If, like me, you only need to shred the odd document for security this is ideal. It is small and you need to fold a4 paper length ways to fit. I have placed items of a known size to show the dimensions.The security level is 4, which is higher than any others I found in this price bracket.

Just on first use without any long-term views this might be almost the perfect home shredder. Firstly it's fair to say the pieces this puts out are very tiny, if the CIA had used this in '79 the Iranians would have torn their hair out. Secondly yes the paper capacity isn't huge - I've only tested with (thick) single sheets and it has no obvious problem. The bin isn't huge but then it doesn't need to be for a home user. If you're not doing > 20 sheets a day you'll have no problem with any of this. In an ideal world it would take half-folded sheets - it only takes slightly larger than triple folded sheets which many letters already use - it's not a massively huge deal though, just an in a perfect world deal. The only question really is how long it lasts but the first impressions I have is that it's almost perfect.

Edit: few weeks later still going strong. I actually tried pushing it to its limits a little bit by putting a credit card sized plastic membership card through it which it happily shredded into confetti (not had the opportunity to test a real credit card on it yet) - this is obviously wildly out of spec and maybe you shouldn't do it but it did work... It can tend towards shredding rather than cutting if you really tax it but IMHO that just makes documents even harder to reconstruct.

Edit: Almost 2 years still going strong, the little shredder that could :)

It shreds into little squares. It once gave out a burnt smell when it was brand new but I've not smelt it since.
The seller says it only takes two folded sheets which is accurate - you can hear it struggling when you put more but it does have a thermal cut-out if you use it for too long (4 minutes or so).
It only takes A4 paper when folded (about 12 cm max) which is a pain but it was clear when I purchased it.
There is an auto feature but I wouldn't use it as it gets warm in the region of the LED which suggests it is still using quite some power when in auto.
It's fine for a small home office or less frequent use.
If you are shredding more then this is not going to be the tool for you.

I'm pretty sure my wife has handbags bigger than this shredder and while it does struggle with more than a couple of pages I find it's far more useful than my larger full A4 sized one. I've effectively downsized as I rarely used the shredder, mostly because I would save up paper for a while and shred in one go. Now I shred more often. This also cuts into much smaller pieces than my larger shredder, so better for composting if that's your thing.So far no issues with overheating or sticking if you keep to no more than a couple of sheets of A4 folded length-ways. Also, easy to tuck this away in a corner and since space is at a premium in my nook of a home office it's much better than my previous one.

The first point to make is that this shredder is small and not intended for home office use. It is ideal for normal home use, i.e., destroying no longer wanted confidential correspondence. The shredded sizes are almost impossible to piece together meaningfully.I am awarding five stars on the basis it proves durable but reserve the right to amend if its longevity falls short of expectations.My one criticism is that finger indents on either side of the head unit would make it easier to lift off the wastepaper bin.

Aware these days need to shred a lot more information than we used to - including named post with address details. So a shredder is very much used in this home. Have endured an aged one i purchased a long time ago, continually having to unblock paper from its teeth and promising myself i should get a new shredder every time i was extracting paper from it.So recently last month decided to renew our shredder with the desk top paper shredder. A little bit aprehensive about the size of it but ordered the shredder at long last. Well i can only say now after a period of using this shredder that i am well pleased. The actual 'workings' of the shredder sounds so much more stronger, man enough to chew its way through most of what i feed it with.No dissapointment with the size, in fact so much better to have a smaller unit and it saves floor space in the study where i had the previous one. So all in all a satisfied customer i am. Off now to do a bit more shredding. Good buy and competitive in its price - does what it says on the tin!

I've paid twice as much for shredders before that didn't do half as good a job as this little one does. Sits tidily on the windowsill in the makeshift home office, destroys bits of paper to little bits of confetti and holds quite a bit before needs emptying. The picture shows you how full it already is and that's about 75 pages of scrappy notes approx. The top slides nicely to cover the controls which would stop little fingers being tempted to have a play. If you need a shredder for a few pages at a time and one that doesn't take up half an acre of floor space look no further.

This is perfect for what I need. I had been struggling with an old mini shredder but I wanted to update it. I use the micro setting which is amazing. No more piles of shredded paper to drop into the bin. Yes it cuts out after a few minutes but in a minute or two I've done what I need to. With my old shredder it would have taken much longer. Great for home use, doesn't take up much space either.

This was the smallest unit I could find with an attached waste bin.
It is easy to use, but requires A4 to be folded in half, I found along the center of the length and feeding a single sheet at a time worked best.
It is quiet and fills around two and a half bins before it's thermal protection cuts in and shuts the unit off.
Shreddings are jagged 3-4mm squares smaller than confetti. (Provided you don't try putting more than one sheet through at a time).
This is a solidly made, easy to use, neat and well designed with a sliding top cover.
I bought based on reviews and wasn't disappointed.
I've had three full sized Fellowes units, but this one outperforms them all when it comes to tiny shreddings.
I have no hesitation recommending this tiny unit for occasional shredding of personal data.
As with all these machines never shred the recommended number of sheets unless you don't mind replacing the machine every six months.

Have so many letters sitting around the house, so took the decision to get a shredder and save my fingers the trouble. Had a strip shredder but took too long and made more of a volume to dispose of. But with the duronic mini, it was a quicker job and quieter one too. It shreds to confetti size. I love this product so much, but after the first few times it made more of a noice, but I still love it.