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(Image credit: 45Drives ) The NVMe Destroyinator has been announced by enterprise storage solutions provider 45Drives. A device of a security professional’s dreams, or a data hoarder’s nightmares, this rack solution can wipe up to 16 NVMe , SATA & SAS drives at once, hit 64GB/sec wipe speeds, and "each wipe is verifiable, audit ready, and backed by tamper-proof certificates of erasure," explains 45Drives on its product pages.
Meet The NVMe Destroyinator the industrial-grade solution redefining secure data sanitization.Wipe up to 16 NVMe, SATA & SAS drives at once, hit 64GB/sec wipe speeds, and generate tamper-proof certificates for every drive.Built for e-recyclers, IT pros, and anyone who needs… pic.twitter.com/P1ij9dHIv8 November 14, 2025
We’ve seen and reported on dedicated data destruction devices previously. Last year we were enthralled by the throbbing DiskMantler , and the Puncher P30 ’s powerful KO. They all seem to have cool names! So, it is good to see modern storage get some love (hate?) with the NVMe Destroyinator.
Earning its spurs as an NVMe wiper par-excellence, this new device from 45Drives is built “to sanitize M.2, E1.S EDSFF, 2.5-inch 7mm, and 2.5-inch 15mm drive form factors.” That’s basically the gamut of SATA, SAS, and NVMe drives now increasingly used in modern servers, data centers, etc.
The storage solutions firm pitches the Destroyinator as an attractive choice for IT e-recyclers and data security professionals. In addition to its data destruction speed, its hot-swap system, and capacity, this device gives firms the opportunity to recycle and sell drives for profit.
Its data wiping system is powered by a computer system, specifically preinstalled with Linux Mint and KillDisk . The results are that this durable 16 gauge industrial steel chassis-housed device can rapidly wipe drives, making them “fully compliant with HIPAA, NIST 800 88, U.S. DoD, and more.” A cherry on that cake is the automation of certificate printing and drive cloning functionality.
(Image credit: 45Drives ) (Image credit: 45Drives ) Destroyinator vs Storinator For the majority of your computing life, you will probably be most concerned with preserving your drives and data. A wise computer user will invest in quality storage, and a 3-2-1 backup strategy . However, there usually comes a time when you will want to wipe all traces of your precious personal data, to erase it without a trace, from certain devices.
At this crucial juncture, you will have to ponder whether to physically destroy your retired / redundant storage device, or pass it on with its host system, earning a bit more from your cast-offs and minimizing eWaste.
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