Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Wish I could give it 4.5 stars -- that would be most accurate. Product is exactly as described, and works very well. However, I a few notes for prospective buyers: The Good 1. It's fast. Feeding 3 - 6 sheets at a time, I shredded an entire box of bank statements in about 20 minutes. 2. It didn't overheat at all. I repeated the above two more times, letting it rest for 5 minutes or so each time I emptied the bucket, and it never overheated. 3. It's quieter than my previous (admired my less expensive) shredder. 4. The pull-out container is easy to empty. The Not So Good 1. The pull-out container is small. I can fill it up with about 15 - 20 minutes of continuous shredding. 2. There's no "container full" light. Yes, there's a window on the container, but it's hard to see from a chair, as you're looking down at it. Not a deal breaker, as you can always pull out the container to check, but a minor inconvenience. 3. Some of the shreds in back miss the container and fall on the ground, but again, it's easy to tip it into a garbage bag or brush them out. 4. It doesn't "shred" CDs, but rather cuts them into 3 equal slices. They're still destroyed though. Despite these minor inconveniences, I am very happy with this shredder and would buy it again or recommend it to others. I received this product because I paid for it. Unfortunately, no one compensates me for my reviews.