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eComparisons ScoreThe "Comparison Score" Is calculated based on the average number of times this item was compared with other items in this category by our users | 8.8 | 8.4 |
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Five Star Reviews: | 78% Better than Scotch! February 24, 2017 I'm a kindergarten teacher and go through thousands of sheets of laminate per year. This laminator is better than the Scotch brand one that I had previously. Although it is a little slower by comparison, it doesn't jam and even when the sheet starts to crinkle due to my aligning it carelessly, the machine still magically makes it smooth and functional when it comes out. Has never wasted or "accordioned" a sheet of laminate. It heats up very quickly (under 5 min) and can run for hours without overheating and shutting down. I laminated with it for 4 hours straight once and it worked beautifully. Works well with every brand of laminating sheet I've tried. Absolutely love this laminator and have converted from Scotch to Swingline for good. Love it... February 11, 2017 I used this to help me craft some holiday gifts for the people at work (I made signs saying "Where is the [insert position title here]" and offering different choices of where they could be if they are not at their desk). I got loads of compliments on them and several people asked me where I had bought the signs. By making my own signs, even taking into account the cost of the supplies I saved a bundle. I would recommend this for others who may want to do similar crafts. Wife is happy with her laminator October 25, 2015 My wife LOVES this thing! She uses it for work. After 4 minutes of warm up it's good to go. We haven't had to use the ejection button so far but it's good to know that it's there. There are multiple sizes of laminating sleeves that you can use with this laminator. Card sized, 8.5x11, 4x8, etc. There is a setting for warm or cold laminating (cold laminating for those laminating professionals). I clearly have no idea what the cold setting is for. This has a compact design that shouldn't be difficult to store away between uses. I'm going to come home some day and find every flat piece of paper in the house laminated. AMAZING!!!!! September 3, 2015 Yeah, so I am IN LOVE with this! I have always secretly wanted a laminator for my house and a friend of mine posted this when it went on sale and I figured what the heck! And I am glad that I went and got it! It came in the mail today and I fired that bad boy up right away and already tested it out! I am so excited that I bought this! It is quick and easy and worth every damn penny! It took less than the 4 minutes to fire up... Which was great because I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I got this! I am going to be laminating everything under the sun now! And I have used a hand crank laminator at work and that stinks... So, if my boss wants me to laminate anything ever again she can buy the pockets and I will laminate anything she wants! Swingin' on a star with this Swingline gem! September 2, 2015 I ordered this on Monday. It was supposed to come in today. It came yesterday morning. Thank you Amazon Prime! I immediately began using it for practice sheets for my Preschooler who is homeschooled. Now, I can't tell you how many sheets I've ran through it, but I can tell you that I was up at 2am laminating. My kids are ecstatic! So far I've laminated math sheets, dice games, tracing papers, an entire mini preschool curriculum, memory verse cards, a placemat with Spider-Man on one side and my son's name for practicing on the other. Oh, and a cleaning chart for Mom when she's finished laminating everything in sight. Quick warm up (within the time it took me to set up the paper in the plastic), no need to read instructions (I can't even remember if it came with any...), no jams as of yet, and at $15 for the white model I think I've gotten my money's worth! | 79% I am very pleased with the machine March 26, 2017 The laminator works greats, heats quickly, seals well, and holds most things when cut. I had some let go when I cut them but I think it is because I didn't switch to 5ml. I am very pleased with the machine. I do wish the assortment of pouches was different as there are some I will never use and I ran out of the large ones quickly. Not disappointed January 13, 2016 I was looking into buying a laminator as I've got kids with various school projects going on plus I've got a lot of important documents I would like to have protected. I viewed the various ones available but this one in particular caught my eye. The reviews were encouraging & of course with the additional items included for the price it's set at, I had to grab this while I could. I bought it in November 2015 and so far it's been working just great. Very simple item to use, it doesn't take long to heat up at all & it laminates the documents easily and quickly. It's a good buy and I'm pleased with it.*Word of advice DO NOT use this to laminate sonogram pictures if you're considering it as the heat will destroy them. I learned this the hard way a week ago now my daughter's baby pic is ruin. I wanted so to protect it but it was my error, should've looked it up online but that was the last thing on my mind. I love this thing November 13, 2015 I love this thing! Big quality in a small package. It let's me do all my small and medium teacher jobs from the comfort of my own home! No more waiting in line at school for the laminator for my little jobs ! I love this laminator September 30, 2015 I love this laminator, easy to use, great for crafts, school, and office. I looked around for awhile to fund the right one and settled on this one, and I'm very happy with it. Awesome product! May 20, 2015 I use this product almost everyday since i got it. It is not the fastest machine but it produces quality laminated sheets. I am so glad i bought this laminator! |
