Fellowes Ion 95 Thermal Laminator for Home, School or Office with 15 Pouch Starter Kit, Easy to Use, Quick Warm-Up, Jam-Free (5247201)

I've had this laminator for some time now, trying it out. It is certainly an improvement from the other one I had. I can recommend this one. If i needed another one, I would go to this company to get one.

This laminator is so easy to use! And it does a great job! Very straightforward. It is quick to warm up and recover, the indicator light lets you know if it is ready to feed the sheet through. I was doing extra heavy cardstock and it sealed almost to edge of the paper, which is something I had trouble with on a different brand in the past. This laminator is one I can use periodically and not have to go through the learning process all over again since it is very clear and easy to begin with! I would buy this again.

Great product for the price! Easy to use and works perfectly!

This laminator is very small, which is great since I don't have a lot of storage space. It doesn't take too long to heat up or laminate (though it is going to take a minute because it needs to heat everything evenly). My only problem was that it smelled really bad when I tested it out. It seems like it's going to smell for the first couple uses but that it should stop over time. Also, this thing is SUPER quite. It makes little to no noise.

As an educator, I have access to a free large laminating machine, but such is not available in the summer and it is frequently "broken," mostly because fellow educators don't follow directions when operating it. Nevertheless, it IS free and it double-side laminates with 1 mil thick lamination which is fine with me since my purpose for lamination is to protect the item from soiling via frequent handling. I sort of wish this machine would laminate below 3 mil, but, nevertheless, I am very satisfied with the finished product--and there are times when more rigidity is desired. I have done whole pages as well as multi-strips together and the lamination came out fine--see the examples in my two pictures below. The price is certainly right, as is the cost of a box of laminating pouches. If you have an 8.5" x 11" product, center it side-to-side and don't push it fully into the pouch there will be a consistent 1/4-inch rigid and clear edging around the product with rounded corners--a nice feature. Definitely no bubbles. Although the instructions say the product will come out warm or hot, I found it cool to the touch. I cut around the strips with both a school cutter and via the old fashioned way of sliding scissors. And, of course, the lamination process highlighted the colors.Update, 1-23-2018: I'm finding that the machine has started to put permanent vertical impressions in the laminated sheets. This may be created by the wheels that pull the product through the machine. I'm also noticing that the top of the pages are coming out wavy horizontally. I don't need perfection, but protection; so, I'm not overly bothered by this, but for someone who wants a near-perfect result, I would say this is not the machine to buy.

Great product. We wanted something to laminate some letters. This thing is great and very compact. Not talking too much space on your desk. Highly recommended

The media could not be loaded. It’s works good if you can deal with the noise but it definitely shouldn’t sound like that.I’ve had Fellowes products before and never had this problem but I guess I ended up getting a bad unit.I don’t have the original packaging so I can’t exchange it otherwise I would.I’m sure 99% of them are good I just ended up with one that might of gotten damaged in shipping or was faulty from factory.Just keep your boxing and make sure it doesn’t sound like this before you throw it out and get stuck with it.

Fellowes is a known brand. I have a shredder over 25 years old and still going. This laminator is simple and easy to use. Works great. What else is there to say.