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Ativa Powershred DX180D 18 Sheet Cross Cut Paper Shredder

 
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Ativa Powershred DX180D 18 Sheet Cross Cut Paper Shredder

Shredder Details

Price (MSRP): $199.99
Manufacturer: Ativa
Model: DX180D
Shredder Type: Cross Cut
Sheets per Pass: 18
Speed: 7.22
Paper Entry Width: 9 1/16"
Auto Start/Stop: Yes
Shred Size: 0.16" x 1.57"
Motor Reverse: Yes
Full Bag Indicator: Info Not Available

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: 8.40 Gallons

Ativa DX180D Shredder Description:

The Ativa Powershred DX180D 18 Sheet Cross Cut Paper Shredder shreds up to 18 sheets in a single pass. Plus, with a motor specifically designed to be extra quiet, your shredding won't interrupt the rest of the office. Chops pages into cross-shaped 0.16" x 1.57" bits. Reaches a maximum shred speed of 7.22 feet per minute (fpm). The 9 1/16" throat width accepts letter-size and legal-size pages. Tough blades slice through credit cards, CDs/DVDs, staples and paper clips. Includes 8.4-gallon wastebasket. Plastic tilt and pull-out basket is easy to empty. Also features overload protection, manual reverse and auto start/stop. Overload protection prevents the unit from overheating. Dimension: 26 1/4"H x 15 3/8"W x 10 3/5"D. Backed by the manufacturer's 1-year warranty.

User reviews

Ativa DX180D Average User Ratings:

2.3 out of 10, based on 4 user reviews.

Overall rating: 
 
 2.3
Value:
 
 1.8   (4)
Performance:
 
 1.5   (4)
Style and Design:
 
 3.5   (4)
 
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Not Recommended

Overall rating: 
 
 1.7
Value:
 
 2.0
Performance:
 
 1.0
Style and Design:
 
 2.0
Reviewed by STUART JOHNS
September 18, 2009
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Pros and Cons

Pros Looks good and has wheels for easy manuvre.
Cons Very inferior quality

Review

I purchased this shredder on sale from office depot.
Nevertheless, I can not recommend this shredder, it is noisy, jams frequently and is extremely noisy.
It is one of those machines that looks great, but performs inadequately.

 

a piece of unreliable junk!

Overall rating: 
 
 1.0
Value:
 
 1.0
Performance:
 
 1.0
Style and Design:
 
 1.0
Reviewed by Bill Bush
August 26, 2009
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Pros and Cons

Pros looks good
Cons auto on/off failed after a few weeks - have to manually turn it on
noisy
broke after a year of very light use

Review

the Ativa shredder is a piece of over-priced junk. I have a simple home office and light use of a shredder - the auto on/off switch malfunctioned in the third week of use and I've used manual on/off ever since.
It's mechanism has gotten progressively louder and now now it makes a horrible mechanical grinding sound and will not shred sheets of paper but it will reverse with loud grinding noise.
I have used Office Depot oil to periodically lubricate the blade area
It is junk.... I would never buy Ativa again nor get any shredder at Office Depot.

 

ativa shredder

Overall rating: 
 
 5.3
Value:
 
 3.0
Performance:
 
 3.0
Style and Design:
 
 10.0
Reviewed by joe maple
April 15, 2009
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Shredder worked ok, supposed to shred 18 sheets of paper. I had 10 sheets in it and the gears started grinding. I looked inside to see what the problem is and now they will not honor the warranty. I am out $200 and cannot find a replacement gear. If anyone has one please let me know.

 

Auto on/off failed first week

Overall rating: 
 
 1.0
Value:
 
 1.0
Performance:
 
 1.0
Style and Design:
 
 1.0
Reviewed by Roy878
November 03, 2008
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It failed after first week, it starts and never turns off. User must manually move switch to off. It will auto start but not turn off.