I do have a little insight...
I spoke with a couple of people trying to explain to them how many shredders I sell and that my goal was to sell them as affordably as possible (ulterior motives) and I finally got their attention. I sell more shredders than anyone else, so why shouldn't I have the distributorship?
There are two improvements being made. One is, the new model will be easier to clean. Not exactly sure what that means, but it sounds like they're putting a dust guard under the gear housing....just like what you guys have been saying for over a year. The other thing is a more powerful motor. A comment was made about people using these commercially and they are improving this model for that reason.
I have no sence of what the new model will cost, but bigger motors do cost more than little ones, so I'd expect some price increase.
I'll keep you guys updated as soon as I hear anything. Maybe we can get one to test drive for them