Customers are pleased with the M5-95 Laminator for its ease of use. Many users appreciate how simple and quick it is to get started with the laminator, making it a great choice for both home and office use. However, some customers have experienced issues with jamming and a long heat-up time, which can be frustrating.
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In my opinion everyone home should have some laminator to protect those precious documents. A kids drawing, Flash cards, documents that need to stand the test of time. I was looking for a simple laminator to protect my German and Japanese flashcards because over time they would get dirty and I would have to remake them. Not anymore. It cost me $21.00 and I can now protect any document in my home besides my flash cards, and other peoples documents as well. Operation is simple, just turn the power button on, let the machine heat up and when its heated, send your documents through it, (Enclosed in the pouches that come with it or replacement pouches, which I have also ordered.) and catch on the other side. Presto! At this moment I am wondering what took me so long to get one? Oh yeah, about the laminator: it doesn't have a reverse button so if you get a snag you can't reverse the pouch out, there is a button that opens the slot so that you can retrieve the document should there be a jam. If there was a problem with my laminator I would go as soon as possible to get another.
Posted by Bernard
I had the more expensive cosmic2 which is now in the trash, had nothing but issues. Something as simple as an auto-off feature will save your unit and this budget unit has one. I've done many pages on thick 5 mil so far without issues.
Posted by omegax
We use it almost daily. It does take awhile to warm up. It does seal just as good as the expensive ones out there.
Posted by John