"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
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I have had the Al-Ko SP5000
http://www.gardenwise.co.uk/asp/product.asp?Display=[Product]AKVT37

For a year, and been very pleased with it. It chomps through big
stuff relentlessly, and copes with smaller, softer material (so
long as you have a persuading stick to hand, to encourage it). A
great improvement on the spinning plate type I had before.


oh, how come you only had it for a year (if I may ask?)
I notice on that web site they also have a micro shredder that you can add a
second disk to and get really fine stuff. I checked with al-ko and they said
that was was 100dB and the silent is 83dB.