HSM Pure 220 5/32 x 1 Cross Cut Document Shredder - HSM2323

The HSM Pure 220 in 4 x 25 mm particle cut is the Pure 120 cross-cut with a bigger appetite and a bigger bin: 6 to 7 sheets a pass instead of 5 to 6, and 25 litres of container instead of 20. Same DIN 66399 P-4 security, same 225 mm throat, same footprint on the desk - it is simply 51 mm taller to accommodate the larger container.

That is a small difference on paper and a real one in use. The 120's bin holds about 184 shredded sheets; the 220 holds around 230, and the extra sheet per pass compounds across a working week. If you already know that a personal P-4 shredder is what you need, the question is only whether you want to walk to the recycling bin four times a month or five.

Key Features

• P-4 at 6 to 7 sheets. Particles of 4 x 25 mm - 100 mm² against the 160 mm² DIN limit for P-4 - so the rating has margin rather than sitting on the boundary.
• 25 litre container. Roughly 230 shredded sheets before it needs emptying, a quarter more than the Pure 120.
• Starts and stops with the paper. No switch, no forgotten machine running under a desk overnight.
• Stand-by mode when idle. Keeps standing power draw down between uses.
• Safety element at the feed slot. Light pressure stops the rollers immediately.
• Hardened steel cutting rollers, lifetime warranty. HSM specifies them to handle staples, paper clips, magnetic cards and credit cards. The lifetime roller cover applies to P-2 through P-5 machines, which includes this one.
• Removable housing top for emptying. Lift the upper section, carry the container out, tip and replace.

Specifications

Sheet capacity is HSM's own figure at 80 g/m². Standard US 20 lb copier paper is about 75 g/m², slightly lighter, so the published figure is a conservative one for a typical American office. Any shredder quoted against lighter paper will look better on paper than it performs.

What's in the Box

Shredder with 25 litre container fitted and HSM operating instructions. Bags are not included; the container is rigid and designed to be tipped directly into recycling. If you prefer to line it, ask us for a bag sized to 25 litres rather than assuming a generic office bag will sit correctly under the cutting head.

Who Should Buy This - and Who Should Not

The Pure 220 cross-cut suits a single professional who handles confidential paper regularly rather than occasionally - a bookkeeper, a small medical or dental practice, an HR consultant, a solicitor working from home. It is the machine to buy when you have concluded that the Pure 120 will be emptied too often but a floor-standing office shredder is more machine than one desk needs.

Do not buy it expecting office throughput. Six or seven sheets a pass is a personal-machine number and HSM publishes no duty-cycle rating for the Pure 220, so it is not built to run back-to-back for an hour. A department of five will outgrow it in a month; the HSM Pure 420 cross-cut at 13-15 sheets with a 35 litre bin is the honest answer there, and the Pure 530 cross-cut beyond that. If you need higher security than P-4, nothing in the Pure 220 line will provide it - the Pure 420 and Pure 530 offer a 1.9 x 15 mm P-5 head, and true high-security work belongs in the HSM SECURIO range. This machine also has no optical-media rating, so CDs are out.