If you need to keep track of your documents, the ScanSnap S510M is a price-effective means to do so.

Compact, efficient, capable, excellent quality scans, fast

Too expensive for casual users, no film scanner, no support for TWAIN

There's much that's good here, although the ScanSnap is not really appropriate for creative studios and too expensive for casual users. The target market of SoHo and business users must really want Acrobat 8 Professional, and for them it's an ...

It's been a while since anything innovative appeared in the scanner market, so it's refreshing to see HP try something different. The ScanJet G4050, and its cheaper cousin the ScanJet G4010, are the first to break new ground, with a six-colour ...

Pros: Good colour quality, reasonable build quality, decent support at the price for a wide range of different slide formats

Cons: Can be slow at higher resolutions, slight softening on both paper and slide scans, drivers and software need to be streamlined and simplified

Good colour-quality but slow speeds make this a more compelling proposition for those who occasionally need high-quality scans rather than for professional or semi-professional applications. At the price, there are alternatives that may not quite ...

The V700 will be well beyond the budget of the average user, but it represents good value for money at this higher end of the market. Epson has firmly aimed the V700 at photo enthusiasts and advanced amateur photographers.

High-resolution fast scanning ; ability to batch scan up to 24 frames of film ; colour accuracy is excellent

Only appeals to niche users

The Perfection V700 Photo is everything the aspiring professional photographer or serious enthusiast could want. Scanning speeds are fast and quality is superb. It allows you to scan in multiple transparencies and , thanks to the Dual Lens technology, ...

With a document feeder located on top of the unit, the GT-2500 would suit the needs of small business users well.

Produces high quality, high-resolution scans ; sheet feeder works very well, large flat bed adds scanning flexibility

Presets can't be given descriptive name, software doesn't cater to general business audience, large for a desktop scanner, scanning is slow

The Epson GT-2500 is great if you need a combination of high-quality photo scans, regular text scans, and a flatbed for specialised scanning, but it may be overkill for some normal business users. If all you need is a scanner with an automatic feed ...