Fellowes PS-79Ci Shredder
Some of them had those fake credit cards and several papers folded up so I am not surprised that it did jam up when not putting them through the center. The PS-79Ci shredder handled the jam in the traditional Fellowes way of just backing it out some and trying again. I had no problem reversing or watching the machine reverse itself a couple of times on some of these larger bits of junk mail and it handled the rest of the envelope just fine with a second chance at shredding.
The PS-79Ci shredder does a great job with stacks of papers, newspapers or junk mail and you can simply take small hand full’s and put through what you are told by the small bar and get a good amount shredded in a short time. I did a bunch of newspapers and other papers and had no problem shredding a small stack in a few minutes without jamming the shredder.
The shredder can handle some pretty tough tasks like papers with several staples and even paper clips but I would not recommend doing the larger paper clips as a habit. The more wear and tear you put on any machine the sooner it will wear out and cutting up a lot of paper clips will eventually break down any shredder. The PS-79Ci can shred paperclips and staples easily so you don’t need to worry about them; I just think you should remove at least the paper clips when you can, you know, recycle them.
I found shredding the staples and regular sized paper clips was a simple task that the shredder did not even balk at. The shredder did not even sound like you were cutting anything but paper when I tried shredding a few paper clips attached to some papers. The larger paper clips will make some noise but they cut cleanly on my trial runs of a few through the shredder “in” slot.
So you can shred documents, paper clips, staples, CD’s and ID cards; just shred those so print gets cut apart, you know, read the id card as it goes through the slot. I had no problems what so ever on the couple of bags of shredding I performed and even the paper clips and staples, CD’s and ID cards along with the unopened junk mail and newspaper all shredded just fine.
I also compared my two shredders from Fellowes and both shred paper clips and staples well and do not give any indication while shredding the smaller paper clips but make some noise when hitting the bigger ones. The previous model shredder I reviewed six months ago is also about six or seven decibels noisier than this model. I tested each shredding paper with a noise level meter and the Fellowes model PS-77Cs is a little noisier so they are getting better and quieter with the newer models.
The Fellowes PS-79Ci is a great shredder and I again highly recommend the Fellowes shredder for a great worry free and trouble free shredder. My other Fellowes shredder is still going strong without any problems since I received it more than six months ago with constant use in my home and office. A general cleaning every so often and a good squirt of oil and it purrs through the junk mail and credit card applications.