Comments about X-Acto School Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener:

We are a homeschooling family of 3 and this sharpener worked great for about 2 years but now the blades are dull and it won't sharpen at all. It is a fair product considering the price and the fact that my children were rough on it going so far as to jam a crayon in it. I will considering buying it again if I can't find another at a similar price.

Comments about X-Acto School Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener:

I would not recommend this sharpener. My students an I (try to) use it to sharpen regular #2 pencils on a daily basis. It is only a couple of years old, and will not sharpen the pencils all of the way. Only 1/2 of the pencil point gets sharpened, so the students try to jam the pencil in the opening or twisting and turning the pencil to achieve a nice point. This, of course, takes forever, and is very noisy during class time. I have reverted to having my students use hand held mechanical sharpeners. In this case, simplicity is the best!

Comments about X-Acto School Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener:

This pencil sharpener was in constant use in a busy high school art room. It was reliable and continued to work well over the course of a year on yellow pencils, colored pencils, drawing pencils, and white charcoal pencils. I did notice, however, that over time the pencils, though sharpened, were not quite as pointed as at first. This sharpener looks quite sturdy and there are rubber pads on the bottom that help it stick to a desk top. Unfortunately mine accidentally fell and, though the fall wasn't that dramatic and nothing appeared broken (no loose parts or even outward scrapes), it stopped working. I was surprised because I would think that an item made for "school use," would have better withstood normal adolescent clumsiness. Otherwise, I would have no problem recommending this product.

Comments about X-Acto School Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener:

I have had this in my classroom for two years now.The first year it was GREAT!!! Now however I am finding this product to be a disappointment. It will sharpen only one side of a pencil and it has also gotten much louder, disrupting class when we need quiet.