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Ativa Powershred DQ83M 8 Sheet Diamond Cut Paper Shredder

 
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Ativa Powershred DQ83M 8 Sheet Diamond Cut Paper Shredder

Shredder Details

Price (MSRP): $69.99
Manufacturer: Ativa
Model: DQ83M
Shredder Type: Diamond Cut
Sheets per Pass: 8
Speed: 9.74
Paper Entry Width: 8 3/4 inches
Auto Start/Stop: Yes
Motor Reverse: Yes
Full Bag Indicator: Yes

What Will it Shred?

Paper (It Better): Yes
Staples: Yes
Credit Cards: Yes
Paper Clips: Yes
CDs and DVDs: Yes

Waste Basket

Attached: Yes
Capacity: 4.05 Gallons

Ativa DQ83M Shredder Description:

The Ativa Powershred DQ83M 8 Sheet Diamond Cut Paper Shredder shred up to 8 sheets in a single pass. Plus, with a motor specifically designed to be extra quiet, your shredding won't interrupt the rest of your office. Chops pages into diamond-shaped 0.28" x 1.93" bits. Reaches a maximum shred speed of 9.74 feet per minute (fpm). The 8 3/4" throat width accepts letter-size and legal-size pages. Tough blades shred through credit cards, CDs, DVDs and staples. Includes 4.05-gallon mesh wastebasket with light. Also features overload protection, manual reverse and auto start/stop. Overload protection prevents the unit from overheating. Dimension: 15 4/5"H x 13 4/5"W x 7 11/16"D. Backed by the manufacturer's 1-year warranty.

User reviews

Ativa DQ83M Average User Ratings:

1.5 out of 10, based on 3 user reviews.

Overall rating: 
 
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Value:
 
 1.0   (3)
Performance:
 
 1.0   (3)
Style and Design:
 
 2.3   (3)
 
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junk shredder

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Reviewed by Tom Keller
June 09, 2010
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Pros and Cons

Pros Was at office depot
Cons 2 broke in a row. No more Ativa for me

Review

Don't buy Ativa it's junk!!! 2 models and 3 shredders later, waste of time and money...

 

Waste of money

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Reviewed by Gerald Delie
June 28, 2009
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Pros Its cheap
Cons Cannot buy replacement parts
Didn't last a year

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I don't believe I over used the machine but the cutters got bent and after that it gummed up and had to be cleared each time. I went looking for replacements parts (cutter roller) but could not find anything. So now I have another waste basket and the working part is trash. You may be able to use it if you keep to single sheets of paper. It says it can handle credit cards and CDs but I don't think so. You get what you pay for and now I have to spend again. I will not consider a Ativa.

 

Waste of Money

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 2.3
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Reviewed by Charles East
February 09, 2008
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Second Unit I've tested and it sucks too! I performed the same test and unfortunately it failed just as bad and it the same way as its slightly less featured sibling!!!



This Unit looks fine, stylish wire mesh basket, smooth lines, black and silver. But thats where it stops being the right choice. The performance on this unit is pathetic at best. While it is advertised as being able to manage 8 sheets of paper, it choked and stalled on 8 sheets of standard copier paper. One business size envelope stuffed with a single sheet glossy flier, brought it to a screeching halt and it broke! You could hear the gears grind up and that was it.



Here's a more detailed run down of its beginning and ultimate demise:

Unpacked it, nice looking, but while it play?

1. run multiple single sheet feedings, no problem except the feed slot is combursome and a single sheet does not feed easily past the feed sensor... have to force it in.

2. ran 2-4 sheet feedings, 2-3 was ok, but 4 showed significant workout

3. Ran 2 CD's through the CD Slot, definitely not sounding healthy, but it managed to mangle the cds into 4 slices, not small bits like the paper.

4. gobbled up 4 old credit cards without incident, but the pieces could have been retrieved and put back together without any problem, thus regaining the numbers... Not adequate for identity theft prevention.

5. Finally ran 6 sheets of copier paper, this thing is smelling warm and I think it was sweating profusely

6. 8 Sheets and this baby is busting a gut! serious sounds and not at all happy.

7. The final straw was a single business size envelope with a advertisement flier inside (junk mail, presenting no more than 5 layers of paper, it stalled and broke, making gear nashing sounds... thats it she's history.

8. back in the box and back to Office Depot you go!