GBC Electric Binding Machine - CombBind C110E (7704250) - Binds 330 Sheets & Punches 15 Pages - Gray (7704250A) - Perfect for Office Documents, Reports, Presentations & School Projects

I purchased this punching/binding machine for our school after our 12 year old GBC heavy duty steel manual punch machine broke and replacement parts were not available anymore(plus the cost to replace was $2000!) I was reluctant to purchase the electronic punch as being a school, the machine gets used all the time. However, after 1 month of continous usage, it is holding up very well and the teachers have given it two thumbs up. The only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars is that the manufacturer recommends no more than 20 pages of punching at one time, however, after researching and talking with repair people, they told me to put no more than 8 PAGES in at a time to punch. They said if that part was broken then there was not a part to replace. Being a school on a tight budget, I didn't want to spend $600-$1000 for a machine (that added additional pages) so compromised and spent approximately $250. I will see in the next 6 months how it holds up and submit another review.“Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.” -- Rocky BalboaThis is my second binding machine as the first one I got (used) never worked. When I was reading reviews -- it was suggested to get one with an electric motor for punching the slots.I made my first bound document last night with this item and it was a snap. Easy. Actually fun. Let me say -- I am glad I got this one. Nice, sleek machine. The motorized punching aspect works great. I have a few hundred documents to make (per year) so I think this is going to be great.Spend the extra money and step up to this machine (or the next one higher)I should have bought this years ago. I had the lower model for years because I have to bind manuals. But in order to punch holes in the paper, the old one you had to pull the handle down and if the paper wasn't in just right, you'd get mis-punched holes. I had found just buying the pre-punched paper was easier (but not cheap). When I started looking again to see if someone made an electric hole puncher I found this. Now I buy the cheap copy paper and punch my own holes. The first time I had to print 50 books, the machine paid for itself! You simply put the sheets in the front, push a button. We have yet to mis-punch any sheets. You still have to manually bind the books but that's the quick and easy part. Until now. Now even the hole punching is easy!Works great, but instructions say it can punch 20 sheets at a time but I would not recommend doing that.I bought this to replace a 400e that we had for years... thought it would be close enough in operation and quality but not exactly. The cutting is harsh in sound and feel for more than a few sheets and you have to be extremely careful and accurate when inserting the sheets to be cut so they aren't cut crooked. Not as smooth as the 400e. If you do binding in a hurry, definitely upgrade.My office likes this machine. The only problem; the lever that opens the binding combs will try to pull shut after you have openned it when you are working with the narrow 1/4 size and 3/8 combs and that is a bit of a pain. Otherwise all is good after several months of use.Good unit, only wished it can punch more paper at the same time.We ordered this binding machine for my office based on the product number and the picture in the description but what we received did not match the machines we already have or the picture in the description. The binding machine did have the same prodcuct number stamped on it so it is possible the company changed the product but it does not work for our needs.