The GBC P210e is an electric Proclick binding machine that was released by GBC as part of their 2008 product line.The
P210E includes GBC's new guide right technology to help eliminate
mispunches by ensuring that your documents are perfectly centered and
fully inserted into the punch every time.
Overview:
The GBC P210e is an electric Proclick binding machine that was released by GBC as part of their 2008 product line.
This
machine is very similar to the new GBC P110 but includes a medium duty
electric binding punch to make punching your documents easier than ever.
The
P210E includes GBC's new guide right technology to help eliminate
mispunches by ensuring that your documents are perfectly centered and
fully inserted into the punch every time.
For organizations
that want an electric binding punch to use with Proclick but don't want
to spend the money for the automatic inserting features offered by the
P3000 this is an excellent choice.
Strengths / Features:
The
P210E includes a push button activated punching mechanism that is
capable of punching up to fifteen sheets of paper at a time. Like the
P110 this machine produces a 3:1 pitch hole pattern with large round
holes. These round holes make inserting the Proclick spines easy and
provide an elegant and contemporary look for your reports and
presentations.
On the top of the Proclick P210E there are a
set of hooks. These hooks are designed to hold your Proclick binding
spine while you hang the pages of your document onto the spine. All you
need to do is insert your spine onto the hooks and then hang you pages
onto the binding element as you punch them. This is a great feature and
it helps to making inserting the pages a whole lot easier than trying
to do this by hand.
The new GBC guide right technology used
by this machine helps to ensure that you correctly load and center your
pages into the punch every time. This machine has a sliding document
tray that allows you to slide your document into place making sure that
it is correctly aligned, centered and fully inserted into the punching
throat. This helps to reduce mispunches and can save you a lot of money
in ruined documents.
One of the great things about a Proclick
binding system is the ability to edit the finished documents. Every box
of GBC Proclick binding spines comes with a convenient zipper tool that
is designed for opening and closing your bound presentations. You can
use this tool to open your report, add or remove pages and then to
rebind the report all without the need for a binding machine.
The
three to one pitch hole pattern used by this machine is also compatible
with special 3:1 pitch spiral coil. This coil is available in more than
sixty colors and about twenty different sizes. However, it will have to
be inserted by hand and you will need to invest in a pair of oval hole
spiral coil crimping pliers. These pliers should crimp the holes
sufficiently so that the coil doesn't spin back off your bound
documents.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
The
sizes and colors of binding supplies available for use with this
machine are fairly limited. GBC Proclick binding spines are available
in three different sizes: 5/16" (small), 1/2" (medium) and 5/8"
(large). Unfortunately there are no supplies in sizes larger than 5/8".
The number of colors that are available for binding with this machine
are also limited. Users must choose between Black, Navy Blue, White and
Frost spines. Companies who want to bind other sizes and colors with
this machine will either need to order specialty 3:1 pitch spiral coil
or will need to select a different binding machine.
The
Proclick P210E is designed for punching letter sized documents on the
eleven inch side. Organizations that need a machine to bind half letter
sheets, landscape documents, A4 or legal sheet sizes will find that
this machine is not a good fit for their needs. The P210 can punch 11"
x 8.5" sheets and 8.75" x 11.25" oversized covers. Attempting to use it
to punch any other sizes will more than likely result in frustration.
Although
this machine has an electric binding punch that can handle up to
fifteen sheets of paper it should not be used to punch more than one or
two clear covers or plastic sheets at a time. Attempting to punch a
stack of clear covers or poly sheets will quite likely ruin the
punching motor or dull the dies on the hole punch. Overpunching is not
covered under the one year warranty provided by GBC on this machine.
Recommendation:
The
GBC P210e is one of the least expensive 3:1 pitch electric punching
machines available on the market and is ideal for small and medium
sized organizations that need to bind documents with Proclick.
This machine is easy to use and offers some great features such as the guide right document table and the Proclick spine hanger.
However,
this machine is not designed for high volume applications, large
documents or custom document sizes. Organizations that need these types
of features will need to look for a larger more feature rich binding
system.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment
