The Epson WorkForce GT-1500 is one of the most affordable document scanners available for a small office.

Low price for a flatbed document scanner. Scans directly to searchable PDF files.

Automatic document feeder (ADF) scans one side of the page only. Manual duplex feature is hidden and somewhat cumbersome. Slow.

The HP Scanjet G3110 Photo Scanner is fine for scanning photo prints, but scanning is slow, especially with strips of film and slides.

The Canon CanoScan 8800F flatbed scanner works well on both prints and film.

High-quality scans, particularly for prints. Backlight correction feature. LED light source eliminates warm-up time.

Scratch removal feature has little to no effect. Scans only four slides at a time.

In the niche category of flatbed scanner that scans film and prints, the Canon CanoScan 8800F delivers high quality with impressive consistency.

The full-size Enermax Caesar KB005U keyboard justifies its relatively high price ($75 list) with high-end components. The stylish brushed aluminum body and steel-mesh surround hide fingerprints and are relatively easy to maintain, although you'll need to...

Quality materials. Attractive design. Good tactile feedback. Has USB, audio ports.

Pricey. Keyboard audio disables PC-attached speakers. No real wrist pad. No software for hotkeys.

Rip the keyboard out of a laptop, put it in a sturdy case, add twelve small special-purpose keys across the top (six for Microsoft Office and six for the Internet), and you've got the Enermax Aurora Micro keyboard.

Attractive design. Good tactile, aural feedback. Two USB 2.0 ports.

A bit pricey. No standalone number pad. No multimedia keys.

The sturdy Enermax Aurora Micro keyboard is for users who have limited space and don't do a lot of number entry. It has great tactile feedback, but the price gives us pause.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 offers both duplexing and an automatic document feeder in a portable scanner.

Portable. Duplexes. Automatic document feeder (ADF). Document and business card scanner.

No standard drivers, which means you can't scan from within most programs.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 scanner brings the convenience of duplexing and an automatic document feeder to scanning on the go.

This universal remote does a lot more than your average clicker, but it doesn't succeed in many areas.

Integrates Wi-Fi for Web browsing, e-mail, and software updates. You can view the program guide on the remote's display. Built-in speaker for sound effects.

Expensive. Poor ergonomics and key placement. Difficult to set up and configure. Uses a WAP Web browser. E-mail client works only with a single proprietary address.

This device does a lot more than your typical remote. It can control multiple A/V devices, browse the Web, and even send and receive e-mail. Unfortunately, it doesn't excel at any of them.

The Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mighty Mouse is a winning combo, especially for Mac owners.

Sleek design. Thin profile with a small footprint. Bluetooth connectivity. Keys are soft, fast, and responsive. Excellent software utilities support in OS X.

No number pad on the wireless version. No recharging station. Cumbersome one-button mouse. Keyboard is not ergonomic. Will work with Windows, but specialized software is not available.

The Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mighty Mouse deliver simplicity and elegance, but at some cost to wrist comfort.

As you might guess from its steep price, the Microtek ArtixScan M1 Pro ($750 street) is aimed at professional photographers and graphic artists, as well as serious amateurs. Even more precisely, it's aimed at those folks with large collections of photos a...

High-quality scans. Scans both film (both positives and negatives) and prints.

Of the two scan utilities in the package, one is hard to learn, the other is slow. Company offers support only via e-mail.

The Microtek ArtixScan M1 Pro scans both prints and transparencies (including negatives and slides) at high quality. Unfortunately it loses points on speed and tech support.

A price of $600 isn't usually considered low for a scanner, but the Plustek OpticPro A320 isn't like most other scanners. Scanners are typically limited to letter- or legal-size scans, because moving up to tabloid (11-by-17-inch) or super-tabloid size (an...

Super-tabloid size (12-by-17-inch) flatbed. Low cost. Fast. Seven one-touch buttons.

Doesn't batch-scan-that is, scan multiple photos at once, putting each in a separate file. No scratch removal or color restore.

The Plustek OpticPro A320 delivers super-tabloid size (12-by-17-inch) scans, with a feature set more suited to office use than to scanning photos.