Environment:
- Where will the shredder be used?
- Is it intended for the home, the home office or the office?

Home Shredders are designed for light duty personal use. They will typically have 10-20 shredding passes a day (Security DIN 1 and 2).

Home/Small Office Shredders are designed for medium duty use and typically have 25-50 shredding passes a day. The number of users is generally up to 5 (Security DIN 2 and 3).

Office Shredders are designed for heavy duty use and typically have 50-100 shredding passes a day. The number of users is generally up to 10 (Security DIN 3 and above).

Straight-cut shredding - Fit for all applications - High speed shredding - High capacity of number of pages		Cross-cut shredding - Higher safety levels, more confidential documents - Maximum protection of data - Less shredder wate after shredding

Daily Usage
- How often will the shredder be used?
- How many sheets of paper do you need to shred in one go?
- How many people will be using the machine?
- How long can the shredder be left to run before it needs switching off?
- What size of paper do you wish to shred?

Security
- How confidential is the information you want to dispose of?
- Every shredder will have a given DIN Security Level. This can help you to determine which shredders you need to consider.
- The DIN Security Level is determined by the cut size of the shredder.