Pros: Pencil-saving feature, no lost pencil length with initial sharpening. Sharpener automatically raises pencil upon completion.

Cons: Expensive in short run. Takes a while to sharpen for initial sharpening of new pencil.

The Bottom Line: Buy the electric version with Pencil Size Selector. This sharpener has a large bin for the shavings.

Review: Has anyone noticed I am out of all the baby reviews, now into more technical reviews? Well, my "baby" just turned 10! Whew. I stuck a brand-new back-to-school-yellow Dixon Ticonderoga pencil in the iPoint. It automatically lowered the pencil into ...