Aurora Desktop-Style 4-Sheet Crosscut Shredder

Muy compacta ideal para tener sobre el escritorio, el depósito es pequeño esto te hará vaciarlo más regularmente y la potencia del motor muy buena para inddicacion de hojas que anuncia.

Works perfect, compact design, shreds 4 pieces of paper without any issues. Bucket is smaller due to compact size of shredder but still holds at least a weeks worth of junk mail shredding.

Talk about simple! It’s ready to go right out of the box. About the size of an oblong gallon milk jug. Controls consist of on, off, and reverse — simple. Really cuts paper up, which is what I wanted for security reasons, where no one could put back together if they wanted to. UI did a search about how to select a shredder for home use, and it was definitely recommended to buy a CROSSCUT shredder, which this one iks.

The base is a thick plastic, and the motor/shredding apparatus fits onto the base snugly (doesn ‘t snap on–just sits securely down into the base) and lifts off with use of the handle when needed to empty the base. The handle lays neatly recessed into the top when not in use. The 1st day, I shredded a pretty large bag of old bills and receipts. After maybe 8-10 minutes of shredding, it is ready to be emptied (I just empty into a plastic bag), and then right back to shredding, as it never once got overheated. There is function where it cuts off if it does get overheated, but, as I said, this never seemed to be issue.

As far as credit cards, I shredded one and it labored a little but got the job done. I don’t think I would do this on a regular basis, but then I don’t often need this done. It is also OK to shred staples but, here again, I didn’t want to tax the machine so I just tore them out when I found them. The shredder seems to work best with 2 pieces of paper–e.g. folding a single piece of paper long side to long side (this makes 2 pieces/thicknesses and a perfect width to fit comfortably into the opening) even though it will take 4 thicknesses. I did put in the 4 thicknesses a few times, and the machine really slowed down & labored — I can see how doing this over and over may cause overheating. It was just as easy to quickly fold a piece of paper in half as mentioned and stick that through.

The shredder comes with a little tool to help dig out any pieces of paper stuck up in the “teeth” which I actually never used because I just used my fingers, being extremely careful not to hold it by the handle and not inadvertently cut it on. With all truthfulness, I didn’t test out the little tool the 1st day because I had placed it in one of the side pockets on the base, and when I emptied the 1st shredding, the tool fell out and into the bag of shreds! Yes, it took digging through all the shreds to find it!! Because of this, I would recommend that the manufacturers devise a snap-on area on the outside of the shredder for this little tiny tool, as it just fits loosely in the side pocket and can (and maybe will again) get easily displaced or lost. Since that 1st day, I have used the tool and it works quite well to get little pieces of stray paper that might remain up a little ways in the teeth. Actually, that’s not a big problem because when you start shredding again, the paper bits will come on out.

Other than the easily-lost tool, I would recommend this shredder to anyone who has mail, old bills, receipts, etc. to shred; it’s perfect (and nicely small and compact) for home use.

I’ve been going through all my stuff and getting rid of what I don’t want anymore but my problem was there was a lot of written things and bills that I wouldn’t want other people to see, especially because of identity theft. This paper shredder works great and has been absolutely wonderful! I don’t have to go through my stuff with a big black magic marker blacking out my name and other private information because now I can just shred it and throw it away. I looked through many others and read all the reviews and this one seemed to be the best rated for a reasonable price. I’m so glad I ordered one without a basket because the baskets that come with the other shredders aren’t even close to being big enough. So I found an empty storage bin and put a board across the top so that when I expanded the arm on the shredder it fit fine and then I just emptied the bin into a big black garbage bag. I highly recommend the shredder, and even if you don’t think you need a paper shredder because you don’t have much to get rid of like me, it’s still worth every penny.

It’s really difficult to work from home without a shredder. My husband had bought an industrial size one that doesn’t fit in our home, but this Aurora AS420C is GREAT. I was skeptical about the power it would have based on its size, but it definitely does the job well. I fold an 8×10 page in half (sometimes two pages) and it feeds quickly. I also like that it’s a cross shredder. It’s efficient and takes up SO little space, when not in use, I stick it under my desk and it’s out of the way. A word of caution: the handle is to lift the shredder part, not the canister with the shreds! So be careful, or you’ll end up with shreds to clean off your floor like I did! 🙂 Great product!

I have been wanting a home shredder for a while now, but I didn’t want to spend on anything bulky or costly. This little friend is perfect. Compact and surprisingly stylish (for office equipment), it takes up about 1 foot of floor/desk space.

It has a slider for 3 options: Auto, Off, Reverse, and a light to indicate that it is on/in use. Once you sit it onto the basket, it works right out of the box. It shredded old credit cards like a dream. It says it takes “4 folded sheets maximum”, and according to the manual, this means 1 page folded in quarters, or 2 pages folded in half. I see other comments talking about their shredder struggling with 4 pages and that’s probably why.

It comes with a pick to help dig out any stubborn pieces stuck in the shredder teeth, but I haven’t had to use mine yet, so it sits in the little side pocket of the shredder basket awaiting its time in the sun. The manual says to use shredder oil or vegetable oil every now and again to keep the teeth running smoothly, so maintenance sounds like it won’t be an expensive hassle either. It also says that it can process staples, but I wouldn’t risk it. Much easier/safer to tear the stapled corner off of the page before shredding.

Overall, this is a great piece of home office equipment. Perfect for shipping labels (if it’s on plastic, maybe sandwich between 2 pieces of regular paper so it doesn’t melt in the shredder teeth), addressed envelopes, or whatever light bits you want to dispose of confidentially. Fingers crossed this sleek little shredder serves me for a long while!