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Amazon Basics 9 Inch Thermal Laminator Machine
Last Updated: December 28, 2021 (Refresh Now)
6.9
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
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9 meters
SIZE
LED
TYPE
Review Analysis - 958 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Usage
211easy, super, laminator, use, laminate
+92%
-8%
" ... Easy to use! ... "
" ... Easy to use! ... "
" ... Easy to feed documents. ... "
" ... Very easy to use ... "
" ... Held up great if you follow the directions on care. ... "
" ... Very easy to use. ... "
" ... Bought this to make learning aids for my kids during quarantine. ... "
" ... It is very easy to use and if you love to laminate then you should have this laminator. ... "
Size
205jammed, laminator, laminating, sheet, laminate
+34%
-66%
" ... I know this is thinner than what is expected to go through with laminating sheets, but the fact that there's no way to open it up to get out the jam is frustrating. ... I can turn on the release, but it's so crumpled up inside that the paper I had access to just ripped off and the rest is stuck inside out of reach. ... "
" ... After about 6 months of rarely using this product it crinkles the plastic paper when you put it though. ... "
" ... Cleared out the jam and tried again, you guessed it, jammed up again. ... Within an hour the laminate sides were peeling away from the paper and bubbles of air formed. ... "
" ... I have several sheets of pieces that I laminated for my class that are all crumpled up because they got jammed and I had to use the lever to pull them out of the front. ... "
" ... As many have said after about 20-30 sheets the corners curl up. ... "
" ... I'm disappointed I can't return it - for something this simple it didn't seem worth the "protection plan". ... It runs through but isn't hot enough to laminate the sheets together - not on the 3 mL or 5 mL setting. ... "
" ... It jams up the pages a bit and wrinkled some of the pages I put in ... "
" ... I'm very careful about putting the sheets through but every other sheet I put there gets all jammed up inside and ruined. ... "
Reliability
161stopped working, pages, jammed, laminated, laminate
+25%
-75%
" ... I've had this machine for about a year and half. ... "
" ... Maybe I just got a defected laminator. ... "
" ... RUINED A PROJECT AND QUIT AFTER A YEAR ... "
" ... This laminator stopped turning on after I used it twice!! ... "
" ... I have only used this laminator 2 times - yesterday. ... "
" ... By the time the laminator made it to the second classroom it already swallowed the sheet and stopped working. ... "
" ... NEVER BUY THIS PRODUCT IS YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU REALLY WORKED HARD ON, DESTROYED. ... "
" ... Product broke and would not pull pages through after 2 months. ... "
Body
144sheet, laminate, laminated, pouch, compact
+51%
-49%
" ... Have used it to laminate cards I carry in my wallet. ... "
" ... Definitely recommend to anyone wanting to laminate page size or smaller things. ... "
" ... Obviously this is not needed if you're doing a full size sheet. ... "
" ... 8 1/2 x 11 is max size on This one. ... "
" ... I bought the thicker 5Mil plastic sheets and it just works so easy. ... I do let it cool down before I put it back in it's box on the shelf. ... "
" ... Perfect for small biz use. ... "
" ... They're all on thin or medium card stock paper, well within the size measurements for this product. ... "
" ... Compact and easy to use. ... "
Price
113money, worth, great value, spend, easy to use
+74%
-26%
" ... For the money compared to other brands it is a very good deal. ... "
" ... I did not want to spend a lot of money because I was not sure whether I would actually get as much use out of this to warrant a higher price. ... For the price, this is a great purchase. ... "
" ... The best little machine for the price! ... All in all a wonderful buy for the price! ... "
" ... Great product at a great price ... "
" ... I would purchase again and recommend product for the price ... "
" ... Fir the money this is perfect for wat I need. ... "
" ... Easy to use and value for money ... "
" ... The price is truly unbeatable. ... "
Marketplace
99amazon, returning, returned, basics, refund
+22%
-78%
" ... Unfortunately I ordered it during Covid, so I didn't actually use it until after the return period. ... "
" ... I am returning it. ... "
" ... So I returned and and purchased a different product. ... "
" ... then they send it to me ... "
" ... Yesterday it died on me ... "
" ... Will be returning and ordering a different product unfortunately. ... "
" ... I am so disappointed and it is too late for me to return it . ... "
" ... Returning and getting a different brand. ... "
Marketplace / Returns
63returning, returned, refund, trash, return window
+6%
-94%
" ... It is beyond 30 days so we cannot return. ... I should be able to return! ... "
" ... I dont use it very often and I am past the date that I can return it. ... "
" ... I had to get a replacement. ... "