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Four Star Reviews: | 11% Auto off? September 9, 2017 Works great, been using swingline's pouches and everything just turns out crystal clear. Great for preserving my daughters projects. This would be 5 star if they had an auto off function. Make it turn off automatically after 30 minutes or an hour at least. I keep forgetting to turn it off. Seems to be working great. didn't seal as tight as I had hoped ... March 15, 2017 Seems to be working great. didn't seal as tight as I had hoped when a folded small card was inserted, it left air bubbles on the outer edges so when cutting out the card, it unsealed when I got too close to a few edges. ... on a lightning deal on amazon and she is happy with it September 7, 2016 My girlfriend ordered this on a lightning deal on amazon and she is happy with it. It does exactly what it advertises. Her only complaint is that it takes a few minutes to fire up (most laminators do) but also the green ready light isn't exactly bright once it is ready. We already had to send one back and this is a minor issue so we're going to keep it as it performs correctly and we have a bunch of pouches for it. I would definitely recommend especially for the price, Right on, value. August 25, 2016 I have wanted a laminator for a while now. Just never could justify the price. Well this was the right price, had good reviews so why not? It works very nicely. Plug it in, do some stuff, come back in 10 mins and ready to roll. It's certainly no speed demon, but it does exactly what it should do. I laminated my local biking trail maps of Baltimore, now I don't have to worry about liquids or body fluids ruining them. I think it's great and I can't imagine spending a bunch, just to do a page faster. I love to laminate things. September 13, 2015 Its a smaller machine, but it is a good lamination machine. I am a home school mom, so I make worksheets, this makes them reusable if you use a dry erase marker! It will do any of your smaller documents with ease. It takes a few minutes to warm up, but its easy to use. I love to laminate things. I am completing this review because I received a discount on the item using a coupon code that was made available to the general public, but I paid a great price for this. | 7% Four Stars July 27, 2017 Very easy to use and works well. I especially liked the amount and different sizes of the laminate materials. Four Stars September 16, 2015 Great, comes ready to start all types of projects. Saves time, cost less and protects your work. It actually is the same work horse we've had for ... May 18, 2015 It actually is the same work horse we've had for the last 6 years. Looking forward to the next 6. |
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Three Star Reviews: | 4% Making a weird knocking noise. May 10, 2017 After the second time of using the laminator, it started making a weird knocking or clicking noise once it got hot. Still doing what it should but the noise is a bit concerning since it's only used once in awhile. I had the Royal laminator before. The Royal was ... January 29, 2017 I had the Royal laminator before. The Royal was way faster and allowed me to use heavier laminating sheets. I just did not want to pay the price. The plus with the Swingline is that it is smaller and easier to store. The Royal was VERY heavy. then I would not recommend this product August 22, 2016 Only one small complaint here. The advertising on this laminator states a quick, 4 minute warm up time which is completely untrue. I have used mine 5 or more times and each time it was close to 15 minutes before the ready light came on. Not really a big deal for me, but if you are looking for something claiming a quick warm up time, then I would not recommend this product. Decent for the price June 7, 2016 Decent enough but has a tendency to jam when using the smaller luggage tag pouches. I purchased this used, because I only needed it for 1 project. It worked well for the project, but the laminating pouches kept getting jammed because of their small size. I would have to turn off the machine, wait for it to cool off, and try to remove the jammed pouch. Eventually, I took the whole thing apart to remove one of the smaller pouches. After that, it seemed to work fine. Does the job December 27, 2015 This is a good laminator. I have two different laminators. The one down side it that it is VERY slow in comparison to other laminators. I would still recommend it if you have time to wait for it to run a piece of laminate. I use this as my back up. | 2% Otherwise laminator did a good job with the seal November 14, 2016 The laminating sheets are a bit of a challenge to open and to insert item. Otherwise laminator did a good job with the seal. |
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Two Star Reviews: | 1% Huge Letdown September 2, 2017 If you're looking for a big bang for your buck, beware. I absolutely loved this laminator and its ability to laminate larger papers. A week in, it started curling my papers at the corner. Soon after, it started jamming my papers in the middle. It has continually let me down since. I have had it for less than a month, and it's now useless! They start off working great but after a while it starts to jam August 22, 2017 I have had two of these now. They start off working great but after a while it starts to jam. Once it does that no matter how much I clean it out it continues to do so. One machine doing it is a fluke but two? I will find another brand Died after 7 items August 9, 2017 It laminates great but after laminating 7 things, it died. So now I have to call swingline and try and get a replacement. I'm not happy :( Requires many passes through to fully laminate August 2, 2017 Took at least 5 passes through the machine to remove the cloudy appearance and fully laminate photos for a children's art project. I've used it to create bookmarks and it came out usable but not great. May 27, 2017 Warps your paper. Only use this with things you don't value too much or photocopies. I've used it to create bookmarks and it came out usable but not great. | 1% overpriced bundle January 15, 2017 Overpriced for the set, and the rollers stopped working consistently after one use, and had to return it. Bought the the unit separately and the new one worked and save over $10. |
