The Gadget Show recently tested just over 20 of the market leading home shredders to establish which performed best, resulting in a handy list of the top 5 paper shredders.
Three tests were done, as follows:
1) The speed test – how quickly would each shredder shred?
2) The security test – how finely would each shredder shred?
3) The hardcore shredding test – how well would each shredder handle tough shredding tasks including shredding thick stapled documents, credit cards and CDs?
Here are the results:
1st position - Acco Rexel ProStyle +
- Cross-cut
- 4 x 35mm
- P-4 (for shredding highly confidential documents)
- Paper, credit cards, paper clips, staples, CDs/DVDs
- 12 sheets of 80gsm paper or 13 sheets of 70gsm
2nd position - Fellowes DS-1
- Cross-cut
- 4 x 35mm
- P-4 (for shredding highly confidential documents)
- Paper, credit cards, paper clips, staples
- 11 sheets or 13 sheets of 70gsm paper
3rd position - Acco Rexel Style
- Cross-cut
- 4 x 35mm
- P-4 (for shredding highly confidential documents)
- Paper, credit cards, paper clips, staples
- 5 sheets of 80gsm paper or 6 sheets of 70gsm
4th position - Swordfish Ebony 10
5th position – Genie 1005XD