" ... I asked if they could send it to me if they ever got it out, but I know that won’t happen. ... "
" ... You won’t return it because one year was up on July 9th! ... "
" ... Will return for a new one. ... "
" ... The last one that I tried got stuck in there and I could not even get it out. ... "
" ... I need to return this item. ... "
Performance
48done, gets the job, slow, easy to use, machine
+83%
-17%
" ... I am going to have to purchase a new machine with my own funds, so I can get the job done. ... "
" ... I have had no problems and without anything to compare to, speed seems adequate, and it gets the job done. ... "
" ... Decent product, definitely does the job. ... "
" ... Love this machine, super cheap and gets the job done! ... "
" ... Perfect and does a great job!!! ... "
" ... And does the job perfectly! ... "
" ... It has run smoothly and had not had any issues. ... "
" ... It gets very hot and does a decent job. ... "
Design
43pages, laminating, laminated, sheets, laminate
+44%
-56%
" ... This machine left milky streaks on the finished laminated sheets. ... "
" ... It stopped feeding pages through on 4th use. ... "
" ... Now that it's "broken in" it's not so bad, but if you look it's still a bit wavy. ... "
" ... Some laminated pages were perfect, others were wrinkled and warped. ... "
" ... also it was dirty it is looks like someone used it and broke it . ... "
" ... No matter how I fed the paper, it kept veering to the left and led me to straighten out every paper. ... "
" ... We bought this in Nov 2019 and it has already started jamming and crinkles up the paper. ... "
" ... It ruins everything I print. ... "
Heating
39heats, heats up quickly, heating, quickly, enough
+62%
-38%
" ... Heat out put and warmth! ... "
" ... It heats up pretty fast. ... "
" ... Heats quickly but still safe to touch! ... "
" ... Super easy and heats up quick ... "
" ... It heats up great! ... "
" ... Heats up quickly. ... "
" ... Heats up in about 2 minutes. ... "
" ... Heats up quickly, laminates well. ... "
Print
36pages, laminating, laminated, sheets, laminate
+44%
-56%
" ... I’ve wasted so many pouches and prints at this point that even spending twice as much would have been worth it. ... "
" ... it eats your paper . ... "
" ... It ruins everything I print. ... "
" ... I'm a new homeschooling mom and laminating is apparently a big part of it 😂 Alas this laminator eats paper and jams all the time. ... "
" ... It has the green ready light on and it doesn't allow me to laminate the paper! ... "
" ... Some laminated pages were perfect, others were wrinkled and warped. ... "
" ... It’s okay for laminating small things, but has issues with normal printer-sized paper (8.5”x11”). ... "
" ... Now, I can not get it to feed the paper through. ... "
Marketplace / Marketplace
30basics, brand, products, disappointed, thank
+57%
-43%
" ... Great job Amazon on this product! ... "
" ... Product works as described. ... "
" ... Thank you Amazon for such great product 👍 ... "
" ... Amazon basic items are usually great. ... "
" ... This is an Amazon product so kudos to you Amazon and thank you. ... "
" ... Amazon was nice enough to replace the item. ... "
" ... I had bought it with reward points from my Amazon credit acct . ... "
" ... and I have never been disappointed with anything amazon brand! ... "
Cleaning
30bubbles, scratches, dirty, used, rollers
+20%
-80%
" ... I used this laminator twice before it bit the dust. ... "
" ... Had to take it apart to clean the jam and now jams for every document I try. ... "
" ... It looked like it was used, dirty, and had broken parts. ... "
" ... And my front panel labels were smeared and almost immediately started rubbing off. ... "
" ... I ran some things through multiple times and it still had 1/3 of the whole sheet being air bubbles. ... "
" ... Looks scratched on surfaces like it’s used not new. ... "
" ... The box it came in was torn, scratches all over machine, its dented, no pounches were included! ... "
" ... It has missing parts, scratches on surface and dust all over. ... "
Marketplace / Delivery
13package, received, item, however, ordered
+31%
-69%
" ... I received this laminator on 7/30/20. ... "
" ... So I asked for another, and it was delivered in another 15 days. ... "
" ... I was happy with the time and speed of delivery however it overheated and damaged my countertop. ... "
" ... Opened the case. ... "
" ... I took the product out of the package and plugged it in. ... "
" ... Just opened this product which I ordered in December. ... "
" ... I'll just assume that someone dribbled the package in transit. ... "
Features
12ready, green, turns, red, page
+50%
-50%
" ... The ready light turns off mid-lamination on the first sheet. ... "
" ... Also, after one page through, the light turns to red again. ... "
" ... You can only run one page through and then it shuts off and you have to wait for the green light to come back on! ... "
" ... The auto feed has worked about 10% of the time. ... "
" ... The first few times I turned this on it never actually heated up, despite the green light turning on. ... "
