[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Spectra 95 is a wonderful addition to my classroom. It has been easy to use and the setup was quick.
Pros: Anti-Jamming Features, ease of use, Safety Features, Speed
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from fellowes.comBy CM, CS, January 15, 2025
my seond Fellowes laminator, my previous one was over 15 years old. had no problem so decided I would try a second one. simple to use, very pleased with it.
9 months after my original purchase, thanks to a move to another state, I finally got to try out my Spectra 95 Fellowes Laminator. My girls do a lot of art work and I was looking for a way to perserve some of their paper art. I started with an oil crayon picture of a sunflower my youngest created at a local arts center class. The laminator did an excellent job and I don't have to worry about the oil crayon work getting warm and coming off on other surfaces.
Pros: Anti-Jamming Features, ease of use, Mil Thickness Capacity, Speed
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from fellowes.comBy CM, CS, July 27, 2020
Thank you for sharing your experience, DrRG! What a wonderful way to preserve these special projects!
I read various website and reviews for laminators and decided to give this a try as my first laminator purchase. The main purpose of my purchase is to make some DYI education board games, flash cards or printed documents etc for my young kids at home and sometimes for photo laminating. It looks cute and works great for a while at the very beginning, until I start laminating some handmade pages with holes. I was trying to make a book similar to go away the big green monster that it is half of A4 page with some holes in the page. The laminating results are just nightmare... big bubbles, or only edge is laminated but the center of the page itself does not. I originally thought maybe it is not hot enough when I put the pouch in so I tried to laminating the page again, but it just make it even worse. I don’t know if it is a design issue or just a defect of the particular product I bought but really frustrated with the results. Since then laminating big pages never get perfect results Eg the edge of the page has about 5mm frosty where before it is almost 1mm and invisible etc. Now I only use it to laminating small stuff like flash card and board game pieces etc, or a complete A4 size document. I posted several photos about this in https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/fellowes-spectra-95-laminator-with-pouch-starter-kit/6000197533742
Pros: Anti-Jamming Features, ease of use, Safety Features, Speed, Warranty
Cons: Quality Construction
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from fellowes.comBy CM, CS, July 14, 2020
Hi Selena5001. Thank you for taking the time to post your review. If there is a lot of empty space in the pouch, it will not laminate properly and may even jam. In order for us to better help you and understand the situation, we have reached out to you direct. Please check your inbox for a note from us. We would appreciate an opportunity to assist you.
This is a very simple little piece of equipment. I've never owned a laminator before and I was able to figure it out quickly. Now my wife can laminate at will and keep herself organized, and she loves it! Honestly it seems a little slow at first, but it really doesn't take that long, like a half minute to laminate a letter size document. It's reliable as long as you feed it in straight. I only wish it had some sort of guide on the inside to control how straight the document is going in. You have to eyeball it.
Pros: ease of use, Mil Thickness Capacity, Quality Construction, Safety Features, Speed, Warranty, compact size
Cons: no guide pieces for straight document feeding