Rexel Momentum X308 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Shreds 9-8 Sheets (70-80 gsm), 15 Litre Bin, Heavy Duty, Black, 2104570

The Rexel Shredder arrived on time and have used it continually over the last 24 hours.The machine is very robust & has done an excellent job and this combined with good quality and a very good price would highly recommend the Rexel Shredder to other buyers.Colin

Good value as a shredder but a word of warning: the body has to go a specific way round on the bin to work. Having used it heavily for a big shredding session (during which it cut out a couple of times to avoid overheating - understandable), I emptied the bin and replaced the body. Unfortunately I did it the wrong way round without realising - although it doesn't sit perfectly, it does so nearly enough not to be noticeable if doing so from above. Result: no lights and no operation. Leaving it for a while had the same result. I tried testing the fuse; same result. Eventually I realised what I had done, and all is fine. I suggest it is a design flaw that there is no warning light that although the shredder is switched on, it cannot operate because it hasn't been place properly on the bin. The manual also needs to be clearer that the window side of the bin must be facing forward.

Bought this as I needed a new shredder ,but sent back because it didn’t shred in long strips

Makes a great job when using this purchase.

Replacement as old and gave up. Brilliant so far. Good size. The button on top took a bit of getting used to. Happy with purchase.

Not really impressed with this shredder. Just received it and tested it out as a previous different branded shredded broke within minutes using it first. Totally useless design where the shredder cuts long pieces which are subsequently suckt in and hence start blocking the shredding mechanism. The 15 liters bin seems really tiny and fills up immediately. But what is really annoying is that you cannot really see the level of how much shredded paper is in the bin as the window is basically useless as it is dark against the dark bin. It says it should manage 9-8 sheets. At best it manages 2 80g/m2 paper before it really struggles. Just don't understand why there are no decent shredders for the home office at a reasonable price. I would not recommend buying this particular model (Momentum X308) despite the fact that some reviews online (not Amazon) were really favorable. Flimsy and really cheap built.

I bought this shredder to replace an old rexel hs.95 that served me well for about 10 years. I was attracted by the fact that the new one could do 8 sheets at the same time. As you can see from the picture, the new machine is slightly shorter that the old one and looks a lot nicer. It’s also quieter than the old one and shreds faster than the old one. That’s where the good points end though. It says 8 sheets in the instructions but the reality is that when you put 6 sheets in it struggles. I think it would shred 6 sheets faster if you fed them in in two batches of 3. The next problem is that the way it tells you that the bin is full is when the top is lifted off by the shredded paper underneath. This would be ok except that by the time this happens there is a large amount of shredding getting stuck in the blades. When you lift the top off you have to pull this paper out and inevitably some goes on the floor so it makes a mess. Also, if you let it get too full the blades jam up with paper and when that happens it stops cross-cutting. The. You have to unplug it and pick out the bits of paper from the blades (not fun). There’s a window on the side of the bin so you can see when it’s getting full but sadly the window is smoked and it’s a dark grey bin and with the lid on you can’t see through it. I would not buy this model again.

Quite compact which is good. Not speedy but does its job. I haven’t used more than 4 sheets at a time and it copes well. Bin fills quite quickly but it’s easily emptied. It’s exactly what I needed and expected.