Fellowes Cross Cut Shredders

Fellowes Cross Cut Paper Shredder Range

The Fellowes range of Cross Cut Shredders is one of the most comprehensive on the market today. Generally Fellowes Cross Cut Shredders are backed by a superb warranty, as well as the peace of mind you get from buying a world leading brand.

Why should you buy a cross cut shredder rather than a strip cut shredder? The sad fact is, that in these modern times, crime rates - in particular identity theft - are on the increase. A strip cut shredder will simply cut your document into 30 or 40 thin strips along the full length of the document. Not that difficult for a determined identity thief to reassemble and then steal your information from. Enter the cross cut shredder. Depending on the level of security required, Fellowes Cross Cut Shredders will slice your document lengthways and also across the page, in varying lengths from two or three centimetres, (an inch or two), right down to 3 or 4 mm. (less than half an inch).

Now, whilst it is not impossible to retrieve documents that your Fellowes Cross Cut Shredder has cut down to this sort of size, most identity thieves will give up at this point and move on to a less security minded target. Meaning that your Fellowes Cross Cut Shredder has a value far in excess of its purchase price if you consider the implications of having your identity stolen, compared to NOT having it stolen!

With Fellowes Cross Cut Shredders, you have a variety of models at prices to suit every budget. The main factors to consider when buying a shredder are:

1. How much do you need to shred? (How many sheets in a week and how many at a time?)

2. Consider the size of the catch bin. (Go as big as you can, as emptying shredders can become a chore!)

3. Do you need credit card shredding? (If you can, go for this option as chopping a card with scissors is no fun!)

4. Do you need CD\DVD shredding? (Many people don't but many shredders now have this capability.)

5. What is the warranty like? The warranty on the complete machine is often different to the blade warranty.

My experience with shredders has taught me to always slightly overestimate the usage you expect to put your shredder to and try and buy a machine that will do more than you think you need. If you are a private householder for instance, you will need a shredder that will happily shred credit cards. You may well have private information on CD that you want to destroy and a shredder for CD's will be useful in this case. You will almost certainly need a shredder that can handle staples and paperclips, as almost everyone I know at some time or other has shredder documents that are clill clipped of stapled together! Most important of all as I have found to my cost, you need to go for the absolute maximum number of sheets at a time that you can afford! There is nothing more frustrating than feeding your underpowered cross cut shredder with sheets one at a time when you have a job of say shredding a year's bank statements for example! I would recommend not even looking at anything less than 5 sheets at a time!

Realistically a minimum of 8 sheets would be a good working number to aim at.

Here are some of the models from the Fellowes Cross Cut Shredder range that we feel are worth considering:

P48C  FELLOWES CROSS CUT SHREDDER P48C - usually priced between $80 - $100 (£50-0£75)

8 sheet capacity, (using 70gsm paper) 3.9 x 50mm cross cut, 3.6m/min speed, 225mm throat width, 18 litre waste bin, thermal overload protection, auto start/stop & reverse.

Accepts staples/credit cards, on/off switch allows for complete deactivation and saves energy, safety lock, easy lift head ensures simple and clean emptying of bin, 70dB Conforms to security level 3

Weight: 5.86kg Dimensions: 356 x 258 x 348mm

P58CS  FELLOWES CROSS CUT SHREDDER P58CS - usually priced between $100 - $130 (£80 -£100)

9 sheet capacity (using 70gsm paper), 3.9 x 50mm cross cut, 3.6m/min speed, 225mm throat width, 22 litre waste bin, thermal overload protection, auto start/stop & reverse.

Also shreds credit cards and staples, sheet capacity gauge, easy lift head for clean and easier emptying of the waste bin, Safe Sense Technology, 70dB SafeSense® automatically stops the shredder when the throat area is touched

Conforms to security level 3

Weight: 9kg Dimensions: 212 x 360 x 400mm

DS1  FELLOWES CROSS CUT SHREDDER DS1 - usually priced between $140 - $160 (£110 -£130)

11 sheet capacity (using 70gsm paper), 3.9 x 35mm cross cut, 230mm throat width, 18 litre mesh pedal bin, thermal overload protection.

Shreds staples/paper clips & credit cards Safe sense technology, auto start/reverse, safety cut out on bin.

Conforms to security level 3

Weight: 10.54kg Dimensions: 429 x 340 x 639mm

 MS460CI  FELLOWES CROSS CUT SHREDDER MS460CI - usually priced $500 - $650 (£280 -£330)

12 sheet capacity (using 70gsm paper), 2 x 10mm cross cut, 4.3m/min speed, 230mm throat width, 28 litre pull out waste bin, thermal overload protection, auto start/reverse Safe Sense Technology, 100% jam proof system, shreds for up to 12 minutes, castors at rear, cable tidy at rear.

Shreds staples/credit cards & CD's, separate throat & waste compartment for CDs/DVDs, 64dB "SilentShred minimises office disruption" Safe Sense technology automatically stops the shredder when touched 100% Jam Proof System prevents the machine from jamming and self-corrects when paper is not fed in properly.

Conforms to security level 4

Weight: 19.4kg Dimensions: 434 x 296 x 584mm

SB125CI  FELLOWES CROSS CUT SHREDDER SB125CI - usually priced between $650 - $750 (£375 -£435)

18 sheet capacity (using 70gsm paper), 3.9 x 38mm cross cut, 4.8m/min speed, 230mm throat width, 49 litre pull out waste bin, thermal overload protection Safe Sense Technology, auto start & reverse, 100% jam proof system, shreds for up to 45 minutes, silent shred, castor at rear, cable tidy at rear.

Shreds staples/credit cards/paperclips & CDs, separate waste bin for CDs, 64dB "SilentShred minimises office disruption" Safe Sense technology automatically stops the shredder when touched 100% Jam Proof System prevents the machine from jamming and self-corrects when paper is not fed in properly

Conforms to security level 3

Weight: 26.74kg Dimensions: 280 x 520 x 732mm

Warranty: 2 years warranty. 20 year cutter warranty on C-480CX/42CX/420/380C/380/320C/320/220C