Fellowes Powershred LX211 Micro-Cut Shredder Black

Bought to replace my basic entry level cross cut shredder. This shredder is in a totally different league aimed at small business users, home users will find the LX 201 more than adequate for occasional use. The LX211 has a massive run time of 20 mins and 15 sheet capacity with a huge waste bin. It is extremely quiet in use and has many useful features, especially the ‘sleep mode’. The Intellibar feature impresses with all the coloured lights and the bin full indicator is another handy feature. It is a ‘micro shredder’ so security is greatly enhanced. Solid build quality, looks great and works well. Would definitely recommend and buy again.

The first shredder sent was working very well but stopped working after a couple of days for some reason. I changed the fuse to the plug but it still did not work. This was frustrating, especially as I had bought the oil and sharpeners and was using the oil as per instructions. However, when I reported it, it was immediately replaced (I will be returning the first one) and the replacement one has been working very well with no problems. I am very happy with the shredder and the service provided.

Great shredder with a small foot print. Shreds through 500+ pages without labouring in well under an hour. The shred size compacts the waste so even with a 23 litre bin there are fewer trips to the recycling centre. Super quiet in operation as well. Very impressed.

Chosen as a replacement /upgrade for another fellows shredder.It does everything I require, looks stylish and fits neatly into myhome office. Micro cut gives extra security and the cash back offerwas an extra bonus.

A worthy replacement

I was wishing to see some reviews before buying one of these, but couldn’t find any, so I’ll be a guinea-pig. I am upgrading from a 25+ year old Dahle strip-cut shredder which has had a light life and is still working, but is not secure enough these days, and struggles with till receipts which have to be fed in alongside ordinary paper for the cutters to bite.As the specs say, this model LX211 is a 15 sheet feed, 20 minute runtime shredder that can micro-cut paper, staples, small paper clips and credit cards, but can’t handle CD’s. This would have been nice, but I haven’t found any reasonably priced micro-cut shredder that can do this, except with a separate entry slot cutting very wide-strips. This model is suitable for home or small office use, available in ... MoreI was wishing to see some reviews before buying one of these, but couldn’t find any, so I’ll be a guinea-pig. I am upgrading from a 25+ year old Dahle strip-cut shredder which has had a light life and is still working, but is not secure enough these days, and struggles with till receipts which have to be fed in alongside ordinary paper for the cutters to bite.As the specs say, this model LX211 is a 15 sheet feed, 20 minute runtime shredder that can micro-cut paper, staples, small paper clips and credit cards, but can’t handle CD’s. This would have been nice, but I haven’t found any reasonably priced micro-cut shredder that can do this, except with a separate entry slot cutting very wide-strips. This model is suitable for home or small office use, available in white or black.Aesthetically, I liked the look of this new design much better than the previous ranges. I don’t feel that I need to hide it away. It has a minimal look with a discreet control panel, consisting of forward and reverse touch sensitive buttons and an indicator strip they call the “Intellibar”. The brand name is very discreet.My unit was delivered within a double-walled plain corrugated cardboard box, containing another thinner single walled corrugated cardboard box with the glossy product information printed on it. There is some substantial egg-box type paper-fibre cushions protecting the corners at the top and bottom, and at the bottom, the unit sits on this cushion taking the strain from the casters that would otherwise probably break if a delivery driver dropped the unit roughly.However, after an undamaged delivery, my first machine failed to work out-of-the-box. I could hear a quiet whirring and feel air blowing out of the back, but my single condemned sheet of paper sat in the slot traumatised but undamaged, and the teeth observed down the slot weren’t moving. Fellowes customer services acknowledged the fault and offered to pickup the broken one and sent a replacement which does work.The unit sits on four small plastic swivel casters which come pre-installed, the front two of which are lockable, although the plastic wheels do not grip well on a laminate floor so you can still drag the locked wheels across the floor. There is a handle recess at the rear and together with the drawer handle recess, the unit can be lifted up for transport. It weighs about 13Kg (empty).The mains lead length is about 1.5metres (Both UK and Euro plug leads were supplied with my unit) and has a detachable right angle IEC connector so the wire trails nicely downward at the rear. Above this connector near the top right of the unit, there is an on/off rocker switch operated side to side, which should be easy to find by feel. The unit does go into standby after a few minutes of non-use, but I do like to be able to switch things off properly.The waste bin pulls out from the front and rides on two small rollers mounted in the base which reduces friction when pulling out the drawer. It has two moulded hooks internally at the front left and right for attaching a bin liner bag, and a finger sized hole centre-rear to stuff excess bag material into. The bin sections are screwed together, but screw-heads within the bin area are rounded, there being no inward facing screwthreads to rip the bag and no visible screws on the outside. The bin material is plastic which is adequately stiff and doesn’t feel brittle. The bin fit appears a little sloppy until pushed fully home, when it squares up nicely with the rest of the unit, so it looks and feels a positive fit.There is no transparent window in the waste bin to offer a view of the shreddings, which pleased me because I don’t want to see a mess or have to clean the dust from inside the window, and if you do use a bin liner, all you would see is the ruffled bag anyway. There is indication in the Intellibar when the bin is getting full. The machine stops when it is full. It may be necessary to give the bin a shake to level the contents when nearly full as sometimes a little mountain of shreddings develops in the middle of the bin and stops the unit prematurely. Another light indicates the bin door is open and prevents operation.The control buttons are touch sensitive- a forward arrow button can be used to run the shredder after lubrication, which is recommended regularly with most shredders, and a reverse arrow button does the same backwards if there is a need to clear a jam manually. There are no other control buttons. A safety feature stops the motor when the area around the feed slot is touched, and the bar indicates yellow. I often accidentally trigger this when feeding small receipts into the slot, but it restarts shortly after taking your fingers away.The ‘Intellibar’ is simply a strip of indicators behind a frosted plastic strip. When switched on there is a Blue light in the centre of the bar indicating readiness, unless it has gone to sleep after a few minutes. Inserting paper turns the bar green in the centre and paper is shredded. As thicker bundles of paper are fed, the green bar expands until it reaches optimal load when it pulses. Beyond this it turns yellow, and finally red when you exceed its capacity. If you insert an implausible stack of paper the bar turns red and it refuses to chew on it.Feed speed may not be as fast as most cross-cut machines, but this one micro-shreds which takes longer to chew. The noise is not bad, the mechanism is high-pitched but subdued.It successfully shredded a bank card but doesn’t segregate the plastic waste from the paper bin.I have no experience with other Fellowes shredders, so can’t comment whether its better or worse, but overall I’m pleased with its performance and aesthetics and can only hope it lasts as long as my old shredder.

