MBM DSH0315L 3104 cross-cut 3/16" x 1 1/2" (4 x 40 mm)

Most offices that ask for "a proper shredder" are describing the DSH0315L. It is the Destroyit 3104 in 4 x 40 mm cross-cut, which puts it at DIN 66399 level P-4 — the level ordinarily specified for personnel files, client records and financial paperwork — while still taking 22 to 25 sheets at a time through a 12-inch throat. Against the strip-cut 3104 it trades a handful of sheets per pass for a genuinely different security classification. Against the 2 x 15 mm P-5 version it gives up a security step and gains roughly 50 percent more throughput. It is also one of only two 3104 builds MBM clears for CDs and DVDs.

Key Features

• P-4 at 160 mm² exactly — A 4 x 40 mm particle is 160 mm², the ceiling DIN 66399 sets for P-4. It is a legitimate P-4 machine, not a P-3 rounded up.
• Optical media capable — MBM confirms the 4 x 40 cross-cut 3104 for common CDs and DVDs, in addition to staples, paper clips and credit cards.
• 12-inch throat — Takes letter, A4, legal and tabloid without folding — noticeably more useful than the 10.25-inch opening on the 2604.
• Patented Electronic Capacity Control — Live indication of how loaded the cutters are, so operators learn the machine’s real limit instead of jamming it.
• Electronically controlled safety shield — SPS shield with automatic reverse on overfeed and cut-off when the door is open or the bin is full.
• 32-gallon reusable bin — Larger than the 2604’s 26 gallons, on a wooden cabinet mounted on casters.
• No oiler to maintain — Unlike the 3105 and 4003, the 3104 has no automatic oiler and no oil consumption.

Specifications

MBM does not publish a noise rating in decibels for this machine, so none is quoted here.

What’s in the Box

• Destroyit 3104 cross-cut shredder in wooden cabinet on casters
• Operating manual

Shred bags are not included. The bin is designed to be emptied directly; if bagging is required by your waste process, the correct part is AC0920.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy this if you need documented P-4 destruction for a department of ten to thirty people and you want the machine to keep up with an afternoon of filing clear-out. The combination of a 12-inch throat, 32-gallon bin and confirmed optical media capability covers most general office destruction needs in one box.

Do not buy this if your policy specifies micro-cut, or if the documents include material where P-5 is contractually required — the DSH0316L is the same cabinet at 2 x 15 mm, at the cost of dropping to 14 to 17 sheets. Equally, do not buy it if you are feeding it continuously all day: at that duty the 3105 in 4 x 40 cross-cut takes 37 to 39 sheets on a 2.125 HP motor and will pay for itself in operator time. And if 22 to 25 sheets is more machine than a two-person office needs, the 2604 is the smaller, cheaper cabinet.