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Shredders for Home and Small Office – Top 7 Buying Guide
Here at Just-Recycling we have been supplying shredders and recycling equipment to our clients for many years at an industrial level, and we are now looking forward to assisting homeowners and small business and office owners with selecting a suitable paper shredder for your specific needs.
We understand that a personal or small home office user’s shredder requirements are different from an industrial shredder user, but still there is a very definite need for effective secure shredding and reliable running from a shredder. Just-Recycling‘s home / office document and data shredder buying guide is right here.
We will be looking to see which shredder best suits which application in the home and office, looking at shredder security levels, shredder efficiency, ease of use and value for money.
HSM Pure 320, 8 Sheet, Cross Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder, Security Level 4
- Cutting Type: Cross Cut Shredder
- HSM Pure 320 Shredder Cutting capacity (80g/m²): 7-8 sheets
- Security level DIN 66399: Level 4 for paper P-4, T-4, E-3, F-1
- Shredder waste container collecting volume: 25 litre
- HSM Pure 320 Shredder Dimensions: 3.9 x 30mm
- “Made in Germany” quality
- Steel cutting rollers with lifetime warranty
- This HSM Pure 320 Cross Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder is quiet in operation
- Energy-saving
- Anti-paper jam function
- Pressure-sensitive safety element for high user safety
- Automatic start / stop with light barrier
- Effortless emptying – the shredder waste container can be easily removed and emptied
- Filling level indication
- Timeless shredder design in white
This shredder is suitable for: Data media with sensitive and confidential data as well as personal data subject to high protection requirements, e.g. balances and conditions as well as payslips, personal data/files, work contracts, medical reports, tax documents (Security Level 4)
Shredder application: Home / Small Office up to 3 persons.
Hardened steel cutting rollers with a lifetime warranty.
HSM Pure 320 Shredder material: paper, staples and paper clips, credit and customer cards
Fellowes Powershred 21Cs Personal Shredder with SafeSense
This shredder is ideal for personal use and home use
Use to shred –
- Bank Statements
- Utility Bills
- Receipts
- Letter
Specifications:
- Duty Cycle (mins) – 5 On / 30 Off
- Sheets per day – 120
- Sheet capacity – 12 (70gsm)
- Cut Size – (DIN) 4 x 52mm (Security Level 3)
Shredder also shreds –
- Staples
- Paper Clips
- Credit Cards
15 litre pull out waste bin
Safety Measure: Fellowes Safesense – automatically shutting down the shredder if hands come into contact with the paper.
Shredder Dimensions: 47.6 x 46.4 x 27cm
2-Year Machine / 5-Year Cutter Warranty
It has a lock to prevent the shredder from being switched to shred accidentally – a useful safety feature.
HSM Pure 420, 24 Sheet, Strip Cut Paper, CD and Credit Card Shredder
Use this shredder to shred –
- Paper
- Staples
- Paper Clips
- Credit and Customer Cards
- CD’s
- DVD’s
Specifications:
- Cutting Type: Strip Cut Shredder
- Cutting capacity (80g/m²): 22-24 sheets
- Security level DIN 66399: Level 2 for paper P-2, O-2, T2, E-2
- Container / collecting volume: 35 litre
Shredder Dimensions: 397 x 293 x 621 mm
- “Made in Germany” quality
- For continuous operation / powerful motor
- Suitable for a home or small office of up to 5 people
- Quiet operation
- Energy-saving
- Anti-paper jam function
- Pressure-sensitive safety element for high user safety
- Automatic start/stop with light barrier
- This HSM Pure 420 Shredder can easily be moved on castors
- Effortless emptying
- Shredder material separation
- Filling level indication
- Timeless shredder design in white
Shredder is suitable for internal paper documents to be rendered illegible or invalidated, for instance internal company communication, such as out-of-date instructions, travel guidelines, notices, forms.
A separate collecting bag means that the shredder material can easily be sorted and separated for correct recycling.
The induction-hardened, solid steel cutting rollers with a lifetime warranty can easily cope with staples and paper clips and guarantee durability.
Rexel 492720 Prostyle Shredder
Ideal for customer details and medical records to credit card statements and personnel files, you can reduce confidential papers to confetti-shaped pieces of 4 x 35 mm in seconds.
