Royal Machines Reviews
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Below are 5 randomly chosen reviews of Royal Machines .
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Rating: 4 (good) 
Nickname: willybis |
Date: 2010-06-05
Summary: Nice Shredder |
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I bought a Fellowes W11C to shred some old personal documents because I've had good luck with Fellowes. The damn thing sounds like the SST taking off and the basket is way smaller than they advertise, so I searched for a replacement. The boss has an old Royal 160MX, so I figured the 170MX should be the next step up and the price was what I considered reasonable.
When it arrived I was surprised at how large the box was, but this shredder has a fine sized catch basket, good sized rollers under it to move it around and is really quiet compared to the Fellowes. It grinds up CD's, credit cards and multiple sheets of paper with little effort, has a good sized throat and a spiffy set of electric blue lights to let you know that it's on.
It struggles with more than 8 or 10 sheets of paper although it's advertised as a 17 sheet per pass unit. When removing the capacious catch bin you will find bits and pieces all over inside the unit that spill out onto the floor, but this is common with most all shredders.
All in all I would recommend this to anyone who needs a small to mid sized office shredder, mostly because it's much quieter than anything else I've had experience with.
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Rating: 4 (good)
Nickname: jcasas72 |
Date: 2009-08-27
Summary: Royal Crosscut Shredder RL170MX, 29172A . . . 170MX |
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This is a very good machine; especially, if you are able to get it for under $130.00.
Wish List:
1. Turn off the lights after after 30 minutes of inactivity.
2. Have the LED lights up the whole center display, when lit.
3. Four all-around-type of casters (with locks like the two being used), instead of the two all-around-type casters and the two big wheels.
4. The shredding is not exactly confetti size. It is cross-cut into pieces approximately 1 ½" in length by ¼" in width. I would prefer if the length were under ½".
Additional Information:
5. Machine weighs less than 30 lbs, not the 40+ noted in the description.
6. Shipping weight nears 42 lbs; I believe the information noted in description is reversed.
7. I could not find this machine in Royal's website; it may be new and has not been entered.
Bad design:
8. Grab handle is a dangerous when attempting to roll the shredder by this incorporated handle. This may cause you (the user) to breaker your a finger. Solution: Do not use the handle to move the machine; move it using both hands and not the handle.
9. The Forward and the Backward arrows on the activation buttons seem to be in the wrong direction. These would be applicable if the feeding was to be done downward and extraction was to be done upward. But it is not, it is feed towards the back and extracted towards the front; therefore, it activation keys should be reversed.
All in all, it is a very good shredder; I only gave it four-stars because of the Wish List. Hopefully, Royal will listen to the above comments and incorporate them into this product.
Final words on this product, I would recommend to buy the 16 or 15 page Royal Shredder on four caster wheels as they have a much better design. These have side handles and are easier to move around. If Royal eventually makes a 17 or 18 sheet shredder based on the four casters and side handles design as the 160MX and 150MX, then that is the way to go, but not the RL170MX with the two caster wheels and two side wheels.
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Rating: 4 (good)
Nickname: anonymous |
Date: 2010-04-22
Summary: Good Shredder |
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This shredder works quite well, and shreds many sheets at once. Quality seems pretty good, after many uses the blades have not become noisier like some of the cheaper shredders out there.
One concern is that during shredding, sometimes a faint metallic clicking sound can be heard above the shredder noise, almost like something is loose inside of it. I haven't been able to pinpoint the problem, and Royal Machines customer service have said that this is a normal noise and that I shouldn't be concerned.
Also, after an extra long shredding session ( 30 mins or so ) I noticed a smell coming from the shredder. I turned it off and opened the basket to discover faint wisps of smoke coming from the shredder. Alarmed, I left it alone the whole day. When I went back to use it again, it worked fine and no more smoke.
Because of these concerns I rated 4 stars instead of 5. For such an expensive shredder I was rather hoping there would no concerns at all with quality.
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Rating: 5 (excellent) 
Nickname: anonymous |
Date: 2010-04-28
Summary: It is a great shredder, great quality and a great buy! |
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I needed a shredder that could handle very thick junk mail without the need to open.
I found the prior reviews very helpful - so thought I would leave one as well.
I agree. It is a great shredder, great quality and a great buy!
It tears through very thick junk mail without a problem.
I used it for several hours continuously and it did not jam or overheat once.
It has a huge waste container and the blue LCD screen and LED lights are cool.
I would highly recommend.
p.s. -- I also agree that the grab handle design is absolutely nonsensical and completely useless.
I suggest you find a place for it to live and don't move it.
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Rating: 4 (good)
Nickname: anonymous |
Date: 2010-05-15
Summary: Satisfied Customer |
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After several Fellowes machines, we decided to try a Royal, and after just a few weeks we are pleased with its large feed on many sheets at a time, and not jamming.
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