| Fellowes has made a lot of great products over the | | | | automatically shut off. This not only conserves power, |
| years, including their beautiful new lineup of Helios | | | | it means the machine is less likely to overheat and end |
| thermal binding machines. One of their older thermal | | | | up with a damaged motor. |
| devices is the TB450, a less flashy product that has | | | | - There is an adjustable metal cooling rack |
| an unsurpassed binding capacity as well as a bunch of | | | | conveniently attached to the back of the machine. |
| other wonderful features. Here are this machine's | | | | - This product is durable enough for daily use. |
| strengths and weaknesses so you can see what this | | | | - This device can be placed on a crowded desktop |
| product is like and decide if it's what you need for your | | | | and not take up very much room. Its dimensions are |
| office. | | | | 7.5" (height) x 14.5" (width) x 6.75" (depth). |
| Its strengths: | | | | - Finally, the TB450 is affordably priced, especially |
| - The TB450 has incredible binding capacity. It can | | | | given its binding capacity. It comes with a one-year |
| process documents that are up to two inches thick | | | | warranty and a starter pack with all the supplies you |
| and contain 700 pages or less. Depending on the | | | | need to start using the machine.And its weaknesses: |
| thickness of your documents, it's possible to bind more | | | | - Since the throat is only two inches wide, you won't |
| than one at a time. | | | | be able to bind a lot of documents at once if the |
| - This machine has a very short warm-up time: it will | | | | books are pretty thick. |
| be ready to go in three minutes. When the machine is | | | | - The TB450 is pretty plain-looking and lacks the |
| ready for use, you'll hear a beep. A light will also go on. | | | | contemporary styling of Fellowes' newer Helios |
| - The TB450 has three different pre-set binding cycles | | | | thermal binders.Overall, the Fellowes TB450 would be |
| that you can use depending on the thickness of your | | | | a great choice if you need to bind thick documents on |
| document, or if you're working with more than one | | | | a regular basis. It is remarkably easy to use and works |
| book at a time. The cycles are 30, 45, and 60 seconds | | | | quickly so you can finish your work in less time than |
| long so your document(s) will be bound in a flash. | | | | you would if you were using another binding method. |
| - There are clamps inside the device that help keep | | | | While the appearance of the device isn't too |
| your books steady while they're being bound. | | | | interesting, the TB450's incredible binding capacity more |
| - There is a chart printed on the back of the machine | | | | than makes up for it. This is a terrific device and |
| that can help you choose the appropriate cover for | | | | anyone who needs a thermal binder will be more than |
| your document and which cycle you should use. | | | | happy with it. |
| - When the device hasn't been used for an hour it will | | | | |