Picking a Paper Shredder

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By: Darin "Sid" Cameron, CRS
Sat, Aug 4th, 2007 8:01 pm

Was asked today what brand of paper shredder I'd recommend.

Now I usually have an opinion on all things that plug in, and somehow I don't on this...

So I'd recommend just buying something that doesn't hiccup on paperclips, staples or credit cards and can take 15 pages at a time (or more). That way you don't have to rip documents apart to shred them. Anything less is a waste of your money because it's a pain to use. I would also recommend something that cross shreds because it's more difficult to piece together (if you are a paranoid freak like me).

The shredders that shred CD's can be really handy as well for destroying old backups.

Also think about how much shredding you do. If it's a lot look for one that has a large hopper for trash. The one I have at our office (purchased at Sam's Club so nothing too expensive) has a door on the front and a standard sized office trash can inside of it so you can use office trash bags to collect the waste. Very handy. It's also on wheels. I believe it's a Fellowes brand.

Hope this helps.