swordfish 230LRCOMPACT - Swordfish 230LR Compact Laminator, Grey, A4 Compact 230LR

This worked straight out of the box with excellent results. Only thing was that I needed to leave it on a few minutes more beyond the ready light illuminating to get it hot enough for thicker pouches (150 micron). It is compact, has a sturdy feel and runs almost silently. Well pleased and would certainly recommend it.

A perfectly capable machine for its purpose.

Excellent value for money, I have laminated everything that cannot walk, talk or breath. Had 100's of my own pockets and did not use the ones that came free with the product and so didn't experience problems. The free ones did look kind of cheap. In saying that, I have had good use and the product is very good and small if you have a problem with space.

Used for the first time and the pouch got stuck and melted inside. I bought another thinking it was just bad luck, but the second machine did exactly the same. I would suggest you look for an alternative.

This is perfect for laminating our cafe's A4 menus. I did 30 at a time and the machine didn't even break a sweat. I like the easy release function as if I don't line the laminating sheet up properly it won't get chewed up and stuck like our last machine.

It works OK if you leave it on for 30 minutes to get nice and hot but it then starts to tick and creak continuously, but it is compact lightweight and a good price. You get what you pay for.

Papers kept getting crumpled and creased too often.

I'm really happy with this laminator which I've had for a few weeks now. I use it in an office setting so it probably gets used more than one at home would, but still not overly regularly. We laminate maybe 1-2 times per week, 5-10 sheets at a time. The laminator is very quick to heat up (compared to our old one anyway) and due to its compact size the pages curl up less as they don't have as far to drop to the surface of the table on the way out. It's also faster than our last laminator. It has a hot and cold setting (not sure who uses the cold one but it's there!) and I use it with 150micron pouches and it does the job first time every time.