Product works very well. Fits quite nicely on the desk, a rather small footprint compared to some devices. It is very quick and takes just a few seconds to destroy the data on the disk. It is much better and cleaner than a device that shreds DVDs/CDs. I have used both types and prefer this method over any others. I tried to read the data back on several CD's that were run through the device and it could not read anything. Very efficient for the price.

do NOT buy if you have small children in the house. do NOT NOT NOT. ended up being the costliest gadget I ever bought.

I received this item a week ago and am very pleased with it. The only downside I have found is that when it first pops what I assume is the seal over the CD/DVD, the resulting noise is a VERY loud POP for such a little machine! Suggestion: Wear headphones and listen to music while you use it!

Otherwise, it is perfect! Discs are perforated with numerous little holes; data recovery would be nearly (or perhaps totally) impossible. After running my discs through this, I have no qualms about throwing out my old discs from backup sessions.

*Note* Do not expect it to shred your CDs/DVDs the way paper shredders do. They will still be entirely round, but top and bottom will be -very- perforated!

NRZDD3001 Data Destroyer, CD/DVD Data Shredder, Processes up to 15 Disks/Minute
I purchased this item on 3/8/2008 & received it on 3/12/2008. It's everything it's advertised to be. It waffels both sides of the DVD or CD destroying the data & rendering them unreadable. It's relatively quiet & compact, taking up little room on a desk. It's simple to use & the fact that it doesn't actually shred the CD/DVD's causing a mess, is a plus. No more protective eyewear & work gloves. Also, the price is right. I highly recommend this product.

Works very well. I ran my CD and DVD "test subjects" thru about 10 times and the discs would physically start to curl up, like a potato chip.

Which would further prevent any attempt to read them.

Of course, I was just playing around with this new toy, but I think just once thru the unit will really mess up any chances at recovery of data.

Also, my box, bought via Office Depot included FIVE software titles: [reportedly worth $149.99]
1. Hacker smacker - firewall
2. Stop Spam
3. Internet Cleanup
4. Stuffit - standard edition
5. Restore it 3

And 2 more bonuses:

1. FREE subscription to the spamslicer program [Home edition]
or $50.00 off the business edition.
[I'm not going to type it all out, but details of what spam slicer is and the program available to anyone that buys this unit, are available at (...)].

2. ID theft prevention - (...)


FINAL CONCLUSION:


I think this item is more than sufficient for the home and/or small business user.

Norazza company offers larger data disc destroyer units for folks that need to destroy massive quantities of discs, on a regular basis.

2 thumbs up !