Dahle PowerTEC 808 MS Digital Media Shredder

The Dahle PowerTEC 808 MS exists because a paper shredder cannot destroy a phone and a hard drive punch cannot destroy a memory chip. It is a solid-state and small-device shredder: SSDs, mobile phones, mini tablets, USB thumb drives and optical discs go in through a 6.5-inch feed and come out as 4 x 15 mm fragments, rated O-3 for optical media and E-3 for electronic media under DIN 66399. If your IT asset disposal process currently ends with a hammer and a photograph, this is the machine that replaces it with something auditable.

A word on how this machine fits an asset disposal process. Destruction is only half of it; the other half is the record showing which serial number went in. Because the 808 MS processes one device per pass, it maps naturally onto a log entry per asset, which is exactly what an auditor wants to see. It runs on 115 V so it can live in the IT store next to the assets themselves, and it weighs 287 lb on casters. The shredded output is electronic waste and needs a compliant downstream route - arrange that before the first disposal session, not after.

Key Features

• Built for solid-state media. SSDs, phones, tablets and thumb drives store data in flash chips. Shredding at 4 x 15 mm breaks the chip packages themselves, which degaussing and platter deformation cannot do.
• O-3 and E-3 classification. DIN 66399 class O-3 for optical media and E-3 for electronic data carriers, giving procurement a standard to cite rather than a vendor adjective.
• 6.5-inch feed with a self-closing flap. Wide enough for a tablet, and the flap closes behind the device so nothing is exposed while the head is running.
• Chain-driven 3.5 HP continuous-duty motor. Devices are far harder on a cutting head than paper. The chain drive delivers torque without slip and the motor is thermally protected.
• Safety door sensors and rubber shock mounts. The cabinet stops if the door is opened, and the mounts absorb the shock loading that comes from shredding rigid electronics.
• 115 V supply. A standard outlet, which means the machine can live in the IT store rather than a plant room.

Specifications

What's in the Box

Ships as a complete steel cabinet on rolling casters with the cutting head and the 4-gallon waste bin fitted. Waste bags are not included and Dahle publishes no bag part number for this model. Because shredded electronics are classed as e-waste, plan the downstream disposal route before the machine arrives.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy the 808 MS if your organisation retires phones, tablets, USB drives or SSDs in meaningful numbers and needs a documented, repeatable destruction method for flash storage. It is the only machine in the PowerTEC range that addresses solid-state media directly.

Do not buy it if your problem is spinning magnetic hard drives. Those are handled by the 818 HD punch, or by the 828 HD if you also need paper. And do not buy it as a paper shredder - there is no published paper capacity, the feed is 6.5 inches, and the 4-gallon bin would be full within minutes. A department destroying one or two devices a month will not justify the price; for that volume, a service bureau with a certificate of destruction is more sensible.