Pros: Shreds plenty quickly and quietly. It takes all I throw at it without complaint. I now shred almost all paper waste prior to disposal since it so easy to do.

Cons: When using the bags with the collection bin they tend to get torn on removal. The clear panel at the front intended to let you see the fullness of the bin tend to catch the bottom of the waste bag so that it rips on removal.

Other Thoughts: This is the second unit I received, the first had obvious signs of use (paper scraps in shredder teeth and bin) and needed replaced. Second one was obviously new, bag around unit opened at top and could be used to remove unit from box. There was blue adhesive tape holding bin in place, which was not present on first unit.

Pros: I love this thing. I wish I could shred my garbage in it. My apartment is almost clean now with all the papers I used to have laying around. It looks pretty safe, can cut for ~20 minutes straight before needing to cool down, its really an ideal shredder.

Cons: There is a safety "mechanism" built into the removable garbage container that tells the SB-99Ci when the container is fully closed meaning it is safe to shred. The notch on the container pushes in a lever when it is fully closed, but mine did not make enough contact if any. I propped a peace of cardboard in there and all is well it wasn't worth shipping it back over. I don't have kids though so safety is not a concern for me, otherwise I would have had to ship this back since the container can be removed and if fed paper could be dangerous with a bunch of monkeys running around.

Other Thoughts: I want very badly to try and shred a pair of socks.