BONSEN Paper Shredder, 20-Sheet 60 Mins Nonstop Heavy Duty Paper Shredder for Office, 60dB Ultra Quiet Cross-Cut Shredder with 6.6 Gals Basket, Anti-Jam CD and Credit Shredder for Home Office (S3104)

This shredder is a total game-changer! It works like a charm—shredding paper quickly and efficiently. The build quality is solid, and it feels really durable. I love the fact that it handles multiple sheets at once (up to 20 sheets, which is perfect for my needs), and the cross-cut feature provides top-notch security by shredding papers into tiny particles.It’s surprisingly quiet for its power—no annoying noise like some shredders I’ve used in the past. The 5.5-gallon waste bin is also the perfect size; it’s big enough to hold a decent amount of shredded paper before needing to be emptied, but not so large that it takes up too much space.Another huge bonus: the shredder has an automatic start/stop function, which is so convenient. I don’t have to fuss with pressing buttons every time I want to shred something, and it stops when the bin is full.Highly recommend the BONSEN Paper Shredder for anyone who needs a reliable, efficient, and quiet shredder for home or office use. Great value for the price!

I received my shredder today and just finished running about 800 pages through it. Here's my review:Delivery - it came next day and looked new.Assembly - there's nothing to do, just plug the power cord in and start shredding!Controls - my power button is a bit wonky, like I need to jiggle it a little to get it to come on. I almost returned it but decided to take my chances as I never turn my shredder off. Also the blue light below the Bonson logo doesn't work. Not sure if it's supposed to, but I'm actually glad it doesn't because it seems distracting. I'd have taken half a star off for these two things, but don't feel they justified a full star.Burning smell - other reviewers mentioned this, but I think it's just the oil/grease. It smelled no different than other shredders I've used in the past.Paper thickness - it's rated at 20 pages of 20# paper. I was shredding old bank statements that were thicker and was getting ~12 pages. Which for me was plenty.Speed - it takes around 7 seconds for a batch. Again, plenty fast for me.Capacity - the bin is awesomely big, and the shreds are really fine and self-pack pretty well. I'd say I'm getting 2.5x the capacity of my old Staples 12-sheet shredder.Bin - I LOVE the pull-out bin. So much less drama and mess than my old shredder where I'd have to life and balance the shredder head with every emptying. It also self-aligns really nicely, so no fuss getting it back after emptying.Bin Full - this shredder does NOT have a bin full indicator. Instead you look through the peephole and make the call. I made the mistake of shredding well past full and it just kept going, and packed the paper pretty tightly while increasingly making straining noises. I actually LIKE that there's no bin full warning (my old one would annoying trigger at half-full), so now that I know this I'll just keep an eye through the peephole.Bags - I read other reviews and decided to go bagless. It does a good job like this, and is overall less dusty than my old shredder. That said, it does have some internal hooks if I ever wanted to use a bag.Messiness - I've yet to have a perfectly clean emptying, but I'm getting close. I think it's possible with this shredder.Construction - some reviewers complained about it being too thin, but I think it's fine and it will last. I wouldn't put this into a busy office, but for home office or small office with careful officemates, I think there's no issue.Noise - definitely quieter than what I'm used to. I could easily have a conversation while using it.Power Cord - it's a little over 5 feet long. But the GREAT thing is that it's a standard PC/montior power cord, so if you need longer you can order a replacement for a few bucks and it'll plug right in (just be sure to get a heavier gauge if you're going really long).Oiling - manual recommends once a month. I use shredder oil and it goes into the slot easily with no mess.Looks - utilitarian and optimized for its purpose. Which, for a paper shredder, is what you want.I can't believe I wrote so much about a shredder; hopefully this helps someone! I'll post back/lower my rating in case there are any issues I come across in the future. But overall, I feel this was a good value for a "prosumer" level product.

It's extremely rare for me to post feedback for any product or service, however, this shredder merits the exception. I had accumulated over 35 years of financial documents, tax returns, bank statements, bills, sensitive work product, receipts, etc. After having made shredding an annual goal of mine for at least the past 15 years, I finally made the commitment to shred. Given the massive amount of documents retained, I researched high capacity shredders and landed on this 20 sheet Bonsen. Long story short- I spent most of the month shredding, which produced 26 individual 13 gallon trash bags. Each bag included 3 "compressed" bin fulls of shredded material (6.6 gal bin size). This shredder is an absolute BEAST. It ate everything I threw at it. Easily shredding the 20 sheet capacity as advertised (it Never jammed)- I even pushed it to 21 sheets of 20 lb paper. It shredded thick and unopened bank statements w/checks, credit card (multiple page) statements, bills, junk mail (all thick and unopened). It shred 20-25 old credit cards and multiple DVD's. This shredder is also advertised as having 60 minutes of continuous run time before overheating and needing to cool down. I honestly fed this shredder for hours at a time, and NEVER once did it overheat. The anti jam feature worked well- only a few times in the month of shredding did it use this feature, which was entirely my fault in loading - the feature worked as expected and reversed. This shredder has worked flawlessly, is a high quality machine made of quality materials and it's easy to unload the 6.6gal bin into 13 gal trash bags. It exceeded all my expectations and I would highly recommend! Lastly, in full disclosure, the only issue out of the box and to date, is the blue light in front does not light up- I had noticed this same comment from at least one other reviewer, but this is a total non-issue relative to its performance. Hopefully this lengthly review is helpful in your buying decision.

This paper shredder is absolutely wonderful. I've been looking for a "commercial grade" paper shredder and I think I hit "GOLD" when i bought this one. It shreds anything i put in it (even cardboard). It's just incredible. Strongly recommend to anyone who is looking for a very sturdy, well built paper shredder.