Deciding on whether to buy a product like REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green or perhaps REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green vs REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder

REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green specs

REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green
 REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder specs

REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder
Bin capacity: 115 litres

Bin capacity: 10 litres

Feed width: 260 mm

Feed width: 222 mm

Max paper size: A4

Max paper size: A4

Number of sheets in one shred: 11 sheets

Number of sheets in one shred: 5 sheets

Other shedding materials: – CDs
– Credit cards
– Staples
– Paper clips

Other shedding materials: – CDs
– Credit cards
– Paperclips
– Staples

FEATURES

FEATURES

Digital display: Yes

Shredding style: Strip cut

Shredding style: Cross cut

Cut size: 7.2 mm

Cut size: 1.9 x 15 mm

Duty cycle: 3 minutes (from cold)

Duty cycle: Continuous

Shred speed: 3 metres per minute

Shred speed: 5.5 metres per minute

Automatic start/stop: Yes

Automatic start/stop: Yes

Reverse function: Yes

Reverse function: Yes

Easy waste disposal: Yes

Easy waste disposal: Yes

Noise level: <62 dB

Noise level: 55 dB

Security level: Low

Security level: Medium

Finger safe: Yes

Finger safe: Yes

Anti-jam technology: No

Anti-jam technology: Yes

Other features: Mains AC power

Other features: – Self cleaning
– Auto oil

GENERAL
GENERAL

Colour: Black and silver

Colour: Black

Dimensions: 317 x 152 x 294 mm (H x W x D)

Box contents: – Rexel Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder
– User manual

Weight: 2.1 kg

Dimensions: 890 x 540 x 540 mm (H x W x D)

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Weight: 61 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Price: £999.99

Price: £23.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews: 167

Review Score: 9.3 / 10

Review Score: 9.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green or REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 180 products in the same category as REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green, which is the Shredders category. Of these 180 products the average price was £164.45, the most expensive was £1918 and the cheapest was just £3.49. We then looked at the price of the 180 in the same as the REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder, which of course the average was £164.45, top price was £1918 and cheapest £3.49.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Rexel and Rexel, the average was £479.20 for Rexel, £479.20 for Rexel. The max for each was £1918/£1918 and minimum was £12.99/£12.99

Price analysis of REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green

Price analysis of REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder

  • REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green
  • Security level: medium
  • Shreds staples / paper clips / credit cards / CDs
  • Shreds up to 11 sheets at once
  • Bin capacity: 115 litres
  • Duty cycle: continuous
  • Top features: – Large 115 litre bin capacity means less trips to the recycling bin – Jam free technology keeps your appliance running smoothly and saves you a hassle – Powerful shredding lets you get through 11 sheets at once Large 115 litre bin capacityThe Rexel Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder is designed with a massive 115 litre bin for your convenience. This bin can hold up to 1200 shredded pieces of A4 paper, so you don’t have to constantly run out to the recycling to empty it. The controls are intuitive and easy to use, so you can get rid of your confidental files and folders easily. Jam free technologyIt’s always a hassle having to sort out a paper jam. Luckily, the Mercury RLM11 is built with technology that prevents any jamming by giving you the green light when it’s ready to shred more paper. So you won’t have to waste time picking out chunks of paper when you could be getting work done.Powerful shreddingIf you’ve saved up loads of shredding to do at once, you don’t want to be stood by your shredder all afternoon. But with the RLM11 you can shred up to 11 sheets in one pass, as well as CDs, credit cards, staples and paper clips, so you don’t have to sort through documents before shredding them.
  • Product codes:
  • REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder
  • Security level: low
  • Shreds credit cards / CDs
  • Shreds up to 5 sheets at once
  • Bin capacity: 10 litres
  • Help safeguard against identity fraud with the Rexel Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder.Simple, effective shreddingWith capacity for 10 litres of shredded waste, the Rexel Alpha will capably handle up to five sheets of paper at once and will also shred credit cards and CDs.Additionally, the once onerous task of removing staples and paperclips from your waste documents is removed as the Rexel Alpha is able to shred these too.Safety in mindFeaturing an automatic start/stop mechanism, reverse action (in case any documents get jammed) and a finger safe feature, the Rexel Alpha will ensure your digits remain safe.Keep your working space neat and tidy with the Rexel Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder.
  • Product codes: 5028252255080

What’s better REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green or REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder?

There are obviously a number of differences between REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green and REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £999.99 cost of REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green is closer to the expectation you had than the £23.99 pricep point of REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green and REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas REXEL Alpha Strip Cut Paper Shredder scores 7.4 out of 10 from 167 reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Shredders as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



REXEL Mercury RLM11 Cross Cut Paper Shredder, Green



Rating:
8.90 out of
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