Swingline GBC Thermal Laminator Machine, Fusion 5100L, 12 Inch, 1 Min Warm-up, 1.5-10 Mil, with 50 EZUse Laminating Pouches (1703078)

The very best. I don't know what I did without it. It saves my recipes from becoming a mess!

Obviously I received a defective unit. The very first pouch I put in never came out and the highly touted auto reverse never kicked in. Unit started smoking heavily, followed by a loud beeping "E4" error. I wasn't happy at this point. When I looked through the operation manual, there was no mention of how to handle an error of this type (or any other - auto reverse covers it all I guess) - nor was there so much as a phone number. The first part, while annoying and unpleasant may not warrant a single star rating, but this product does not alert users about possible problems, how to handle malfunctions, or contact information. Oh, and the 1 minute warm up wasn't functional with the unit I received as it took a solid 4 minutes to ready itself. Poor experience all around.

Good laminator while it lasted, but only lasted us a little under 2 years. Not worth the cost.

The power button is temper-mental. Sometimes it works well, other time you push and push it with no activity, then minutes later it will work.

An upgrade from our previous model. Well worth the investment.

I have owned this for 2 years and it is dead. The description says, "Ideal for a large office that laminates frequently, this top of the line," We were not a large office that used it frequently. Used pretty infrequently, maybe monthly, and its now dead. I would think something that costs close to $300 would last longer than 2 years. I guess pay extra for the extended warranty.

When it works, it's great. I tried 5 mil and 10 mil and they all laminate very well. Unfortunately, after roughly a half dozen pages, now it flat out refuses to turn on. Plug it in and it beeps and that's the last of it. While it was working though.... fantastic.

The laminator worked as expected and advertised.