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One Star Reviews: | 6% This is the worst laminator that I have ever used October 2, 2017 This is the worst laminator that I have ever used. The leading edge of the plastic gets snagged on the plastic top cover internally, which causes the item to not exit. The result looks like an accordian after I press the release button and manually pull it out. If I were not there to pull it out manually, I wonder whether it would be a fire hazard because the item is stuck inside of the unit near the heating element. Don't waste your money 🙁 September 21, 2017 Ruined after 1st attempt at laminating. Paper wrapped around roller and cannot get out. Now I can't use it. Don't waste your money 🙁 Fail September 9, 2017 Well this laminator was an epic fail! As a teacher laminating is number 1 on my list. I've had this for a year and used it often. I even brought it to school and kept it there to do all my laminating so I would not have to carry things back and forth. Well two weeks ago I was laminating items for my bulletin board and the laminator ate what I was laminating to the point where I can't release the item. It is jammed in the laminator! I will definitely not buy another Swingline laminator, and go for another Scotch laminator like the one I keep at home. Trust me, you don't want this laminator! July 18, 2017 This is the single worst product I have ever purchased. The first time I used this laminator it kept crinkling the laminating pouches and then it started to jam. I was even using the pouches that came with the laminator and they did not work. Do not waste your money by purchasing this product. Great machine stops working. November 16, 2016 I bought this machine in August. It worked beautifully. I was able to decorate my classroom. However, I am now looking for another one because it no longer get hot enough to make the laminate papers stick together. | 11% False advertisment August 28, 2017 Its not the laminator in the picture!!! Its more of a cheaper older style one made from cheap plastic. Total FAIL August 22, 2017 I can NOT believe this product failed after about 10 uses. It continues to heat--but the motor that pulls the laminate through the machine has stopped working.And I paid $70 for this????? bull Incomplete package August 17, 2017 I did not receive all of the items in this package. The only part that arrived was the laminator - none of the pouches/sheets. I am returning the item and purchasing directly from a store so that I can complete projects for my classroom and students. Very disappointed. Bought this in October, yesterday February 25 was my ... February 26, 2017 Bought this in October, yesterday February 25 was my first day of using it, of course it doesn't work and the return date for return was November. The roller won't work..., will not take the film through! I will be calling the company! Did not receive all items. The 115 assorted pouch ... December 30, 2016 Did not receive all items. The 115 assorted pouch sizes and Plexon pen were not in the package when received.Now have to go through the process of returning the item and reordering. Was a Christmas present for daughter-in-law. Not as promised November 14, 2016 Only received the laminator. No pouches. I returned it unopened for a refund. Extremely disappointed. |
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Price | $18.99updated: Mar 19, 2020 | $72.99updated: Mar 19, 2020 |
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Article Number | ||
Article Number | 0074711500104 | 0848849024845 |
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Binding | Office Product | Office Product |
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Brand | Swingline | US Office Supply |
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Color | Pink | - |
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Currency | USD | - |
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Formatted Price | $29.99 | - |
Height | ||
Height | 265.7 in | 220.5 in |
Length | ||
Length | 573.2 in | 661.4 in |
Manufacturer | ||
Manufacturer | ACCO Brands | US Office Supply |
Model | ||
Model | 1701865ECR | TL901-USA |
MPN | ||
MPN | 1701865ECR | TL901-USA |
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Number of Items | 1 | - |
Number of Parts | ||
Number of Parts | 1701865ECR | TL901-USA |
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Product Group | Office Product | Office Product |
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Product Type | OFFICE_PRODUCTS | OFFICE_PRODUCTS |
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PublicationDate | 2015-06-26 | - |
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Publisher | ACCO Brands | US Office Supply |
Quantity | ||
Quantity | 1 | 1 |
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Score | 9.6 | 9.6 |
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Size | - | Laminator Combo with Pouches |
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Studio | ACCO Brands | US Office Supply |
Weight | ||
Weight | 8.8 oz | 14.1 oz |
Width | ||
Width | 128.0 in | 330.7 in |
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Feature | Inspire Plus thermal laminator provides fast and easy one step lamination and is great for basic home or small office needs. Compatible with 3 or 5 mil lamination pouches and includes a cold setting to allow safe laminating of heat-sensitive materials Quickly warms up in 4 minutes; ready indicator lights up when warm-up is complete; working at a laminating speed of 9 inches per minute; thermal pouch laminating machine offers easy one step laminating Includes 5 letter size lamination pouches; jam release lever quickly and easily clears misfed, wrapped or jammed pouches; maximum document width of 9 inches is perfect for laminating letter, legal, and photo size documents; available in White/Pink | Laminates items up to 9 inches wide Two roller system with two temperature settings Suitable for use with photos Will laminate pouches up to 5 mil thick Pouches Included: 20-9"x11" - 20-2.36"x3.74" - 10-2.51"x4.25" - 20-4.37"x6.06" - 20-3.74"x5.31" - 20-5.31"x7.28" |
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