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Vortex™ Electric Pencil Sharpener

Item # 901-1730 Model # 1730

• Holes: 1 • Auto Shut off: Yes • Batteries Required: No

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24% of respondents would recommend this

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Unique stand-up design offers one-handed sharpening and takes up less space

Designed for moderate use Improved precision cutters for increased cutting and longer life Auto-reset eliminates motor burnout Pencil Saver™ prevents over sharpening Easy-to-empty shavings receptacle Overall size: 5-3/4Hx3-1/4Wx5-1/2"D Black Manufacturer’s 2-year limited warranty

Technical Information: Color :

Black; Holes :

1; Auto Shut off :

Yes; Overload Protection :

Yes; Batteries Required :

No
Product Information: Features :

Auto-reset; Certifications & Standards :

UL/CSA Certified; Receptacles :

Yes
Physical Characteristics: Cord Length :

5 ft.
Power Description: Power Source :

AC Adapter
Warranty: Warranty :

2 Years Limited
Miscellaneous: Brand :

X-Acto; Country of Origin :

CHN
Weight: Weight :

2.05 lbs. per Each

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews

X-ActoVortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener

1.8

(based on 25 reviews)

24%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Sleek design (8)
Durable (4)
Time-saver (3)

Cons

Difficult to use (8)
Flimsy (6)
Not durable (3)

Best Uses

Everyday use (7)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Quality oriented (16), Budget shopper (6)
- Primary use:
- Personal (13), Business (9)

Reviewed by 25 customers

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4/4/2013

1.0

Stopped working

By FrontdeskKate

from Milwaukee, WI

About Me Midrange Shopper

Pros

Cons

Didn't Last Long

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

The sharpener stopped working around the 1 year mark give or take. What gets me is I wasn't sharpening pencils very often..

Had our technician try to look into fixing it, but came up empty. Time to shop again.

7/9/2012

1.0

Do not waste your money

By unhappy

from Henderson,NV.

About Me Midrange Shopper

Pros

Easy To Set Up

Cons

Flimsy Construction
Inefficient
Unreliable

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

20 pencils done and won't shave to the lead. Only good for a paper weight.

1/23/2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Awful Pencil Sharpener

By chance

from chatham, new jersey

Pros

None

Cons

Cheaply Made
Dulls easily
Messy

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

Staples needs to stop carrying the product. The motor is very weak and loud. I typically spend about 2 minutes trying to sharpen one pencil. Results are uneven and jagged. Sad that it can't perform the only thing it's built for...sharpening pencils!!!!!

3/23/2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

horrible, especially for the price

By pigeon feet

from San Francisco, CA

About Me Quality Oriented

Pros

Cons

Cheaply Made
Dulls easily

Best Uses

Home

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

I had to twist the pencil around, maneuver it around, so that it could get a decent edge (when the sharpener was new). Now, after about 25 pencils, the motor is still running, but it does not sharpen- meaning I have been trying to sharpen just one pencil, so far it's been 5 minutes of doing this, and its about half way sharpened. This sharpener disappoints me.

3/10/2010

1.0

Would not recommend

By Cat

from Breese, IL

About Me Value Oriented

Pros

Inexpensive

Cons

Difficult To Sharpen
Too loud

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

This sharpener lasted us about 1 week. Might be ok for personal use but definitely not durable enough for a construction company. Even as a personal sharpener, I would not buy again. Too loud.

3/7/2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

stinks

By Jen

from Bridgeport, CT

About Me Quality Oriented

Pros

It's black

Cons

Flimsy

Best Uses

Home use

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

I hate this pencil sharpener. I've had it for about 8 months and it stinks. The motor runs, the pencil fits in and everything, but the results are very unsatisfactory: the pencil point breaks 60% of the time; you end up with just a wood (no lead) point 20% of the time; the pencil looks sharpened, but the lead ends up falling right out when you try to write with it 10% of the time; the pencil comes out with a dull point 7% of the time; and you get a decent point 3% of the time. Not what I expected when spending over $30 on a pencil sharpener. Dissapointing, frustrating junk.

1/11/2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Wasted Money

By Ann

from NW PA

About Me Quality Oriented

Pros

Cons

Difficult To Use
Does not sharpen well
Eats the wood
Sharpens unevenly
Takes too long

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

This sharpener is not used daily. I rarely use pencils, but when I need a pencil I need a sharp one. This X-acto is wrongly named. In fact, I find most electric AND manual sharpeners are of shoddy quality. It seems the manufacturers are bound and determined to offer what appeals to the eye but the inner workings are JUNK.

1/6/2010

1.0

The worst! Broke after 2 pencils.

By Ms. Kathy

from Ft. Mitchell

About Me Value Oriented

Pros

Cons

Breaks Easily

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

Doesn't even deserve one star!!! We sharpened two pencils and then it totally quit. What a waste. Unfortunately it was a gift from a student. I'm going to try to return it to Staples.

8/3/2009

1.0

Shreds pencils rather than sharpening

By Techie prof

from FL

About Me Quality Oriented

Pros

None

Cons

Difficult To Use
Does not sharpen

Best Uses

Comments about X-Acto Vortex� Electric Pencil Sharpener:

This pencil sharpener eats pencils, shaving wood off of one side of the point only. Many shavings don't fall into the shavings compartment to be emptied but instead jam the blades, which must be cleaned by reaching up into the machine to pull and brush them out. My son just shredded his new school pencils and I couldn't make it work any better, so it's back to back to school shopping for us. On the plus side,[...]. Wish they carried Panasonic, which so many other reviewers have recommended.