- Confetti-cut (4 mm x 35 mm) – Security Level 4 (Paper)
- Maximum 11 sheet capacity
- Elegant and quality black and white design
- Includes induction motor for quiet shredding
- A 20 L pull out bin capacity holds up to 200 sheets
Will Shred –
- Credit Cards
- Staples
- Paper Clips
Practical: Small and compact, the Rexel Prostyle Shredder will fit neatly under a desk so you can use it without getting up from your office chair – particularly useful if you need to shred documents frequently.
Quiet: The enhanced induction motor ensures ultra-quiet operation. This makes the Rexel Prostyle Shredder ideal for individual use in open-plan offices or departments handling complicated information where high levels of concentration are required.
Be aware that the machine will shut down periodically as part of its Duty Cycle in order to cool down. Overworking the shredder to further extent is almost certain to cause many problems
Note: Unit does have a “duty cycle” for safety, when hot it will shut off for approx. 8 minutes to cool down; this could happen after 20 mins if the unit is being overdriven with thicker than usual paper or card.
Fellowes Powershred 79Ci Cross-Cut Shredder
Suitable for – Small Office / Home Office.
- Auto Start / Stop Control
- Stand Shredder
- Duty Cycle – 20 mins on / 30 mins off
- Daily usage – sheets of paper per day – 500
- Sheet Capacity – 14
- Cut Type – Cross Cut
- Cut Size / Security (DIN) – 4×38 mm (Level P-4)
- Cuts A4 paper into over 40 pieces
- Security Level – 4
- Bin Size (Litres) – 23 L Pull Out
Safety Measure – 100 per cent Jam Proof – Its anti-jam system auto stops and reverses the machine when too much paper is inserted.
SafeSense – Automatically stops when hands come into contact with the opening
SilentShred – Built for quieter shredder performance, this feature minimises noise disruption in shared workspaces.
Energy Savings – Environmentally conscious and economical. This feature reduces in-use energy consumption and powers your machine down after periods of inactivity.
Also Shreds –
- Credit Cards
- Staples
- Paper Clips
- CD’s
Shredder is on castors
Removable bin you can line with a bag if you want
Dashboard lights tell you what is happening with it
Rexel REM820 Micro Cut Paper Shredder
Suitable shredder for secure, legal financial documents
Ideal for busy office worker requiring a high security paper shredder by their desk side.
- Shreds up to 8 sheets of 80gsm paper at one timeSecurity Level 5 (Paper)
- Cuts one piece of A4 paper into 2000 pieces
- Easy to empty 20 litre pull out bin
- Under desk model
- Shreds CD’s and credit cards
- Shredding type: Particle-cut – 2 x 15mm
- Bin alert window
- Ultra quiet operation
- Basket volume:Â 21 Litres
- Shredder Dimensions (WxDxH):Â 389 x 275 x 540 mm
Power requirements: 250W.
Also Shreds –
- Staples
- Paper Clips
Duty Cycle: 10 mins on / 30 mins off
Weight: 11.4 kg
Working width: 22.5 cm
Mercury Jam Free technology
Amazon Basics 7 - 8 Sheet Micro-Cut Paper / CD / Credit Card Shredder
Perfect for your home office
Shred confidential information including:
- Paper Documents
- CD’s
- DVD’s
- Credit Cards
High-security, micro-cut shredder with 8-sheet capacity
Destoys –
- CD’s
- DVD’s (One At A Time)
- Credit Cards
Features & Specifications
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- Special slot cuts CD’s into 4 pieces
- Micro cuts credit cards for optimum security
- Shreds paper into tiny pieces (0.40 by 1.19 cm) (Security level 5)
Particle-cut: Cuts one sheet of paper into over 2000 pieces
- No need to remove staples
- 2 minute continuous run time with 40 minute cool down time
- Auto start and manual reverse to clear paper jams
- Easy to use
- 11.4-litre pull out waste bin
- 22.22-cm-wide paper feed
- Compact, lightweight and manoeuvrable
- Thermal protection with auto shut-off
Measures 41.9 by 19.7 by 31.1 cm
Backed by an AmazonBasics 1-year Limited Warranty














