Crenova 13 Inch A3 Laminator Machine,Hot and Cold Settings,with Laminating Sheets Pouches,Paper Trimmer, for Home Office School

This is my 1st laminator, so I didn't really know what to expect, as I've never laminated anything before either. It turned out to be quite simple. Just switched the button to "Hot", then a green light started blinking. Once the green light turned solid, I started laminating. I had a few dozen business cards and some certificates which I wanted laminated. I put a business card in a pouch (I used Apache Laminating Pouches, 5 mil, Business Card Size) , centered it, then inserted the closed end into the front of the machine. After about 10 seconds, the laminated card came out of the back of the machine. Then I just repeated the process, until I was finished. When I was done, I ran a sheet of copy paper through the unit to possibly clean any glue that may have gotten on the rollers. Overall, the unit ran perfectly. Super clear and no bubbles in the plastic whatsoever. I'm very pleased with this machine so far.I chose this Crenova laminator mostly because I wanted 13" and didn't want one with a paper cutter attached to the top of the machine. I figured if I needed a good paper cutter, I'd rather get one separately. The paper cutter which came with this works OK, but it's really not meant for heavy usage. You can only cut one thing at a time. It will cut through 5 mil laminate nicely, but if I had a lot of stuff to cut, then I'd probably want to use a guillotine-style paper cutter. Max size for this paper cutter is just 12" also, which is fine for my purposes. The corner rounder works OK too. It cuts through the 5 mil laminate cleanly. Another selling point was that this machine came with 25 pouches also (size: 5 A3, 5 A4, 5 A5, and 10 A6). So that saved me from buying more pouches, other than the business card-sized pouches which I needed.

I've had this for 2+ years and it is simple and works great. It has laminated countless pages without issues. I purchased this model to be able to laminate 11"x17", and it does that well.

The media could not be loaded. This laminator is the one I should have bought from the beginning. The wide portion of it makes it easy to use and you don't have to be as precise as you do with a smaller one. You can put a piece of laminating film in it sideways and it'll come out on the other end looking great. It's quiet. It does hot and cold which I don't know what the cold is for but who cares. Just get it.

Works nice I use for my check lists if you have eraseable markers just clear check marks and they are ready to use again. Has saved having to reprint lists over and over.

Great for keeping things from getting ruined.

Update: I'm not changing the stars rating because it really is a good laminator for the price. HOWEVER, if you're purchasing this product because it comes with a corner rounder, well. . . the corner rounder is crap! It does not cut cleanly through the laminated items and I ended up with sore thumbs trying to use it. I eventually purchased a more heavy duty corner rounder which worked very well! Otherwise, the machine itself is still working just fine!With the whole Corona Virus thing going on, I'm doing preschool at home for my 4 year old granddaughter. Got this laminator to help with projects and I could not be happier! It is very easy to set up and use. It comes with an assortment of laminating pouches. Also, it can handle pretty wide paper. I believe up to 13" wide, so most construction paper can go through the machine. It also has a low profile so I can easily set it out of reach of my younger grand child when not in use. Good value for the money!

This laminator works great! Easy to use, comes with extra laminating pouches, paper cutter and corner rounder. I think there have been bad reviews about the corner rounder not working. I thought it didn't work either the first try, but realized you have to put the paper in at an angle downward where the metal dips down and it cuts perfectly. The laminator did have a smell when I first use to heat up, but I think that is to be expected. I'm sure that will dissipate with use. I was in debate about getting the 13" or a 9". The majority of what I will be laminating will be 8.5x11 or smaller. I think most of the issues people have with paper jamming or getting crinkled is because there is only a 1/4" wiggle room on each end of the 9" laminator when you are laminating an 8.5x11 sheet. You have to put it in almost exactly straight and if not, it catches the sides and starts to damage your lamination. With the 13" I have plenty of wiggle room in case I don't get things in exactly straight and don't expect any issues.

Worked great the maybe 10 times I used it then right after the 1 yr warranty expires, I used it and one got stuck and burned so I used abs to release and it started smoking and not working right. Literally smoking. Contacted the company several days ago and 0 response