| Home office shredders are light volume shredders. | | | | of home office shredder. It has a thermally protected |
| They are used at places where documents are to be | | | | motor, soft lines and rounded corners for an |
| shredded periodically. These shredders are also known | | | | up-to-date style. It can shred up to 20 sheets at a time |
| as deskside shredders. They are more suitable for | | | | with a speed of 20 feet per minute. Most deskside |
| personal or home office use and most of them are | | | | straight cut shredders are fully automatic. |
| designed to fit under a desk. Some of these shredders | | | | Some home office shredders are designed for |
| have cabinets which function as convenient waste | | | | deskside use in shared spaces and cubicles. |
| paper bins. Most home office shredders use a | | | | Most home office shredders have ultra quiet motors |
| combination of plastic and metal gears. | | | | which give a high level of performance. The total daily |
| The CD/DVD/paper shredder is a home office | | | | shredding capacity of these shredders is as high as |
| shredder. It can shred up to seven folded sheets of | | | | 300 sheets. Their durable steel cutters can handle |
| paper at a time and can also convert CDs, DVDs and | | | | credit cards and staples. The reverse function |
| credit cards into confetti. It is a tabletop shredder that | | | | provided in these shredders help to remove paper |
| ensures total document security. The cross-cutting | | | | jams easily. |
| heads of this shredder can slice paper, rubber bands, | | | | Some other common models of home office |
| credit cards, floppy disks and CD-ROMs into 2 × | | | | shredders can shred up to 5 sheets or 1 credit card |
| 23 mm flakes without difficulty. This shredder has | | | | per shred. Most home office shredders have |
| durable steel gears and reverse mode. It also has | | | | automated sensor, bin-full indicator and built-in pencil |
| easy-to-empty plastic container and cleaning brush. | | | | sharpener. Some have stylish Michael Graves design. |
| The deskside straight cut shredder is another variety | | | | |