AmazonBasics PBH-49976 vs AmazonBasics AU600MA-Parent

The AmazonBasics PBH-49976 and AmazonBasics AU600MA make for good, if unremarkable, Paper Shredders at their respective budgets.

With that said, while they both should serve reasonably well, you might want to look into other options at the $180 and $55 price points - it's likely that there are some better alternatives available.

If you want to learn more about the AmazonBasics PBH-49976 and the AmazonBasics AU600MA, however, we prepared a summary of the information that we have:

The AmazonBasics PBH-49976 hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a place in any Paper Shredder roundups conducted by sources that do their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it a hard product to recommend.

Taking a look at the AmazonBasics AU600MA, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - TechGearLab and Wirecutter - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We also wanted to do a direct AmazonBasics PBH-49976 vs. AmazonBasics AU600MA review performance comparison, but we, unfortunately, weren't able to find any AmazonBasics PBH-49976 review scores.

Finally, we compared the AmazonBasics AU600MA to other Paper Shredders on the market and found that it did much better than its competitors - its review average of 8.0 out of 10 points is considerably higher than the 6.6 review average of Paper Shredders in general.