Paper Shredder

Portable Shredding Power!This USB powered paper shredder is perfect for travellers, notebook users or anyone with limited space! This paper shredder will cut any sheet up to 4.5-inches wide into thin strips. It also features a forward and reverse button for easy control and can run on four AA batteries (not included) when a USB port is unavailable.

User Reviews about USB Powered Portable Paper Shredder

I collect USB devices, and know of the often less than optimal performance of them so I didn't mind spending money on what could have been a "hum machine", instead of a shredder.

My first impression of it, while unwrapping it, was that it wasn't a piece of trash, it had some heft and would likely survive travel (as if I did any) and use.

My second impression was poor. It couldn't, with USB power, shred an envelope that my Visa bill came in.

My third impression was better. It could reliable shred a piece of paper under USB power, albeit, slowly. The test subject was a reciept. It had no trouble turning it into strips of paper. Yes, it is a strip cut shredder, which makes me doubt it usefulness in real life. A pair of scissors or your hands could do the same job faster.

I then tested it with batteries on a normal piece of paper (fold it in half and it fits fine in the slot). It was more powerful under battery power and faster. I finished the paper with USB and that worked also. Maybe it was the plastic window on the initial test that was messing it up.

Now that I have said that it works, the question is, is it useful?

It is easy to use, has forward and reverse (I don't see how one could jam it) and is very portable.

As said before, it is slowish, and a strip cutter. It also requires you manually turn it on (and the design requires that you hold it, hopefully over some trash can)

As neat, and function as it is, its usefulness in real life is limited. You would have to have some sort of carrying device, like a briefcase or a laptop case to really carry it around. To justify carrying it around, you'd have to have paper you'd want to dispose while travelling.

All in all, it is a functional toy. If you want to really have paper shredding ability, get a more powerful one without strip cutting. If you want to destroy paper on the move, get a pair of scissors or just tear it up your self. If you want a cool USB paper shredder, perhaps to actually use, but mostly to show off and have fun, get this. -- USB/Battery Portable Paper Shredder: Toy or Tool?