Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a teache. This year I'm required to have a supply of sharpened pencils available for students all the time (Students trade an un-sharpened pencil for a sharp one). So, I will be doing a lot of sharpening as will my fellow teachers. I decided to buy 3 electric sharpeners to compare (and to share with other teachers at school). I bought this X-Acto Teacher Pro Electric for $29.99, the Tatji Classroom Heavy Duty for $35.99 and the Avalon Titanium Blade Fully Automatic Heavy Duty for $49.99. Using only wooden #2 pencils, I found that all three work nicely and quickly produce a sharp point. However, there are 5 ways in which this X-Acto Sharpener stands out as my FAVORITE and the BEST: It is super- quiet!, it is able to sharpen multiple thicknesses of pencils, it has a large-capacity compartment for shavings, it has a blue light that comes on when the pencil is sharp and it stops sharpening (so you don't over sharpen and waste pencil) (awesome!) and best of all, it's the lowest priced of the three! The second best sharpener, in my opinion, is the Avalon, but man! It's loud! It is cool the way it takes the pencil down, sharpens it, then pops it back up, but it costs much more and is loud. The Tatji is least impressive compared to these other two, but does work -- seems better for just at home use. The one thing I cannot judge yet is which will last longest. I guess I'll have to wait and see. I hope this has been helpful. :)