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Review by Kevin L. Bell:

I purchased 5 of these for my office and they are quite a disappointment. It is very hard to get any sheet into the machine to auto start. And I suggest not trying to put the 6 sheets it struggles with 2. We are returning all 5 and will try to buy another brand. Also they are very small 15in tall and 12wide.

Review by Judith Keating:

This was my first purchase for a paper shredder. I have been so pleased with this shredder. I have shredded documents that were paper clipped and also credit cards. All were shredded quite easily with the powerful teeth.

It has a forward, reverse as well as a safety feature.It will shred up to 6 sheets at one time.

Overall I would recommend this shredder to anyone, the price is moderate.

Review by B. Merritt:

Having read over some of the comments and ratings on this average size paper shredder, I haven't encountered the problems others have. The shredder activates easily once paper is introduced and I've not had a problem having to adjust how the paper was introduced to the activation mechanism. It's the perfect size for my small home office and the right color (black).

You know those pesky credit card offers that come to you through the mail all the time? Don't even bother opening them. They're not too thick for the shredding capacity and it'll save you time by only having to introduce one piece instead of multiples if you cut open the envelope.

Credit cards whip through it without hesitation. And the basket size is just right (I empty mine about every 10 days now).

Reliable. Great price. Perfect size. Works flawlessly. What's not to like?

Review by Rebecca A. Slazyk:

This is the first shredder that has not broke or jammed up on me within 2 weeks of purchase. Shred per instructions and this will do the job. It holds a lot more than it looks too. Easy lightweight basket to empty. Not as loud as previous ones I have owned. I am very happy with my purchase. I compared prices before purchasing too.

Review by Linda Mardel:

I recommend this product, and would buy it again or give it as a gift.

This is the third desktop shredder I've purchased in about eight years. The others were very good, and they were for my Mom who is in her 70's. The first lasted about five years, and now she's on her second, not this brand. My floor model gave out and I decided to get a desktop model for myself.

Advantages of this model over the others we have owned:

*handle on the top motor housing for easy lifting

*cleaning tool (no more rummaging for screw drivers and crochet hooks!

*a pocket on each side for the cleaning tool

*cute oval design

*not as noisy as the bigger floor models

*really cuts the paper, doesn't just rip it up

Review by Rodrigo A. Cardoso:

it looks a bit fragile, but has been working well. i wouldn't use it but sporadically.

full sheets of paper have to be folded to fit into the "throat".

size and color are convenient if you want to keep it discreet (in the home office, for instance).

Review by Cathy B. Puckoris:

This shredder is perfect for home shredding. It does exactly what it says it will do. We have shredded CD's, thick envelopes and letters, etc. with ease. No jamming has occurred, the shredder has handled everything wonderfully and shreds in tiny pieces like confetti so we do not worry about identity thieves. Such a relief. Highly recommend this machine.

Review by Oliver Shaw:

I'm totally satisfied with the AS1018CD - it does what it says it will.

It is a great improvement over my old cheaper Aurora shredder which also

did what it said it would. This one is about 4 times as fast and a bit

quieter as a bonus. I recommend it for home/home office use.

Review by T.N.:

On the night the shredder was delivered, it took me no more than 5 mins to unpack box and set it up. I like the collapsible bin design, and it indeed greatly reduces consumption of non-recyclable plastic. I shredded about 5 years bank and credit card statements, and they filled about two 13 gallons garbage bag, fully compacted by my foot. The motor case even didn't get warm afterwards. I only tried about 6 pages at a time because I believe that will help motor from being overtaxed and should keep it running longer time. I did lubricate the shredder after every 5 full bins by several pages drenched with peanut oil. The curved feeding slot design is much simple and elegant, and does not require any "high" tech proximity gadget found in some Fellowes models. The overall noise is much lower than a Fellowes in my office previously. Regardless how fancy it is, a shredder is a shredder. As long as its noise level, capacity and duty cycle meet your needs, it's a good shredder.

Review by J. Ladore:

This is probably the best shredder I have had. So far so good. You have no idea how many years of back paperwork I have been shredding. This machine is a little work horse. I opted against the so called Gold Box special mentioned in some reviews assuming it was made cheap for retailers and bought the Aurora C1210 12-Sheet Professional Crosscut Paper Shredder (Black) being sold by Amazon and I am very happy I did. Also mentioned in reviews to periodically run a sheet of paper with oil on it through the shredded. This makes sense to lubracate the inners and I believe it is important to protect the shredding gears. Peanut oil was mentioned to use in other reviews but I opted for WD-40 believing that some food or veggie oils can become sticking and may damange the machine. WD-40 works great and will not build up or become sticky I use it all the time. Allow the machine to cool a bit once in a while is a good idea too, although it never required it, it just keeps working like a PRO. I highly recommend this machine it's awesome! 5 STARS!

Review by Lazer:

This is a REAL confetti shredder. The pieces are very fine and much smaller than other brands that claim to be confetti shredders. (Compare the shred sizes!)

Anything else I have found with such small shreds has been much more than twice the price. Smaller shreds mean more security and less time between emptying the basket, because the shreds take up less room per page.

Works very quickly and efficiently, and I have not found this to be much louder than other comparable shredders.

I have used 13 gallon bags to catch the shreds in the basket. This makes cleaning out the shreds much easier and neater.

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Warning: The plastic on the unit base is a little thin and brittle. I have had a few cracks. The heavy shredder head should be put gingerly back onto the base when emptying, and once when I rolled the unit over a door threshold and the wheel broke loose because the base plastic cracked - so be very careful!

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Functionally this is great unit.

Review by Joseph E. Dixon:

I wanted a microshredder for disposing of a lot of personal documents following my mother's death. The Aurora AS1040C does an excellent job of microshredding. However,I was disappointed to find that it consistently stops working due to overheating after 10 to 15 minutes of continuous use. Once it overheats it takes awhile to cool off to the point where it will work again. By contrast, I own an inexpensive strip cut shredder that works virtually nonstop for hours. The Aurora AS104C also lacks credit card or CD/DVD shredding capability, but I like being able to roll it easily. If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive microshredder that you don't expect to consistently keep in use for more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time, then you'll probably be happy with the Aurora AS104C.

Review by lilliputian81:

I bought this shredder for home use-- for junk mail, receipts, etc. It performs exactly as advertised, although it chugs along with 6 pieces of paper, so I usually stick to 3 at a time. The cross-cut makes it pretty much impossible to paste things back together. It also does credit cards. Would be nice if it does CDs/DVDs, but still a great paper shredder for the price. It has a nice safety guard too, which keeps my toddler's fingers out of it! Overall, a nice home office shredder!

UPDATE 4/2010: I stand by my earlier review, but would like to add that they are serious when they say don't shred envelopes, as the glue from them can jam the shredder over time. Their customer support line is wonderful though, and talked me through pouring vegetable oil over the blades to clean out the jam, and now it runs smoothly again.

Review by Skuzz Skuzzleton:

I've been hunting around for a paper shredder for a while and I decided to give this one a whirl.

It works good, can eat quite a few pieces of paper at once, and I've yet to have any thermal overheating or shutdown issues.

The only thing missed on this unit is the lack of CD shredding, and if I were to complain about anything it would be that the paper bin is rather small and there is no easy way to brace it on a larger trash can for mass-shredding.

I've shredded several hundred pieces of paper in one sitting and the shredder chewed them up well.

Definitely recommended for a value shredder.