| The Dahle 20514 is designed to be placed in a | | | | those federal regulations. This not only means that you |
| centralized location in you office and offer Level 3 | | | | are protecting your information from prying eyes, but |
| shredding security for your sensitive documents. We | | | | you are also protecting yourself from any liability that |
| took a more in depth look at the 20514 and here are | | | | would result from your clients' information falling into the |
| some of the strengths and weaknesses of this | | | | wrong hands. |
| machine as we see them. | | | | 5. As with all of Dahle's paper shredders, the cutting |
| Strengths: | | | | heads of the 20514 are made of the finest German |
| | | | steel and are guaranteed for the life of the machine. |
| 1. When you are talking about a shredder that is meant | | | | All the rest of the 20514's parts are guaranteed for |
| to be placed in a centralized location and see be used | | | | two years. |
| by many people throughout the day, you have to | | | | Weaknesses: |
| consider the noise factor. The 20514 addresses this by | | | | |
| placing each cutting cylinder in its own all steel frame | | | | 1. Confidential data comes in all sorts of forms these |
| and putting that frame on rubber shock mounts to | | | | days, and that includes compact discs. There are an |
| reduce vibration. The result is that the 20514 produces | | | | increasing number of shredders out there than can |
| very little noise. This means that the 20514 will not | | | | handle digital media, but the 20514 is not one of them. If |
| pose the distraction that you see with many other | | | | that is a capability that you think you might need on a |
| shredders. | | | | regular basis, you may have to take a look some of |
| 2. The with a capacity of up to 15 sheets at a time, | | | | the machines in Dalhe's Multi Media line such as the |
| and 400 to 2,000 sheets per day, the 20514 should | | | | 30406. |
| easily accommodate the needs of a fairly busy office. | | | | 2. The motor of the 20514 is one half HP, which is not |
| 3. The feed width of 10.25 inches is great for the vast | | | | as powerful as some of the other machines out there. |
| majority of shredding jobs you are likely to encounter. It | | | | That should be fine for the workload for which the |
| should easily fit letter and legal sized sheets. Larger | | | | 20514 is intended. Still, you do need to be aware that |
| sheets can be shredded but will need to be folded first. | | | | while this machine is fine for relatively heavy use, it is |
| 4. If you are aware of the FACTA laws, (if you are | | | | not a machine that is rated for continuous use, and you |
| not, you should be), you know that in order to comply, | | | | will have to be aware of its limits to avoid overheating. |
| your company must shred certain types of confidential | | | | 3. We thought that the bin size was perhaps a little |
| information on a machine that provides at least a Level | | | | small for a centralized office machine, and you might |
| 3 security rating, which the 20514 does. With a cross | | | | find yourself needing to empty it more often than you |
| cut pattern of 1/8" by 19/16" the 20514 is compliant with | | | | would like. Not a big deal, just something to consider. |