Aurora AU120MA 120-Sheet Auto Feed High Security Micro-Cut Paper Shredder / 30 Minutes (Black)

I am very pleased with this shredder and the smaller shred size than my old shredder had. I am another who has more than 40 years of tax returns and many boxes of other papers. As I will be 80 next year, I am disposing of all unnecessary papers so that my family will not have to deal with it. I found the shredder pretty easy to assemble and move about 45 feet to its intended location. My only slight concern is the shredder feels/sounds a little fragile, but that may only be because it is so much quieter and a little lighter than my old shredder. I will update, if appropriate, after more extensive usage.

I am a real person who was not part of a promotion, nor paid for my evaluation -- this is my actual experience. I need to start by saying I'm a mechanical idiot. I needed a shredder that could handle large jobs because my husband passed away, and he had decades of papers in boxes because he didn't believe in throwing things out. As in, why he had tax returns from before we were married from the 80's and 90's, I just don't know. Anyway -- this shredder had a lot of great reviews from lots of places (including Wire**tter) and it would take 120 sheets at a time, so I figured I'd give it a try. You have to put the wheels on. That was HARD -- you have to line them up exactly correctly, and then use a lot of pressure. But if I can do it, anyone can. And I did! Then, following the instructions, I plugged it in and pressed the "on" button on the back, and nothing. I was sure it was broken. BUT it turns out there's also an on/off button on the front, and you need to use both of them. (Did I mention I was a mechanical idiot?) I thought the paper didn't fit in the 120 sheet area, but it turns out you need to place them DOWN the back chute (Aurora should give better instructions!). I closed the top, and it started shredding. And then, no sound after a really short time. I figured I'd done something wrong, or it jammed, or broke, BUT NO!!! Everything had shredded and I kept loading it up with more stacks, and in about 5 minutes, all of my late husband's 1981 records had completed shredding. Per the instructions, I turned it off and pulled the plug. ON TO 1982!!! This machine is really a gem. It works well, and it's quiet, and I was able to use it without having to call someone to explain it to me. I LOVE IT!!

Was recommended by the NYT "Wirecutters" consumer test site, and it meets expectations. It's fantastic to be able to stack up to 120 pages and have them shredded in minutes (keep in mind, however, that the pages need to be uniform height or the unit can jam). Impressive for a such a compact design. It's a pleasure to use, chews up everything quickly and efficiently. Of course, emptying the bin will result in some paper dust, etc., that will need to be dealt with - unavoidable for shredders that chop paper into fine bits. This unit is the "bomb." A must have for the home.

Only one design flaw I don't like. There's a way too sensitive "I'm full and won't shred anymore until you resolve this issue." It does this so regularly, it's kinda like the automotive industries "lane keep assist" that vibrates your posterior while try to take over the wheel to ger you back into your lane! What am I saying? A lot of tech today is over the top stupid and does not work well. I know when my shredding container is full, getting full, almost full, and heading that way! I don't need an electronic nanny nagging me to look! It's like all of industry is treating us like we're 5 year olds! Other than the above reasonable rant.....It's a good machine.

Wish I had bought this shredder months ago! I read a review and liked the idea of putting a stack of paper in the to and letting the shredder do the rest, so I added it to my cart but saved it for later. Now that I finally have it I've discovered it's much quieter than my old shredder, and works like a champ, both with manual feed and from the top tray. The shreds are so small that it takes a long time to fill the drawer too, so I'm emptying it less often. Definitely a 10/10!!

Worked well for me. I had two bags of long stored documents to shred. I'd guess 10,000 plus pages. I finished in about 4 hours (on and off working) --this shredder is not industrial scale, but decent workhorse. --Expect about maximum 9 pages per feed. Sweet spot in my experience is 6 to 7. --I never experienced a feed error, even though occassionaly I put document in sideways. --when I used it 15 plus minutes without a break, it would go into 'overheat' mode, for 10 0r 15 minutes. be aware and dont burn out your motor. All in all, a great first use, and this will hopefully be my regular maintenance shredder for many years to come.

This arrived today and I used it already. This is hands down the best shredder I have ever owned. I ran it for about 45 minutes putting in no more than 1 to 2 sheets at a time. The shredder never felt warm to the touch during that time. It ran like a champ. My old shredder that this one is replacing could barely run ten minutes using 1 to 2 sheets at a time. And the old shredder would be hot to the touch and have to stay off an hour before I could use it again. The wheels are a plus. The shredder is heavy so be careful when mounting it on the basket. The basket is pretty big. Do yourself a favor and line the basket with a garbage bag for easier clean up after the shredding is done. The only thing that I didn't like about the shredder is the auto feed function. The auto feed feels like a useless gimmick to me. It's not a selling point. I will purchase some shredder oil to make sure this last a long time. Well worth the price. Update: 10/12/25 after very limited use over the last 2 years I go to use this today and it will not even turn on. And by limited use I mean I use this thing once every 5 to 6 months for maybe an hour. How disappointing that it is completely dead already. I have had much cheaper shredders last longer than this. Changing my original 4 star review down to a 1 star review. Aurora Company and Amazon you need to do better.

I can't believe I would be so excited about something as mundane as a paper shredder, but this thing is wonderful. Sitting in front of a shredder to feed documents in a few sheets at a time is such a pain that I have accumulated quite a backlog of items to shred. Until now it has been easier to find additional storage space than to face the tedium. Within 3 hours of having this shredder I have made it through more shredding than in the previous year. I can't attest to the durability of this shredder since I have had it less than a day, but I am impressed with how quiet it is compared to my previous shredder and the ability to load an absurdly large stack of papers into it and walk away while it steadily works on them is amazing. The output is much more finely chopped than my previous shredder as well. I do think it is a bit slow when not using the document feeder so if the job includes a lot of irregular sized sheets that need to be hand-fed this may not be the best fit.

This is a US model and cannot be used in UK. It should not be sold in UK without making that clear. I have returned but have not received a refund yet.

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Not suitable for UK. This machine requires US 120 volt 60 Hz power and is not earthed. I can't fond that information on the UK amazon web page. Also company should know not to supply it fpr export to UK. I will try to return it, but expect the cost will exceed any potential refund, in which case it will have to be scrapped.

We have been using it for 6 months in an office and it works great. We add papers to the tray through the day and set it to shred at the end of the day. The self feed tray is very useful.

Nous utilisons occasionnellement au bureau et toute l’équipe l’apprécie! Je recommande.