STöK (ST-25CC) 8-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder for Home & Office, P-4 High Security Level, Quiet Credit Card Shredder with Jam Proof System, 15 Liter Bin Capacity (One Year Offsite Warranty)

This is my third shredder over the last 18 years, each of them seem to last about 8 years before they either choke to death or burn out. So I have some reference point about how the shredders work.The SToK ST-30CC seems like a very fine shredder. The internal packing was good and the product arrived in perfect condition. Plugged in everything and shredded about 20 sheets immediately, here are my observations:1. It is pretty silent in comparison to both the older shredders I had. It does make some noise, remember that it is a Low-Speed and High-Torque motor running inside the plastic frame, so don't expect quietness.2. The shredder itself worked flawlessly on all the sheets. I tried upto 5 A4 sheets in one shot and it cut them with a little extra noise. So three sheets at a time seems like the sweet spot to make sure that the motor is not stressing and is working efficiently.3. The Credit card cutter is a waste of time and a bad design. If you insert the card horizontally, the card does not go in far enough to activate the auto switch, but if you manage to push it in, it gets cut to three or four pieces. If the card is vertically inserted, it cuts into just two parts. Bad design, there should have been two more cutters in there and the hole should not be so deep for a small card.4. The auto switch seems to work well, but these plastic parts tend to go bad in a few years after dust gets into the system. Will have to wait and watch.5. The body itself is reasonably well built of good plastic. I have a feeling this will last for a while.6. I do not like to overheat the shredder, so when I tried upto 20 shets, it was still running and the themal cutoff had not kicked in. So this is great for the weekly shredding of all the crap bank statements that comes home by post.Hope this helps you in making a decision.

This product is only for Daily General Office/Home use. Not Heavy Duty Machine.So far Tested at 25 degree room temperature and with various GSM A4 Paper.Paper Load CapacityIf you will try more than machine load capacity either it will stop and you have to go reverse and remove the paper or it will get heated and you have to cool it down for a few minutes.1. At once max 10 paper can be loaded with 50-60 GSM A4 paper. (Normally used in Bill book's Sirpur colored duplicate paper)2. At once max 8 paper can be loaded with 70-80 GSM A4 paper (Normally used in Copier machine and Printers).3. At once max 5 paper can be loaded with 100-120 GSM A4 paper (Normally used in Color Printer).4. At once max 3 paper can be loaded with 200-250 GSM A4 paper. (Photo Printing Paper).I would not recommend to load more than 250 GSM paper it may cause damage to your machine.Conclusion - You can load total 600-650 GSM paper at once.Paper Shreading CapacityThis test is performed by continuous paper loading with max loading capacity without any stop with different GSM paper. After certain paper shredded it gets heated and have to cool it down for at least 18-20 minutes.1. 50-60 GSM A4 paper: 130-140 paper can be shredded continuously (Average time 4-5 Minutes)2. 70-80 GSM A4 paper: 120-128 paper can be shredded continuously (Average time 4-5 Minutes)3. 100-120 GSM A4 paper: 75-80 paper can be shredded continuously (Average time 4-5 Minutes)4. 200-250 GSM A4 paper not tested.I would not recommend to load more than 250 GSM paper it may cause damage to your machine.Conclusion - You can continuously shred paper for 4-5 minutes and then 18-20 minutes of rest. One more thing per minute average of shredding paper 1400 GSM A4 paper.FINAL CONCLUSION FOR THIS MACHINEPROS1. At this price it is the best machine for a general use compared to other machine in market.2. It comes with CD/DVD/Card shredder.3. Auto paper feeder and with that it becomes energy efficient so when you insert the paper only then it starts motor.3. Designed in a very safe way no one can put figure in side. (But you should keep precaution.)4. Included heating protection so not to worry about electric motor getting damaged due to overheat.5. Build quality is good.6. Not much heavy so you can carry and sift it anywhere you need it.7. Waste paper bucket is enough as per machine capacity.8. Bucket got and see-through cut so you can see remaining capacity.9. Inside the bucket there is an extra bucket for CD/DVD/Card material.10. Bucket size is designed very cleverly while you are continuously shredding paper within 4-5 minutes it gets full and machine also gets heated and it stops.CONS1. It can be designed with heat exhausting so it can extend it continuous work time.2. Cool down time is very high 18-20 minutes.3. Sensor is not working with single semi transparency paper you have to load more than one paper.4. There is not any bucket lock with machine. If you lift the handle and you think that you are carrying a whole machine you are wrong, you left the bucket there.5. If you are loading paper at its max capacity you have to load then straight not angled it will twist your paper and double the load and stop your machine.6. Some time when paper get stuck you cannot easily remove them you have to run in reverse mode only. If reverse mode is also not working you are in trouble.7. Sometime inside at corners shredded paper get stuck and it can increase load on your machine. You have to clean them by yourself manually. (Keep precaution sharp mechanism inside)8. While you are shredding paper it creates paper dust. (Allergic person should be aware of it)THIS MACHINE IS GOOD AT THIS PRICE COMPARE TO OTHERS YOU CAN BUY IT WITHOUT ANY RE-GRATES.

Nice product

Worht every penny.. shreeding old pages and credit cards is much easier and the quality and price is up to the level. If paper jams you can reverse it making it user friendly.

After using 2 months, it was not working properly , very sad to say that, it mentioned 1 year warranty, but not given seller number to contact and inform about the product problem.

Easy to use. shreds paper very well. low noise level. good performance

Good one. But heating effect after 5min..

The product itself is great in performance. The only thing is the quality of the basket. Super thin plastic basket will break easily in long run.The shredder works adequately, have tried cutting old credit cards and works effectively.Machine too heavy. No handle to lift it.And yes for warranty it's a trouble. But I bought as a use and throw machine so didn't bother abt warranty.