The Powershred 79Ci's sleek design adds a touch of class to our office. The credit card, CD disc and staple shredding capabilities are enormous key features. The Jam Proof indicator is extremely helpful in eliminating any question of feeding to many sheets at one time. The added castors make it easy to move around for others to share. I know I will be ordering another Fellowes Powershred for my home and my husband's business.

So far is has worked great. Once it worked through the jam it backed it self up and then went forward. We have a 17 month old daughter and we bought this one because it shuts off and so I put my hand by it and the light went on and it wouldn't shredd. The real test will see how long it last because the other shredders didn't even last a year. We have gone through several shredders. I also like this one because so far like the others it has heated up and stopped on me and then I have to wait about an hour for the others shredders I have had to work again. Another thing I like is it is so quiet when you use it not loud like the other shredders I have used.

This shredder is a BEAST! I bought it to replace one that sounded like a wood chipper, had a wire-frame receptacle that leaked scraps of paper like a french-fry basket, and took more breaks than a municipal employee. It also required that I lift off the shredding mechanism to empty the scraps that hadn't already leaked out. Yes. I would have liked a receptacle larger than six gallons. But I didn't want to spend the extra money for the extra capacity. This shredder does everything I want it to do — quietly, reliably, and safely. And the part about handling staples and paper clips is absolutely true.

I bought this shredder to replace my old machine which was over 10 years old. I didn't realize what I was missing until I bought this machine. This unit is fast, quiet and efficient. I had gotten so use to the jams and high pitch noise from my old machine, I never knew such quiet could be obtained from a shredder.

I upgraded to this machine after years of using a very small, single-sheet shredder. I could have shopped more carefully. This machine is at much larger and very heavy. Operation is quiet, but there is a loud hum whenever the machine is turned on. It does make small bits very efficiently. My main irritation is the mess. Shredded paper bits miss the waste basket and cling to the bottom and sides of the inner compartment so that taking out the waste basket involves picking up many tiny bits of paper that fall to the floor. Since I take the shredded paper to the compost often, this is a real inconvenience.

The Fellowes shredder is the third shredder I have purchased in 4 years. The other two shredders which were not Fellowes just didn't last. They were noisy and the quality was not good. I am very satisfied with my current shredder and I hope to use it for many years.

We were determined not to have limitations of previous inexpensive shredder and were not disappointed. My wife enthusiastically shredded several years of materials over several days. The machine never hesitated or overheated. We believe the difference in quality was well worth paying for [this machine was not as expensive as some others we looked at from a well known office store supplier].

This shredder is a workhorse. It gets a lot of use, and, in spite of it, performs very quietly. Should my hand be close to the paper feed, it shuts off automatically, a safety feature I really appreciate. The wheels make it very maneuverable, and they slide easily, so no great effort is required to push it. I couldn't be happier with my shredder!! Jorge G. Finlay

The feature I like the most is how quiet this machine is. It's not silent, but definitely not as loud as some other shredders. Just received the machine and tried it out a little bit. Very smooth operation but haven't had much opportunity for jamming at this time. I also like that there are wheels because for a small machine it's not super light. Came with 3 bags and some machine oil.

Was tired of replacing my shredder in my home office every year and decided on this model after reading the reviews. Unit is very durable and I think this might be a keeper. It works really well and is very safe. Few things could be better- gets hot and shuts down after about a half hour of heavy shredding but cools down in about 15 minutes- also, it is really messing dumping the unit as the bag gets stuck in the pail and rips. It has a front draw to get the pail out(one of the reasons i bought this model)however getting the bag out causes some problems- all in all I like this unit.