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How to Choose a Shredder?

There are many things to consider when purchasing a paper shredder and all the variables can seem overwhelming. After all, the privacy of your confidential information is at stake, so it's important to make the right selection. With sheet capacities, motor sizes and waste volumes to consider, we'll help you narrow down your selection to only a few models with the following simple questions.

After you narrow down your choices it's important to remember that your shredding volume will increase with time, so be sure to factor in growth when making a selection.

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How much will you be shredding each day?	Personal Size Shredders:	Up to 100 sheets per day
	Small Office Shredders:	Between 100 and 400 sheets per day
	Office Shredders:	Between 400 and 2,000 sheets per day
	Multi+Media Shredders:	Between 2,000 and 8,000 sheets per day
	Department Shredders:	Between 2,000 and 12,000 sheets per day
	High Capacity Shredders:	20390 Series: Between 12,000 and 28,000 sheets per day 20450 Series: Between 28,000 sheets and 2 tons per day


What level of security do you need?	Security Level 1:	For shredding general internal documents (Not available on Dahle shredders)
	Security Level 2:	Strip Cut Particles - For shredding sensitive internal documents
	Security Level 3:	Cross Cut Particles - For shredding confidential documents
	Security Level 4:	Extremely Fine Cross Cut Particles - For shredding highly sensitive documents
	Security Level 5:	Espionage safe for extremely high demands of security
	Security Level 6:	NSA/CSS specification 02-01 which is the current standard for the destruction of Top Secret COMSEC documents
	NSA/CSS 02-02:	Highest security level for high security disintegrators


Do you prefer Strip Cut or Cross Cut?	Strip Cut	Cross Cut

	Documents are cut into thin unreadable pieces. Generally the strips will be as long as the document.	Documents are cut in two directions producing smaller particles and providing greater security.

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