Newegg, the box says it's heavy duty; Anything rated for 12 sheets at a time (and prefers to get 6) and 10 minutes of "continuous shredding" is NOT "Light-Duty"; Even the box really undersells it; I didn't notice the casters, which is really handy because the top is pretty heavy.

Not really as to say LOUD, but not quiet; If I were to do a few sheets of shredding in a shared office, I'd first look around to see if anyone was on a phone call, but I wouldn't bother to ask permission first; But if I had more substantial shredding, I'd ask first or do it at lunch.

Purchased this to replace a 7-yr. old Royal. It eats more paper more quickly, is much quieter, and has great auto features the help prevent overheat (which lengthens its life) and jamming (which don't always completely work).

The Fellowes Powershred 73Ci shredder ($199.99) is a good fit for personal or home-office use, or light duty in a tiny office. It's simple to use, shreds items other than paper, and performed mostly as billed. It also has a nice safety feature to protect curious hands or paws.

Shreds CDs, paper clips, staples, and credit cards, as well as paper; Touch-screen controls; Safety features; Simple to use; Matched its rated speed in our testing

Filling to its rated sheet capacity generates overload warning; Not quite as jam-proof as promised

Upon delivery,I found the Fellowes Powershred 73ci very well packaged and protected for shipment. Delivery was prompt. Since setting it up, which was very simple, I have used it almost non-stop to shred four large garden paper bags full of shedded material, without a "time out" period.

Use it often and it works wonderfully!

This shredder is everything it promises to be. It is super quiet, can handle the 12 pages, credit cards, CDs and jam-proof!! Who could ask for more. I was leary but am so glad I decided to get this model.

quiet handles 12 pages jam-proof

no cons!

I purchased this Paper Shredder (Powershred? 73Ci 100% Jam Proof Cross-Cut Shredder) from Costco on line. It was delivered to my house the very next day in good condition. very easy to unpack and assemble. easy to use and very quite. It has a sleek look and lighted touch sensative buttons.

Quality Construction; Jam Resistance; Safety Features; Quiet Operation; Secure Cut Size; Mess Reduction; Sheet Capacity; Shreds Credit Cards; Staples and CDs; Service Guarantee; Warranty

The shredder does what it says on the tin and seems really high quality, gobbles up the paper. The only downside is that it's pretty noisy, we've had to put it in a remote corner of the office so that it doesn't affect people on the phone. It sounds very much like a dentist drill!

For the price and the quality this product is excellent. shredds through paper clips, staples, credit cards and cd's.

Having had some time to put the Fellowes Powershred 12-Sheet 100 Percent Jam Proof Cross-Cut Shredder (73Ci) through its paces, I am very pleased with its performance. It has a voracious appetite for paper, CDs and Credit Cards, all of which it eats quite easily.