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Strip cut shredding leaves your blister packing welding machine in (you guessed

it) long, straight strips, which can, it stands to reason, be more

easily pieced together by anyone who had a mind to do so. For that

reason, it is usually more recommended that you purchase a shredder

that shreds paper into a cross cut pattern. A cross cut shredder leaves

documents looking like tiny pieces of confetti, and is a much more

secure method of discarding confidential documents than strip cut

shredding.

Long story short, though the ability to shred CD's is a great addition

to your security arsenal, you should think long and hard before you

sacrifice general document security for the ability to shred compact

discs. There are plenty of machines that are able to do both cross cut

and multi media, and you should seriously consider taking the time to

find one.

Capacity

Due to the inherent limitation in most shredder motors, it is pretty

unlikely that you will find an office machine that can shred compact

discs all day every day, but that is to be expected. You can still find

machines out there that are able to give you decent sheet capacity and

run time along with the ability to shred compact discs. A good way to

find out what the capacity is of a particular machine you are

investigating is to go to the company website and see if you can

download the manual for the product in question.

Different manufacturers have different methods for providing the extra

power that is needed to shred CD's, and naturally the cutting heads

take a bit more of a beating when they are being shredded on a regular

basis. To that end, you may want to take a look at the warranty offered

by the each of the manufacturers on these particular machines to see

which will best suit your needs.

Safety

Each manufacturer of a multimedia shredder also has their own safety

measures. Some offer plastic guards at the opening that both keep

fingers out of the slot, and keep shards of shredded plastic from

flying out of the opening when CD's are being put through the machine.

You should take a look around and see what you feel will work best for

you.