The All-New Akiles AlphaBind-CE Plastic Comb Binding Machine - A Review

Strengths:

• The CE is the electric version of Akile's manual AlphaBind-CM machine. Like that unit, the CE was manufactured to offer customers a chance to own a high-quality product such as the company's Megabind models, but for a lot less money. The only tradeoff is a twelve inch throat instead of a fourteen inch one.
• And speaking of money, for an electric machine, the CE couldn't be more affordable. It retails for around $1,150.00, which is not a bad price, especially since the unit has so many wonderful attributes. However, if you look around, you should be able to find this unit on sale for less than a thousand dollars. It is also covered by Akile's one-year warranty.
• This is a device that is ideal for binding documents that are 8.5" x 11" (in other words, letter-sized). The CE has an open 12-inch throat, like the CM.
• The AlphaBind CE has a fairly high punching capacity and it can punch 20 sheets of paper per lift. Although this doesn't quite match the CM's punching ability (it can punch 25 sheets), 20 sheets per lift is still pretty impressive. Plus, the electric foot pedal operated punching mechanism will offer a huge increase in productivity over a manual system.
• This device can bind documents with combs up to 2 inches thick. There is a depth of punch margin control that allows you to punch your holes in just the right place. (This feature has four different settings so it's easy to choose the correct one.) Plus, the CE has disengageable pins so not only can you punch and bind documents that aren't letter-sized, you won't end up with partial holes in your paper.
• This unit is operated by a foot pedal, which allows you to keep your hands free during the binding process. The CE also has a big waste tray to store all your paper chips.
• Finally, this is an all-metal device that is well-constructed, so it is very durable. You can punch and bind a large number of books everyday and this product won't wimp out on you.

Weaknesses:

• Although the price of the CE is more than reasonable for a machine as good as this one is, some companies may not be able to afford it. If that's the case, the CM would be an excellent choice, even though it's manual, not electric.
• Some users may find using the foot pedal a bit awkward at first. However, once you get used to it, you should be able to really speed things up by keeping both hands on the pages you are punching.
• As with the CM, this isn't the most attractive machine. However, its functions should more than compensate for that.

Overall, the Akiles AlphaBind-CE Plastic Comb Binding Machine has many more strengths than weaknesses. Therefore, as long as the price is well within your budget, this is definitely the machine to get if you want an electric comb binding machine.

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