Intimus 402 Shredder Review
Intimus 402 Shredder
We had the Intimus 402 for 3 months, and it was definitely used a lot. Especially when it came time to destroying sensitive credit card details.If you made mistakes when you printed something out, you couldn't just throw these documents into the office bin. After all, they had customers names, phone numbers, addresses, and credit card details.
So this shredder was used quite often. It wasn't anything spectacular (its just a shredder!), it ate everything we threw at it.
Adding paper is easy, there is a slot that can hold around 20 pieces of paper. We tried not to do more than a dozen at a time though, because sometimes it would get slow or jammed if it had been working for a long time. You could add paper that was as wide as about 9" so it took almost anything we had.
We did find that it got a little warm if run for more than about 20 minutes at a time. But that seems to be the case with all the other shredders we have dealt with also.
The size of this shredder is small enough that it can be put in a corner and not take up too much space. You'll need about a foot and a half area of space. It is about 30" high so if you are standing or sitting it is at a good height. It has an internal bagging compartment which is nice because if you are not using it there isn't a lot of shredded paper on the floor around it.
For those of you who are looking at a shredder for security purposes, the strips that come out are 1/4". Small enough that it would take a person a long time to attempt to put them back together.
Overall, this is a pretty good paper shredder. It is not heavy duty and not intended for full time use. But if you have occasional shredding needs it should work just fine.