HSM Pure 830 1/8 inch Strip Cut Document Shredder - HSM2380

Forty-two to forty-four sheets in a single pass makes this the fastest machine in the Pure range on paper, and the 1,920 W motor behind it is why. The Pure 830 in 3.9 mm strip cut is a bulk-destruction machine: put it where paper arrives by the tray rather than by the folder.

One correction worth making before you order. This model is widely listed as a 1/8 inch strip cut, but HSM's cutting size is 3.9 mm, which is 0.154 inches - closer to 5/32 than to 1/8. The security classification is unaffected, but if you are comparing particle sizes across brands, use the metric figure.

Key Features

• 42 to 44 sheets at 80 g/m2. The highest sheet rating in the Pure family. A full printer tray of waste goes through in a couple of passes.
• 1,920 W motor. Substantial power for a strip cut, which is what turns a high nominal sheet count into a rate the machine can actually sustain.
• 330 mm feed opening. Letter, legal, A4 and A3 all fit portrait without folding.
• 150 litre bin, about 1,395 shredded sheets. Strip-cut waste is bulky and springy, so this bin holds fewer sheets than the same bin behind the 830's micro-cut head, which manages about 1,900.
• Broad media handling. Classified E-2|O-2|P-2|T-2, so credit cards, optical discs, floppy disks, staples and paper clips are all within specification.
• Lifetime warranty on the cutting rollers. P-2 sits inside HSM's P-2 to P-5 coverage for the induction-hardened solid steel rollers.
• Continuous operation, not a duty cycle. There is no run-time limit to work around. Feed it for an hour and it will keep cutting; the only interruptions are a full bin or an overloaded feed, and the rollers reverse automatically to clear the latter.
• Wide cabinet door and castors. Bag changes happen frequently on a machine this fast, so the full-width door matters more here than on a lower-volume shredder. The cabinet rolls on castors despite weighing 68 kg.

Specifications

What's in the Box

Floor cabinet with wooden base on castors, removable collecting bag frame, wide door opening, power lead. Waste bags are not included; the bin takes a 150 litre liner. Strip-cut heads need less oil than particle-cut heads, but they still need it - order shredder oil or oil sheets with the machine.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

This machine earns its place in a mailroom, a print room or a records project clearing legacy files by the box. Where the material is routine and the volume is the problem, 42 to 44 sheets a pass and a 1,920 W motor turn a two-hour job into a twenty-minute one.

It is not a data-protection control. P-2 permits particles up to 800 mm2 and a 3.9 mm strip runs the full length of the sheet, so anything carrying names, account numbers or health information should not go through it. For that paper on the same chassis, the Pure 830 4.5 x 30 mm gives you P-4 at 33 to 35 sheets - still fast - and the Pure 830 1.9 x 15 mm gives you P-5 at 19 to 21. Also check your electrical supply: 1,920 W at 120 V is 16 A, which is more than a standard 15 A office circuit should carry.