I recently tried the Scotch Thermal Laminator for free via Chatterbox. I must say it is a very nice product.  It's small and lightweight, somewhat easy to transport. It is very quiet, so if you were up late working on projects you would not disturb anyone. It does take some time to heat up, but once it does you can easily laminate your projects. It is warm to the touch but you will not burn yourself. It does take some time to cool off which is necessary if you plan to put it back in the box for storing. The pics I laminated glided received right into the paper feed.  Once my pictures were laminated which took about a minute or less, I was able to touch them immediately. The pictures weren't hot to the touch which meant I could hang them right away.  I would highly recommend the Scotch Thermal Laminator to everyone who wants to preserve pictures or any other projects.