Bonsaii 12-Sheet Micro-Cut Heavy Duty Paper Shredder for Home Office

Absolutely brilliant shredder. I used it for 4 hours solid yesterday and it never overheated or jammed once!!! It can take quite a thick wad of paper and cuts everything into a confetti size so absolutely zero chance of any personal details left. It is super quick and quiet as well. I didn’t even read instructions - just turned it onto Auto setting whist shredding and to off when finished. The collection drawer holds loads and is very easy to see when full and slides in and out with no problems. It is a solid unit abd can be used with either the castors on or off the bottom. I really am super impressed with this shredder and would highly recommend it.

Wow this is wonderful. I was undecided which shredder to buy. So pleased I chose the Bonsai micro cut one. It was easy to put together and I had it operational within10 minutes of opening the box. It is light weight, compact in size, quiet to run and can take up to 12 pages, only used about three to four pages together so far. The papers are shredded almost to confetti size which is really good. What I really like is that it comes with a very comprehensive easy to understand instruction book - a rare thing these days. Also there is a separate instruction sheet showing how to fit the castors. I have shredded quite a lot of papers and the machine hasn’t got hot. All in all I think it is value for money and I am pleased with my purchase.

Bought this to get through about 4 big bin bags of paper I'd accumulated for shredding. It was a real mixed bag of stuff, including several credit cards, some card, some sticky labels on plastic, some laminated stuff, and some sticky stuff(albeit stuck onto some other paper first so it didn't jam up the machine). As I was sat feeding this stuff in pretty much non-stop for hours at a time over 2-3 days, I assumed it would overheat and stop, needing a rest in between - especially given the warm weather. But to my amazement, it never overheated. The worst that happened was some of the sticky stuff got stuck on the feeders lot. but that was easily remedied and more to to with how I fed it in. I tried not to be too cavalier with putting loads of sheets at a time. But sometimes, I ended up feeding some right old monstrosities into it, like a load of weird sticky labels etc stuck in between 2 sheets of paper, or cardboard which I kind of had to force through the feeder slot cos it was so thick. I just assumed some of them would jam it up (maybe the devil in me was secretly *trying* to jam it up!?!?), but nope, it just kept on slogging through. Didn't oil it or anything. OK, one nano-criticism... sometimes when I fed stuff in, it failed to automatically start pulling it through. But just kept retrying till it did. Not even sure how it senses something is in the feed, but maybe all the paper dust can obfuscate that. But I never bothered trying to clean it out. Just kept retrying and it always just worked again soon enough. Other stuff worth mentioning maybe: - It's not the quietest. But then again, how quiet can a machine that chews through non-stop without breaking be. So I wouldn't be put off by that. - It's got 4 wheels you insert into the base which mean you can move it around - I found this handy when I needed to empty it. - Like I said, it never locked up due to overheating, but if you've been using it for a little while, you will hear a whirring noise after you've stopped shredding. This is just a fan cooling the mechanism down(this is a good thing and means the chances of it overheating are reduced) - I only used it on the "automatic" setting so can't comment too much on the "forward"/"reverse" settings. I'll be dead honest, I didn't even read the instructions, so maybe they'll shed more light on those settings! - After shredding a lot of credit cards, I realised you're supposed to feed credit cards only through the middle section. Nonetheless, it shredded them all fine and continued working fine so not sure if I got lucky or if that middle section advice is OTT. - When shredding such a huge amount of stuff, it's hard to pay all your attention to what you're doing. As such, sometimes, I fed stuff in askew, so it wasn't flush with the feed/mechanism. I was always afraid it would cause a jam or worse, but nope, it just somehow bent the stuff around and continued to feed it through regardless, to my astonishment. Probably best avoided if possible though! I think it's fair to say it surpassed my expectations and I would recommend it. How the hell it's still going after what I did to it, I'll never know! Poor little sod.

I don’t have a good track record with shredders. I prefer micro cutters to ensure documents cannot be read but some just don’t always do what is described. This on the other hand takes several pages (says 12 and I don’t doubt it!) and works for ages before stopping for a rest. It micro cuts really well and it is surprisingly quiet. It is quite small but totally adequate as the waste takes ages to fill the bin. It’s on castors which are easy to fix and it isn’t too heavy and the bin slides out easily so no lifting a heavy working unit to access the bin which you find in other brands. I also got it for a great price. Just would have liked it in a selection of colours to coordinate with my decor, but that’s just me!

I had read the reviews and selected this one. It said it could run for an hour continuously, and it did and went over that time line. It was fairly quiet, you can't have something mechanical without noise, but it was low. It cut brilliantly and as it said you can't put the pieces back together, its on casters so easy to move around, it looks good for office "furniture" and a good price. So I am happy with this item and pleased I bought it, and well worth it.

We have owned many shredders over the years and most will stop working after a short while due to overheating protection which means you have to wait up to 30 minutes before it cools down. This shredder however will happily run for at least an hour before triggering the thermal cut out and will handle 12 sheets of paper at a time and shreds cardboard. I can highly recommend it and well worth the money in time saving alone.

Wow, I never thought I'd be impressed by a shredder but this is on another level! It can be continuously used for up to 1hr. Obviously it depends on what you're shredding but there are more expensive shredders that only last 20 minutes. It shreds quickly and effortlessly, it's not quiet but it's definitely quieter than most. My favourite feature are the wheels, it just makes it so much easier to move about. I have some mobility issues and find shredders cumbersome to move. If you're happy buying £25+ shredders that need replacing every 3 years then this one isn't for you . If you're looking for quality and a shredder that will last then I definitely recommend this one.

I strongly recommend this shredder. I was dreading to shred the huge amount of papers with my ordinary shredder. I completed the whole job in 2 hours. Its a treasure and will lend to other members of family