HSM StoreEx HDS 150 Digital Data Media Shredder - HSM1772-1

The HSM StoreEx HDS 150 is a hard drive and data media shredder that cuts drives into 1-9/16 in (40 mm) strips to DIN 66399 H-3 and runs on a 120 V single-phase supply. HSM rates it at up to 210 hard drives of 3.5 in per hour. It is the StoreEx model for IT departments, MSPs and smaller ITAD teams that need in-house drive destruction without a 208 V or three-phase installation.

HDS 150 at a glance

• H-3 strip cut, full rating E-2 / H-3 / T-1
• 120 V / 50-60 Hz single phase, unlike the 208 V HDS 230
• 210 drives per hour at 3.5 in; 1,200 per hour at 2.5 in
• Also shreds CDs, DVDs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks and cards
• Carbon pre-filter plus HEPA filter for dust
• 10.6 gal (40 L) pull-out bin

Why the 120 V supply decides most HDS 150 purchases

Drive shredders of this size usually call for a dedicated higher-voltage service, which can mean landlord approval and an electrician's quote before the machine even arrives. The HDS 150 needs ordinary single-phase 120 V power, so it can go into an IT storeroom or asset disposal area that would otherwise rule out a StoreEx. It still deserves its own properly sized circuit; what it avoids is the 208 V service the HDS 230 requires.

How the HDS 150 handles drives, tapes and discs

Solid steel cutting rollers draw media through a 6.5 x 2.36 in (165 x 60 mm) opening that takes 3.5 in drives and tape cartridges without removing them from light sleds. If an item stalls, the rollers reverse automatically, so the operator does not have to open the machine. Beyond drives, HSM rates the same cutting unit for 4,200 CDs or DVDs per hour and 280 magnetic tapes per hour, which lets one bench handle three media types. Staples and paper clips are accepted. Shredded drive material is dense, so the compact bin gets heavy well before it looks full; plan to empty it often during sustained runs.

What H-3 covers, and what it does not

A 40 mm strip destroys spinning hard drive platters to a documented commercial standard. It is coarse, though, and the small memory chips in solid state drives can come through intact at that size. DIN ratings are a commercial standard, not an NSA listing, and HSM does not appear on the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products Lists for drive destruction. Classified US government media calls for an EPL device.

HDS 150 specifications

HDS 150 or HDS 230?

The StoreEx HDS 230 is the step up when policy demands a smaller particle: its single-stage version cuts 20 x 40-50 mm to H-4, and the dual-stage version reaches H-5 at 0.39 x 1-1.18 in. The trade-off is that every HDS 230 needs 208 V. For media beyond drives, the StoreEx OMDD 130 is HSM's optical and magnetic media model at O-5.

Who the HDS 150 suits

Choose it if you destroy drives in batches of dozens, mainly spinning disks, in a building with standard power. Look elsewhere if your policy names H-4 or H-5, if SSDs make up most of the work, or if you handle classified government media. The machine ships by freight on a pallet and needs a forklift or pallet jack on arrival, so check door widths and floor loading in advance.