This shredder is not up to the task, personal or otherwise. It has not the strength or design to meet its name. It should be dropped from the Staples inventory.
I needed something small for my office and this fits the bill. A little work horse that chewed up and spit out shredded paper and didn't overheat after a dozen feedings. Good value
This is a decent shredder for the price point; it shreds 8 sheets at a time and does a good job. My only complaint is that it is fairly loud, so I tend to shred on days where I'm the only one in the office.
8 sheets of paper were too many. Also I couldn't place the paper straight in; it would get twisted and the shredder kept overheating and I had to stop for awhile. I finally got to the point where I folded the paper in half and it didn't overheat quite as often. I was very disappointed with this product.
My unit is only on when I need to use it. Today after shredding a few sheets of paper, it would not stop. I shut it off and cleaned out the teeth and then it seemed fine. An hour later it started shredding again despite nothing being fed into it.
I also don't like that the opening is exactly the size of a sheet of paper, 8.5". Paper must be fed into it precisely to have the shredding begin.