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GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder
Price: $69.95 19731 Report price as wrong
Added: 07/01/11 Last Edited: 05/10/12
GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder Overview
GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder Description
The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder is inexpensive, and it is intended for home & home office use. It cools down in 15 minutes, can run for an average length of time and can shred up to 12.0 sheets at a time. It has overload protection, automatic start/stop and level 3 security. The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder shreds up to 7 pages per minute, can shred credit cards and can shred paper clips. It is able to shred staples, and it shreds sheets into strips 0.25 inches long and 2 inches wide. It can hold up to 6 gallons of shredded paper, so it holds less shredded paper than average. The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder has a throat width of 8.75 inches and is 10 inches deep and 14.25 inches wide. It is 21 inches tall, and it is manufactured by GBC.
Why is the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder highly recommended?
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder is...
- Top Two for those who wantPaper Shredders With a High Shred Size Width
- Top Five forPaper Shredders for Everyone
- Top 2% out of the 379Paper Shredders for Level 3 Security and up
- Top 2% forBest Paper Shredders
- Top 2% if you're looking forPaper Shredders That Can Handle Staples and Paper Clips
- Top 2% for people looking forPaper Shredders for High Volume Use
- Top 2% forSpeedy Paper Shredders
- Top Five out of the 175Paper Shredders With Overload Protection
- Top 3% for those who wantCompact Paper Shredders
- Top 3% out of the 227Paper Shredders That Shred Staples
GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder Full Details:
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| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for price, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 99% performance in this category. | $69.95 (wrong info?) |
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 92% performance for performance. | ||
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Sheet Shred Capacity:Sheet capacity is the number of sheets of paper a shredder can handle at one time. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer higher values for sheet shred capacity, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 1% performance in this category. | 12 sheets per pass (wrong info?) | |
Cool Down Time:Indicates the recommended amount of time that a shredder be allowed to cool off between uses. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for cool down time, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 93% performance in this category. | 15 minutes (wrong info?) | |
Continuous Run Time:Shredder motors will overheat and burn out if used continuously for too long. This is the recommended maximum amount of time that the shredder should run before being allowed to cool down. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer higher values for continuous run time, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 41% performance in this category. | 20 minutes (wrong info?) | |
| The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 61% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings. | 58 out of 100 (wrong info?) | |
| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer higher values for recommended number of users, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 0% performance in this category. | 1 user (wrong info?) | |
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 75% performance for capabilities. | Shreds staples, shreds paper clips, shreds credit cards (wrong info?) | |
| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer higher values for shred speed, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 2% performance in this category. | 7 pages per minute (wrong info?) | |
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Shred Size Length:Indicates the length of the particles or the width of the strips into which the shredder cuts paper. More secure shredders cut paper into smaller particles. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for shred size length, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 99% performance in this category. | 0.25 inches (wrong info?) | |
Shred Size Width:Indicates the length of the particles or the width of the strips into which the shredder cuts paper. More secure shredders cut paper into smaller particles. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for shred size width, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 96% performance in this category. | 2 inches (wrong info?) | |
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 63% performance for noise level. | |
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 0% performance for noise level details. However, the current preferences ignore noise level details in computing the rankings. | No special noise level details (wrong info?) |
Decibel Level:The level of noise a shredder makes while in use is measured in decibels (dB). Current shredders tend to operate in the 60-80 dB range. 60 dB roughly corresponds to the noise level of a nearby conversation, while 80 dB might be the noise level of a busy street. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for decibel level, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 99% performance in this category. | 70 decibels (wrong info?) |
| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders have selected home & home office as the top choice for intended use, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 100% performance in this category. | Home & home office (wrong info?) |
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 90% performance for size. | |
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Throat Width:A shredder's throat is where documents are fed in to be shredded. Most are at least wide enough to accommodate letter-size paper (eight and one-half inches). Wider throats can handle larger document sizes. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer higher values for throat width, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 40% performance in this category. | 8.75 inches (wrong info?) |
Wastebasket Capacity:Some shredders have a wastebasket or bag that collects the shredded particles and needs to be emptied when full. Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer higher values for wastebasket capacity, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 13% performance in this category. | 6 gallons (wrong info?) |
| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for height, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 69% performance in this category. | 21 inches (wrong info?) |
| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for width, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 72% performance in this category. | 14.25 inches (wrong info?) |
| Given that users looking for the best overall paper shredders prefer lower values for depth, the GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 93% performance in this category. | 10 inches (wrong info?) |
The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 73% performance for convenience. | ||
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The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 69% performance for convenience details. However, the current preferences ignore convenience details in computing the rankings. | Overload protection, automatic start/stop (wrong info?) | |
Security Level:The security level of a shredder is related to the size of the paper particles it produces. More secure shredders cut paper into smaller pieces. There are six Security Levels. Security Level 3 is commonly recommended as the minimum level for disposal of sensitive personal documents, while Security Level 6 is approved by the United States Department of Defense for diposal of top secret documents. The GBC SC170 12-Sheet Strip-Cut Shredder achieves 100% performance for security level. | Level 3 (wrong info?) | |
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| Model Number | 1757250 |
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