Pros and cons of Ativa shredders
The Ativa brand of paper shredders is owned by Office Depot, which markets and sells its products through a variety of channels including office supply stores, retail stores, catalogs, direct mail, Internet, direct sales to businesses, as well. as collaborations as joint ventures for business abroad. .
Ativa shredders mainly come in four different models that shred papers in two ways: diamond cut or cross cut.
Diamond cut grinding is considered safer than the conventional cross cut style. Furthermore, Ativa paper shredders can be classified into two classes according to the purpose of use:
1. Heavy duty paper shredders
2. Medium paper shredders
Advantages of Ativa Medium Duty Paper Shredders
The relatively inexpensive Ativa paper shredders work well for home offices and have the following distinct advantages over others:
o They feed paper easily and are also compatible with staples and credit cards.
o The remains can be seen in the transparent bin.
o They are safer due to diamond cut patterns.
o Its cycle time avoids the risk of overheating.
o They include in their characteristics protection against overload, manual reverse gear and automatic start / stop.
Cons of Ativa Medium Duty Shredders
With different advantages over machines from other brands, Ativa paper shredders suffer from the following:
o They are prone to occasional paper jams.
o Customers have reported that some units broke down in the first nine months
o These shredders also have overheating issues despite the short cycle times.
o Some machines were noted to have bent blades when shredding credit cards.
Advantages of Ativa Heavy Duty paper shredders
The economical Ativa heavy duty paper machines are ideal for small offices and have the following advantages:
o They are large but affordable and can shred paper, CDS, credit cards, and staples.
o They have large bins.
o Its cycle time prevents overheating.
o They have overload protection, manual reverse gear and automatic start / stop.
o They come with a 7-year limited manufacturer’s warranty.
Cons of Ativa Heavy Duty paper shredders
Ativa heavy duty paper shredders have two notable disadvantages:
o They are quite noisy machines.
o After shredding, the ragged edges of CDs in the bin have been known to tear the plastic and some cases reported damage within the first nine months (but these were exceptions).
The peculiarities
Users of the Ativa medium-duty paper shredders get irritated when they see the trash in the transparent bins. Although some users like it because it helps them to properly empty the bins. Medium-sized shredders are so easy to use that a child can use them and injure themselves.
A user of the Ativa heavy duty paper shredder was reported to the police by his neighbors when he was making such noise with the machine in his garage office at night.
In short, the Ativa range of medium duty paper shredders is suitable for personal or home office use; on the other hand, the heavy duty variety works well in small offices.