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CD/DVD/Credit Card shredder

Shing Cheung | Jan 14 2008

Does anyone have any recommendations for a CD/DVD/Credit Card shredder (for personal use)? I only have maybe a few backup DVDs that I no longer need per month so I’m not looking for an industrial-strength heavy duty shredder. Thanks!


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scissors

Submitted by Michiel on January 15, 2008 - 12:28am.

I had the same question a couple of weeks ago. Went to look into shredders with a special cd-slot, but those all go for over €50.

So I just got my scissors and cut the cd’s up into small pieces. Took me about 15 minutes and saved a whole lot of money.

(I did, however, buy a cheap paper-only shredder for about €12.)

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shinghei's picture

I see…I’m wondering how

Submitted by shinghei on January 15, 2008 - 10:20am.

I see…I’m wondering how small the pieces have to be for it to be “safe”?

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Michiel's picture

Are you Jack Bauer?

Submitted by Michiel on January 27, 2008 - 4:30pm.

I guess it depends on your level of paranoia and the sensitivity of the data on your disks.

Me, I’m not very paranoid, so cutting them in half made me feel secure enough.

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