Customer reviews from fellowes.com
Fellowes - 4609001 Powershred 99ms Heavy-Duty Micro-Cut Shredder with 14-Sheet Capacity - Black/Dark Silver
Average customer rating
4.4
(11 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 11 reviews
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Star
1
91%of customers recommend this product.
(
10 out of
11)
Customer Reviews for Fellowes - 4609001 Powershred 99ms Heavy-Duty Micro-Cut Shredder with 14-Sheet Capacity - Black/Dark Silver
Customer Rating
5
Shoud Have Purchased Sooner!
on January 17, 2014
Posted by: JJFlash
Living with several adults in my household, personal shredders cannot come close to the durability and capacity of this shredder. Junk mail is the bread and butter of our postal service. I would continually put off shredding due to the amount of my personal time home shredders consume. In a world where privacy is at a minimum and one's name is sold over and over to marketing companies, my privacy is of paramount importance. When shredding marketing offers for several people, I am overjoyed that the Power shred 99ms can devour credit card offers and any unwanted junk, as well as files that are no longer needed. The Micro-Cut feature along with the 9 gallon waste bin was a major factor in deciding which model to choose. The shredded remains are "Micro" size just as stated by Fellowes, which lessens the number of times the bin needs to be emptied along with the paper remains being far superior in size than standard cross cut shredders.The security level is a P-5, which is at the higher end of the scale. The waste bin has an indicator stating when it is full, and the auto shutoff over the throat is a welcome safety factor. It also has a sleep mode that activates after a period of inactivity, which can be quickly resumed at the touch of a button. The information panel indicators are very helpful. I have wanted a large capacity shredder for several years and with the increase in unwanted mail, this purchase is well justified. Although it weighs 49lbs, having casters is a great feature that adds to portability and taking the mundane out of shredding. I purchase many items online, and this is the first review I have ever given, only because I value my privacy so highly. However, this shredder certainly deserves a rave review. The only improvement I would suggest would be a 10" throat width, but for all the wonderful features this shredder has, I can live with 9". It does not shred optical media, which wasn't a factor for me as I do my backups on external drives, for occasional optical media coarse sandpaper will destroy data as well as shredding. I assume that the reason optical media cannot be shredded is because the Micro-Cut fine shredding would cause too much heat on optical media. Overall, I am a well satisfied customer, and overjoyed to find a quality shredder with the major features I was looking for regarding my needs.
Pros: Quiet Operation, Sheet Capacity, Quality Construction, Warranty, Service Guarantee, Safety Features, Secure Cut Size, Jam Resistance, Mess Reduction
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
5
strong and quiet
on March 15, 2016
Posted by: jwpbbook
This is both quieter and heavier duty than the shredder it replaced. It is able to shred junk mail without having to open the envelope.
Pros: Quality Construction, Jam Resistance, Safety Features, Quiet Operation
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
4
Great Product Almost Excellent, Highly Recommeded
on April 30, 2015
Posted by: Shredrite
I have owned several different manufactures of shredders and have used the Fellows High Security shredder at work for years. When the last shredder failed I decided to try Fellows for Home/Office and everything about this model is excellent but would have liked it to run longer before temperature safety kicks-in (ideal would be more industrial motor and vents for removing the heat build-up). With a stronger motor you would be able to shred others items like CD's, etc. along with more sheets per pass, which would be terrific. It will shred Credit Cards fine but with more data formats that are in use today, it would be ideal to be able to shred them for complete ID security. For most home use this would never be a problem, but I think with slight changes to this model it would pretty much ensure long long life use. Cut size is excellent. Overall GREAT product functionality and performance.
Pros: Quiet Operation, Quality Construction, Warranty, Service Guarantee, Safety Features, Secure Cut Size, Jam Resistance, Mess Reduction
Cons: Sheet Capacity, Shreds Credit Cards, Staples and CDs
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from fellowes.comBy CD, May 1, 2015
We appreciate that you took the time to review your new 99Ci! For future reference, this machine will shred CD's!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
5
Design and Performance
on March 9, 2016
Posted by: StanT
Better than my previous purchase of the Fellowes 58-89Ci in terms of finer shredding of documents and capacity of basket.
Pros: Quality Construction, Jam Resistance, Safety Features, Quiet Operation, Secure Cut Size, Sheet Capacity, Shreds Credit Cards, Staples and CDs, Service Guarantee
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
4
Great Purchase
on September 12, 2014
Posted by: HEC808
In my work office, we had a junk shredder, but we got this one to replace it. It has been great and is working very well for us. It is very sleek looking and does not make a lot a noise in our very small office. I think that the touch feature is very cool and love how it shreds paper to little confetti. Overall, it is a great purchase!
Pros: Quiet Operation, Safety Features, Secure Cut Size
Cons: Sheet Capacity
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from fellowes.comBy AS, CS, September 15, 2014
HEC808, thank you for contributing to the reviews of our 99Ms shredder! We really appreciate hearing from you and love hearing that you are so pleased with your recent purchase.
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
4
so far so good
on November 22, 2015
Posted by: superrad
works well. i wish it was less messy. How about bags that fit better?
Pros: Quality Construction, Jam Resistance, Safety Features, Secure Cut Size, Sheet Capacity, Shreds Credit Cards, Staples and CDs
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from fellowes.comBy AS, CS, November 23, 2015
Our 99Ms machine is compatable with shredder bag item #36053. If you need assistance finding this product, please let us know, or visit our website for a retailer near you. Thank you for your review!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Machine!
on July 23, 2017
Posted by: Pete8116
I had years of old credit card bills, bank statements, tax papers and more to shred. The 99Ms is doing an excellent job. After reading the directions, this particular shredder needs to be oiled more frequently that is the only draw back I see now. The 99Ms is a replacement for a 12 year old Fellows which still worked but kept jamming and paper wouldn't fall completely off the shredding knives which required frequent cleaning. I have none of that with the 99Ms.
Pros: Jam Resistance, Mess Reduction, Quiet Operation, Safety Features, Secure Cut Size, Sheet Capacity
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from fellowes.comBy AS, CS, July 24, 2017
Hey Pete, We thank you for sticking with Fellowes for your shredding needs!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com
Customer Rating
1
Casters break off
on May 2, 2015
Posted by: MikeH
I've had this new shredder a little over 6 months. It's a very good shredder generally, I had no problems installing the casters, as another reviewer said, they snap in. I've moved this shredder between 50 - 100 *feet* in its short life, on solid, flat, hardwood floors that are smooth as glass. BUT, the "housing" around 2 of the casters, separately from each other, have broken for no reason, and the housing around a 3rd has a smaller crack. See the 2 photos. I tried multiple layers of duct tape, but because the breaks are right at big and at two insertion points, it doesn't work. This is a huge annoyance to deal with. Other than these problems, the shredder is fine. I'd give this 4 if there were no caster problems. It gets 1 star because this is really a pain in the butt.
Pros: Quiet Operation, Secure Cut Size
Cons: Quality Construction, caster quality
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from fellowes.comBy CS, May 5, 2015
This is a very unusual situation and we thank you for making us aware of the trouble that you are experiencing. We have not been made aware of such a situation in the past and we would like the opportunity to learn more about your usage patterns. When you are with your machine and have a moment, please give us a call directly at (800) 945-4545. We look forward to hearing from you!
Written by a customer while visiting fellowes.com