I bought the shredder to replace a shredder (Fellowes) that I had pretty much worn out. I was looking for quiet operation and high "run time vs rest time". I also wanted a crosscut shredder. The PS-79Ci seemed to meet these criteria at lower cost than others I looked at. I could have bought any of several shredders at less cost but they all were significantly noisier and the advertised rt/rt was much less.

My previous shredder would not take more than a couple of sheets at a time. Would not do cards. This shredder zips right thru whole letters and cards. It is also much quieter. I never believed a shredder could be so efficient and troublefree. Thank you for making such a wonderful reliable product.

Dear Sir/Madam, I bought the above referenced shredder for my home office and are extremely satisfied with all aspects of the shredder. It allows me to shred just about any thing that I have a need for, while providing the utmost in safety features. I will highly recommend this machine to any of my colleagues who have a need for this type equipment. Sincerely, Dean Bordelon

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 just purchased a new 79Ci as a replacement for my old 64C which lasted about 7 years and was great until the motor finally burned out. Think I used it for too long a time and the indicator went Red and stayed red every time I tried to use if after that. The shredder would go backward for a second but never forward. I guess it finally went. However, when I had it for the approx. 7 years, I used it a lot and it always worked well. Just bought a replacement which is advertised as a little stronger so I am hoping that it will out last my lifetime. Fellows makes a great shredder and I have never been sorry with the performance but after retiring as a CPA I just had too many files and papers to shred over the years.

Sooooo much more quiet than my last shredder!! Smooth operation. Love the "safe sense" feature. My old machine always made me secretly fear I might shred my fingers if I didn't pay attention. :) The bin is easy to empty. It just slides out and slides back in. My old shredder required I lift off the heavy top and inevitably spill shreddings attached to the blade all over the floor. If all that isn't enough, it's handsome too. Matches the rest of my desk appliances.

I love my new Fellowes 79Ci. It is a replacement for a less-than-two-year-old Royal shredder that stopped working; it was of similar size and shredding capacity to the 79Ci. As to the reviews I read before purchasing this shredder: (1) Some reviewers had trouble getting the casters in. I had very little difficulty; with just a little wiggling of the caster, it slipped right in. (2) Reviewers complained about the bin not shutting if it is partially full with shredded paper. The bin shuts solidly even if mostly full. Just push it in at the middle of the drawer--down about 4-5" from the hand-hold. (3) Then there were complaints about having to open the bin periodically to push the shredded paper down. Yes, I do have to open the bin and mash the shredded paper down fairly often. However, it is less often than with the Royal shredder I had and the 79Ci stops taking the paper when the bin is showing full and needs to have the paper pushed down. The Royal kept taking the paper and then it jammed, requiring a lengthy process of removing the pieces of paper that were stuck in the shredder blades. I'm very glad I ordered this shredder.

Our old Fellowes shredder finally gave out, after well over 5 years of service. After handling several estates and all the paper shredding that entails, we knew we wanted a sturdy, dependable, non-jamming and quiet new shredder. Quality and value were important to both my husband and me. We knew we wanted to choose another Fellowes brand shredder, since our old one was a workhorse. After checking several retail websites and reading many online reviews, we decided the 73ci model had what we wanted. Fortunately, that model was on sale at the local office supply store, and they were happy to match the price of a local competitor. We got the new 'fellowe' home, plugged it in, and got to shredding. Setup was simple, and we were shredding in minutes. We were immediately impressed by the quietness during its operation, as well as the safety features on this model. It's funny how excited a couple can get by buying a new, quality shredder for a reasonable price!!! We expect to get many years of service out of this fellowe, and value the 2 year manufacturer's warranty, too. Great choice for home use (or small office) if you shred almost daily and need a durable model. We would have selected a light beige color if offered (shows less dust we are sure!), but the black is okay. The design is sleek, too. You can feel confident making this selection and we will recommend this model to others. The bulldog image shown on the box aptly described the 73ci !!!

I've only had this for a couple of weeks. But, so far, so good! I bought this shredderi to replace my old Champion shredder that broke after 10 years of good service. I use it in my home office, so it wont be used very much. I seldom shred more than a few (less than 10) sheets of paper at a time. Thus far the 79Ci does the job well. Positives are it's much quieter than my old shredder, about the same dimensions and will process more sheets at one time than my shredder. I, also, like the fact that it powers off, automatically, if it's left on. No negatives, so far.

I've only had this shredder a short time, but I am already impressed with the rugged and quiet design. This shredder had good reviews and when I compared its weight to that of other units I was considering, I thought it must be more rugged as it was twice the weight of many other units. When it arrived and I compared the cutter head to my old shredder, it was obvious that those additional pounds went into value added materials such as a heavier duty motor and much more robust cutters. My old shredder used to always sound like it was laboring, even to shred 2 or 3 sheets and was very loud. This unit is very quiet and sounds like it is not straining at all, even when cutting many sheets simultaneously. I'm extremely happy I chose this shredder.