receptacle bin (see Photo #1); take your bag and thread it through under the tab. In Photo #2, I thread the bag twice around the tab for more security. However, as the bag becomes more full, the bag will slip out of the tabs. I got two starter bags with the machine. Once the second one is used, I’ll more than likely try it without.All in all, I really love the shredder (I’ve only been using it for two weeks). I primarily purchased it based on reputation, and I really wanted a white shredder given that all the furniture in my home office is white. Not disappointed!