Unfortunately, I didn't buy the new one. My husband goes through reviews, prices & orders most things. We hadn't really discussed the shredder, other than I told him that Office Max no longer carried one that could do cardboard (the 2 or 3 times I'd gone in) . The thrift stores i stopped in didn't have one on day(s) I got to them... The new one showed up one day.. it is much quieter than old one, which was a Staples brand one.
I think this one can do 16 sheets of paper, how ever, there are cardboard (s) too thick for it. I can sometimes split those & get them to run through it... otherwise it goes to compost w/o shredding.
It stops or jams if a piece of cardboard or even a "stack" of paper curls & runs along the edge. It's then a bit of a bear to re-straighten out that whole piece to run it back through.
I DID want one that could take 12-16 sheets of paper, fed upright. That means it will take most cardboard. The one our manager got at the vet clinic will take 250 sheets laid flat, but you can't feed cardboard through it.
The original was not purchased for cardboard, but for bills & junk mail. I didn't use it for cardboard until the last 6 years or so...
I just took pics of the new one. I cant even remember when he got it. The BEST tool, for my getting arthritic hands & shoulders is that battery chargeable cutting tool. I forget what it's called - gtaus recommended. I can part out 20 boxes, different types & sizes, in minutes...
EDIT - I disagree w/ the statements about shredding & shredded paper/cardboard not being dusty. The dust on the shredder in pics is after 30 minutes of shredding. It is dusty when I dump the bin into the bags or that blue trash can next to the shredder above. It can be dusty when used in brooder cages & coops, pens & runs. BUT it IS less dusty then using wood shavings or sawdust. I've used both wood shavings, straw, hay & sawdust in horse stalls since 1974 & different products w/ chickens since 2011.
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