less than $400.00

The GBC P210E electric ProClick binding machine
is a unit that makes it really easy to bind your important documents.
It is another great product from General Binding Corporation and is
designed for use with easy edit Proclick binding supplies. This review
will provide a brief overview of the strengths and the weaknesses of
this binding machine.

The P210E is very easy to use, thanks to a punching mechanism that
works with the touch of a button. It can punch up to 15 sheets of paper
at once and you can bind documents that are up to 110 pages long. The
holes the machine punches are large enough so you can easily insert the
ProClick spines. And speaking of spines, the P210E has a set of hooks
on top of the machine that can hold on your binding spine, making it
easier to bind your documents.

The P210E has great technological features. One of these is the new GBC
"guide right" function that helps you load and center your pages in the
punch as accurately as possible. There's also a sliding document tray
you can use to properly align your document for punching. This feature
will help to ensure that you don't wind up with a bad punching job that
will cost you lost time. The machine punches holes in a 3:1 pitch
pattern, so not only can you use ProClick binding spines, you can also
use spiral coil to bind your documents. You'll have to do it by hand,
though, because the P210E can't perform coil binding. If you decide to
do that, be sure to have a pair of crimping pliers handy to turn up the
end of the coil so your booklet won't fall apart.

There are some drawbacks to the P210E. First, the sizes and color of
the binding supplies available for use with this machine are pretty
limited. Currently, ProClick spines are available in three different
sizes (5/16", 1/2", and 5/8") and there are only four colors on the
market, including black and navy blue. So if these sizes and colors
won't work well with your documents (and your company's image), you'd
be better of choosing a different machine or using color spines, which
come in a large assortment of colors.

Also, the P210E can only bind letter-sized documents because it doesn't
have disengageable dies. This means you won't be able to bind documents
that are half-letter size, A4, and so on. You can punch slightly
oversized covers with this machine (8.75" x 11.25"), but that's the
extent of the machine's punching capabilities.

Overall, the GBC P210E electric ProClick binding bachine is a good
choice for offices that need a reliable ProClick binding machine. It is
easy to use and it is nice that the machine gives you the option of
either binding with ProClick spines or spiral coils. It is also pretty
inexpensive (less than $400.00), which is always a plus, especially in
today's economy. However, this unit is definitely not for high-volume
operations nor people who want the ability to make custom-sized
booklets. But overall, the P210E is a solid machine that should meet
the needs of occasional binders.