Aurora 12-Sheet Crosscut Shredder

The shredder arrived well packaged and intact. Set-up was extremely easy and the product manual was well written and to the point. I had this shredder working less than 3 minutes after unboxing it. It is also fairly light and is easy to move around…I do wish the wastebasket had slightly larger grips though.

It is fairly quiet and it easily shredded up to 6 sheets of typing paper at one time. I really like the “auto” setting…the printer remains off until you insert paper, then it does its thing and immediately shuts off..so to not go over its 3 minutes of constant run time I’d suggest to you to use this mode.
I visited Aurora’s website in order to register the product, but could not find an area to do that so another suggestion is to simply print out your Amazon receipt, place it in an envelope and tape it to the back of the shredder’s wastebasket in case you ever need it. A standard one year warranty covers the electrical components but the cutting blades are warranted up to 5 years….so keep that receipt.
One more tip…..read the manual and note what items you should NOT put into this shredder. Basically it’s common sense but read over the items anyway so you do not damage your new shredder.
I give this Aurora shredder a full FIVE STAR rating, and I would definitely purchase another one and would certainly recommend it to friends and relatives. For the price you pay you receive a very nice product that if taken care of, should last the average homeowner years and years.

Esta trituradora con excelente precio tiene un gran rendimiento, llevo mas de un mes con ella y aunque no la uso diario, cuando lo he hecho por mas’de 20 minutos no se sobre calienta, ni se apaga, pues es una de las funciones que tiene, apagarse automáticamente cuando está demasiada caliente. A pesar de que dice que es para 8 hojas,sugiero no introducir más de 5 (depende el grosor), esto ayudara a que haga menos esfuerzo y podamos trabajar por más tiempo. La recomiendo ampliamente pues está en un gran precio y tiene funciones que poseen otras del doble o más de su precio. También quiero reconocer la rapidez con la que me llegó (3 días) a pesar de ser un pedido inetrnacional.

This shredder is quick, efficient and not too loud overall. Gets the job done. Great for the small home office.

I have used this brand in the past. My other one just wore out after several years of use and I found this one to replace it. It’s small, just the right size for my work space. I like the feature of being to turn them completely off. It goes through sheets of paper with easy, no jamming up on the shredder part. I also like the handle on the top to pull the shredder off when you need to dump it out. A little heavy when picking the unit up but not much. It won’t break your arm off when picking it up. Overall, a great product for a great price!

Does everything listed well! It is a keeper.
You will chop up huge amount of old papers with this shredder.
Easy to empty and clean.

If I could change anything I would ask for a clearing device for the shredder when emptying the bin. I can live with the way it works but some people might not like the shards dropping when you open the bin.

I bought this after Christmas as our older one only shreds 4 sheets at a time. This new one does 12!! As long as you alternate between 12 & smaller bunches it works great. It can overheat but it only lasts for about 10 minutes and you go again. I absolutely love this one as I had 3 years of old credit card bills purged and shredded. When the new one was on a break I used my older one until it overheated. They basically worked in tandem and cut a lot of paper!! So happy to finally have a nicer shredder!!!!!