A1 machine

The Fellows 62MC is the best shredder I've ever had. Been using it for about 5 years now and never a problem. Would I buy another 62MC ? YES. But the present machine seems to go on and on. Its not the cheapest shredder but you get what you pay for.

Efficient, quiet, excellent value and JUST THE JOB!

I kept an eye on this model on EBay waiting for a good sale on a new unit, after my last smaller strip Fellows shredder unit died following many years of efficient use. I believe the Fellows Shredder name is the best make and they have an excellent name for quality. This new unit shreds into tiny pieces, not much larger than a match stick head, (even the ARGO crew could not be able to piece the pieces back together). The size is taller than my previous unit, as fast in operation with 10 sheets and emptying is far simpler now. Operation noise is not far off a whisper. In my first three months of operation I could not recommend this unit any higher. I run a small business so shredder use is a "median user" I guess.

Excellent

Love it! The Micro Shred feature means the stuff is shred very finely into tiny pieces, also means less emoting as the waste is more compact And the slide out bin is a lot cleaner to empty, with my last shredder you have to take the top off to empty the bin which always meant mess everywhere!

Great product for home use!

So quiet and very effective, this shredder made short work of the stack of paperwork that had built up since my old shredder died. It fits neatly into its storage space and comes on castors so it's easy to move around and the bin just lifts out for easy emptying. Altogether a great product for home use!

Quiet Machine

Its a very quiet machine. im impressed with the size of the shredded piieces and the security that provides. It doesnt shred quite as thickly as i had hoped. i tried a junk mail sealed envelope and it would nt feed it. so i had to open it and separate it for shredding. Overall i am happy with it.