Fellowes Ayla 125 with Rapid 1 Minute Warm Up Paper Laminator Including Pouch Starter Kit (5752001)

Seems good so far. Replaced a 15 year old laminator that was a workhorse for my preK so I'm hopeful for a good long life from a Fellowes. Technology has improved laminators, you can tell by the photo this one is much smaller and lighter. This one is for home but I could easily take this with me to school if I wanted. Purchased for the 12.5" size. Warms up fast which is a great feature. I do a LOT of laminating. So much easier than the old rolls of sticky laminate that you prayed would go on straight and not wrinkle. Any older teacher knows that frustration. If I get 5 years out of this one it will be well worth the cost. I spent half as much for a knockoff which offered the same size and speed but didn't seal well and I was past the return when it stopped working sealing well. Will update later but at this point I'd recommend.

This laminator is so easy to use! And it does a great job! Very straightforward. It is quick to warm up and recover, the indicator light lets you know if it is ready to feed the sheet through. I was doing extra heavy cardstock and it sealed almost to edge of the paper, which is something I had trouble with on a different brand in the past. This laminator is one I can use periodically and not have to go through the learning process all over again since it is very clear and easy to begin with! I would buy this again.

I just received this and have used it extensively to create various laminated gifts (of photos, flowers, other scanned images) for Christmas. So far it's working flawlessly. I like the wide feed tray insert because I was able to feed two images into it simultaneously, saving a great deal of time. It heats up quickly and accepts 3ml and 5ml laminate pouches. It worked very well with a generic brand of laminate pouches, saving money not having to purchase the name brand pouches. So far, so good. Hopefully it'll continue to work well for a long time.

UPDATE Laminated a few more times since initial review and now it's just ruining my daughters cute artwork I was trying to save :( keeps jamming...only? Been a little over 3 months and can't even return it.... I only just got this laminating machine for Christmas, but so far I have laminated 19 pages! As long as youre using it correctly, I think this laminator is great! I am very happy with my purchase and was initially skeptical with the mixed reviews!

Got this for work. Works great. I am a teacher and do lot of laminating. Did notice after using it alot it will get really hot. I had to turn it off for about 10 minutes to cool it off. This was when I am getting ready for the school year.

As a teacher who laminates everything, this was worth the pretty penny that it cost. Gone are the days where I had to reprint/remake items due to crinkled laminated sheets. I placed a letter-size paper angled into the laminator by mistake and it STILL came out perfect! Plus, it heats up practically instantly so no need to sit and wait 5 minutes. The only thing I wish it had was a place for the power cord. It's a bit awkward to wrap it around the laminator.

i loved this laminator at first but now it has overheated and no longer turns on or works after it jammed randomly. i cleared the jam and it repeatedly jams and then all of a sudden stopped working. it is not very good quality for the price, i dont recommend this product.

Excellent item and worth buying

Great qualtiy and WORKS great!! Qould buy again. It is my 2nd unit of this make. First one would still be working if i did not ruin it.

Très facile à fonctionné, réchauffement rapide. Un peu déçu de Fellowes Canada il manque de respect envers le Québec...il donne un coupon pour la chance de gagné $500.00 au Canada et les États-Unis mais pas le Québec et pourtant le Québec fait parti du Canada,..mais cela n'enlève pas la qualité de la machine. Happyman

I am currently using this laminator for scrapbooking and I love it. It's really easy to use and honestly I've put materials beyond the 5 mm max (oops) : ) I would definitely recommend. The pages I am using are 12 by 12 -- so I have to by menu sized sheets of 12 by 18 and they work perfectly in the machine The opening is 13 I do believe. It's definitely handy and I'm glad I purchased this brand.

Easy to use, takes a little longer to warm up then 1 minute.

It keeps jamming and damaged some of the photos that I was laminating. I decided to stop using it fearing it might damage more old and irreplaceable photos.