" ... When I selected the 3mil option the on light and ready light did not light up nor did the machine heat up. ... "
Sound
8started, sound, working, noises, noise
+25%
-75%
" ... It is a bit noisy though. ... "
" ... Makes a loud clicking sound. ... "
" ... Then one day, only a few months in, it started making a crazy noise and eats all my work! ... "
" ... Lol it also made a very loud rattling noise so I’m wondering if that’s normal or if they sent me a used one and it’s jammed. ... "
" ... I finally went to use this and instantly smelled burning plastic, the machine started to make a grinding sound so I turned it off. ... "
Marketplace / Defective Delivery
6item, ordered, opened, one, however
-100%
" ... I have a feeling that this unit is defective. ... "
" ... This item is defective and unsafe. ... Must have got a defective dud) ... "
" ... Opened the case. ... "
" ... Just opened this product which I ordered in December. ... "
Comfort
6time, right, feel, even, rollers
+33%
-67%
" ... Not terrible if you align it exactly right but can be a bit of a pain if it’s even a half a centimeter off. ... "
" ... So rather than risk my fingers, I returned it. ... "
" ... Didn’t realize it had some cushions in the ‘legs’ on the bottom that weren’t glued on, one fell off which made it lopsided so had to take them all off. ... "
" ... IT RUINED MY ARTWORK THAT TOOK MY SUCH A VERY LONG AND PAINFUL TIME TO WORK ON. ... "
Software
5user error, update, pages, os, operator
+40%
-60%
" ... At first I thought it was user error as it wrinkled and produced bumpy pages. ... "
" ... There is too much room for error here, as the slot is only as big as the sheet, so if it’s even slightly off, once it grabs it, it’ll pull it through crooked and then it’s ruined. ... "
" ... Pero ya han pasado dos años de uso y sigue funcionando sin problemas. ... "
Dry
5machine, laminator, dry erase, sheet, paper
+20%
-80%
" ... Laminator randomly would wrinkle pages after 1st use. ... "
" ... I turned the laminator on and within 45 seconds, it started smoking and plastic burning smell. ... "
" ... The jam release needs to work well because the machine will jam and wrinkle. ... I ordered the machine along with the suggested 3 mil pouches and tested them with thick paper, thin paper, doubled up paper, a paper cut out, a paper cutout on a full sheet of paper, fed in right side up, fed in upside down. ... "
" ... I've even had up is my blow dryer to help smooth out some of the warps since a couple we're just atrocious. ... "
Cut
5cut, things, laminator, edges, close
+40%
-60%
" ... However, if you then cut it down too close (like to make it fit a specific game box size), it won’t stayed sealed at the edges. ... "
" ... Made it better by taking apart and cutting the sides. ... "
" ... I tried different thickness, I tried filling the pouches more, I tried cutting the edges down (so there would be no room left on the outside of the pouches), I tried cleaning it out. ... "
Marketplace / Product As Described
4product, picture
+100%
" ... Very nice, exactly as stated ... "
" ... This product is as described. ... "
" ... Item is just as described. ... "
" ... Product works as described. ... "
Gaming
4use, making, learning, flash, cards
+100%
" ... So happy to be able to extend the life of the games and activities I've been making. ... "
" ... This is great for small classroom items such as flash cards and games. ... "
" ... I use it to laminate flash cards and child development learning games for my toddler. ... "
" ... Super easy to use and works perfect for my teaching games I make. ... "
Food
4cards, bake
+75%
-25%
" ... I started with a project of about 30 full sheets and often had to wait for the machine to reheat. ... "
" ... I love laminating my recipe cards to keep them clean while I bake. ... "
" ... It’s been nice to have my recipe cards laminated for when I bake! ... "
Scan
3+67%
-33%
" ... Enjoyed the scanner for a handful of small projects. ... "
" ... Great laminator performs perfectly to preserve any document. ... "
Cooling
3+67%
-33%
" ... Warms up in just a few minutes. ... "
" ... It is very easy to use, heats up quick, cools off quick. ... "
Camera
3+100%
" ... As you can see in the video, the moment I turn it on, the light for "Ready" is already lit. ... "
" ... I have made so many amazing flash and trivia cards for my kiddos. ... "
" ... I love this so much, I use it to Protect my pictures . ... "
Cable
3cord, pushing, side, like, causing
+33%
-67%
" ... The packaging makes no consideration for the cord, and it came bent at a funny angle. ... Amazon didn't put the box inside another box, so I am sure the cord took a beating before making it to our office. ... "
" ... Upon investigation I noticed a blue wire in the way which was causing the sheets to not want to go in and pushing them sideways causing it to crinkle. ... I pushed the wire to the side and it seemed to work but kept returning and I had to keep pushing it to the side. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 9 meters
Display
Type: LED
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