Rexel 20EX Automatic Electric Stapler, 20 Sheet Capacity, Uses 26/6 and 24/6 Staples, Mains Adaptor Included, Black, 5000298

The prevoius machine that came worked for an order of raffle tickets. A few days later another order for raffle tickets but the machine just stopped working. Contacted Amazon supplier in the morning printed off return note, and said I just wanted a replacement. Well that come later that day, what a service 5 STAR.Hoping this one will last as this is a great stapler.

Not that a stapler could be described as 'exciting', but this was more of a disappointment than ever. I thought it might be a labour-saving device for the office/home-office, but there are too many flaws for it to be of much use at all. A stapler needs to be sturdy, reliable and portable - this is just about sturdy but that's as far as it goes. I think more thought has gone into the appearance of it than its function, unfortunately.First, the pros: It does neat stapling, and can cope with a pile of papers (it claims to staple 25 sheets at a time but i didn't count how many I put through it). It looks a bit futuristic and might look impressive (if not a bit OTT) sitting on your desk. It's easy to remove/change the cartridge of staples and easy to set up - just plug in and use.Now, the cons: it's mains powered, which is a huge flaw. The cable is not especially long so it's tethered to your desk - not great if you're in a busy office (for example) and other people want to use it. It needs portability! It would have been better if it had been rechargable, perhaps. I tried using it continuously and every fifth staple or so it would jam and stop working. Defeats the object of having an electric stapler?! To say that the blue light is a 'guide' is generous - it just looks like a blue light for aesthetic purposes!If all of the above flaws were in a stapler of a quarter of this price, it might not be such an issue. But to pay almost £100 for something that doesn't outshine a manual stapler a hundred times over is a waste of time and money. What's more, a refill for this costs about £35 for 5000 staples...astronomical when you consider a box of 5000 staples from a business stationer costs, literally, pence (maybe 40p for 5000).The only thing this will do above and beyond a manual stapler is empty your bank account and cast a blue light over your desk.

This Rapid Supreme Electric Stapler looks great, is sturdy and performs its role well, but it has a drawback insofar as you can't just load regualr strips of staples in it - it uses a cassette system, and there's an element of 'plus plus' to this, in that you have to buy the cassettes separately. However, this does make the machine less prone to jamming up. It has an impressive capacity, being able to staple together up to 25 pages, and for a busy office that does a lot of printing and large quantities of documents, it should do the trick handsomely.

I am generally very grateful for the chance to review items on Vine. Unfortunately it isn't the case with this stapler.The key requisites of a stapler are reliability, build quality, strength and portability. Sadly the Rapid Supreme stapler fails on some of these.Firstly portability. If this had been battery powered then it would be ok. But you need to have it plugged in so it needs to be static, you can't share it around. People who tried it were amazed how impractical it was.Build quality/reliability: it seems to be built ok, slightly cheap plastic but ok. However, in operation we found over a 2 day period that it jammed about 50% of the time. It can easily staple 20+ pages (thanks to the shape of the staples) but this is not too useful if it just doesn't work. We spent a lot of time taking out the cartridge to unblock it. This isn't good enough for something which costs just under £100. I would point out it is nothing we are doing, it is fairly foolproof in that you hit the paper against a guard and it fires a staple. As for the LED tracking system it is basically a blue light.Overall there is noting in this product that would make me recommend it. Sorry to the manufacturer but it is definitely below what you need in a stapler (which is a fairly simple instrument).If you do want a very good manually operated one I highly recommend the Rexel Matador Pro Stapler 70mm Throat Depth for 26/6 24/6 Silver and Blue Ref 2100951 which has excellent build quality, feels great in the hand and easily fires in to 25 pages.

This is a god send, easily set up, ease of use, and colleagues are also looking to buy.

I bought it at a good price - perhaps I should have done more research the cassettes are quite expensive - but I don't suppose you can compare them to the regular staples. The fastening is efficient and very flat.

I'm self employed so have a lot of day-to-day paperwork, which leads me to love labour saving admin gadgets. This isn't one.The power cable was a bad fit, needing lots of wriggling before the stapler would work (I nearly gave up believing the stapler itself was faulty). The staples used are thin and weedy, so although the machine can theoretically punch up to 25 sheets the staple doesn't hold up after much use. The glowing blue light guiding system achieved nothing, so it was guesswork to staple at particular points on the documents. The staple refills are shockingly priced.I could possibly forgive the stapler most of this had it been portable, but it's mains power only which is an absolute pain. In a workplace setting that's probably fine, most office stationery gets bolted down anyway, but at home it's not helpful. I don't want to have to find places to plug in my stapler when I work on the kitchen table or move to the conservatory desk.An electric stapler could have been brilliant, but sadly ended up shoved in the back of the admin cupboard. You would be better off with the Rexel Odyssey Personal Heavy Duty Stapler instead.