Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder vs Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder is ₹7,491 dearer.
Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder vs Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack
Fellowes
Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder
₹8,990
P-4 under DIN 66399 is a defined particle size rather than a marketing tier, and it is the level that is genuinely adequate for personal and most business documents where a P-2 strip cut can be reassembled.
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Amazon
Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack
₹1,499
Open mesh is fine for paper and wrong for anything else -- liquid goes straight through, so these are desk-side paper bins rather than general waste bins.
Full details →Who the Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder is for
Buy it if: Anyone shredding personal or business documents who will respect the cooling interval.
Avoid it if: Anyone shredding continuously -- this needs 30 minutes of rest per 20 of work.
Who the Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting paper-only bins beside desks in a dry indoor office.
Avoid it if: Anyone putting food or liquid waste in them -- mesh leaks.
Specifications, side by side
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| Specification | Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder | Amazon Basics Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can 3-Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹8,990 | ₹1,499 |
| Weight | 8.5 kg | 600 g each |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Also shreds | Credit cards, staples and paper clips | not published |
| Bin | 22 litres, and cross-cut waste fills a bin faster than strip cut | not published |
| Capacity | not published | About 6 litres each |
| Duty cycle | 20 minutes on, 30 minutes off. Exceeding it triggers thermal shutdown, and repeatedly doing so kills the motor | not published |
| Liner | not published | No liner clip or rim retention, so a bin bag slips down inside when filled |
| Material | not published | Powder-coated steel mesh |
| Mesh and wet waste | not published | Open mesh means liquid leaks straight through. These are for paper waste only |
| Oiling | Cross-cut blades need oiling roughly monthly with regular use | not published |
| Rust | not published | Powder coating chips, and coastal humidity then rusts the steel underneath |
| Security level | P-4 under DIN 66399 -- particles under 160 square mm | not published |
| Sheet capacity | 10 per pass. Feeding more is the commonest cause of jams | not published |
| Stacking | not published | Nest inside each other for storage |
| What the levels mean | P-2 is strip cut and reconstructable. P-4 is cross cut and adequate for personal and most business documents. P-5 and above are for classified material | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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