Scanner Reviews

That said, if 35mm film and slide scanning is all you need, and you're willing to spend the time both mastering SilverFast and adjusting the settings individually on every scan, the Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE can be a good choice. And its...

7 expert reviews | 301 user reviews

Bottom Line: The networkable Epson WorkForce DS-780N scans relatively quickly and accurately, and it has a huge customizable color touch screen, but it's overshadowed by some less costly competition.

3 expert reviews

With an $800 list price, the Brother ImageCenter ADS-3600W delivers a more robust set of connectivity and other features than its more-expensive competitors, primarily the pricier ScanFront 400 and the ScanJet 7000. (The ScanJet lists for $150 more...

3 expert reviews

Fujitsu's ScanSnap S1500 is a fast, compact, and easy-to-use scanner for digitally archiving all your paper documents.

19 expert reviews | 3135 user reviews

Although big and heavy for a portable scanner, the Canon imageFormula P-215 Personal Document Scanner's fast speed, duplexing, and ADF make it well worth the extra size and weight.

14 expert reviews | 495 user reviews

Conclusion If you don't need to scan over a network or scan to a mobile device, consider the Canon DR-C225, which costs significantly less and offers all the same features as the Canon imageFormula DR-C225W except for Wi-Fi. If you need Wi-Fi, however,...

5 expert reviews | 139 user reviews

The Epson Perfection V550 Photo Color Scanner's ability to directly post scans to Facebook and popular cloud services is a nice added convenience to keep up with the times. Its impressive scan quality, coupled with features like the ability to scan...

5 expert reviews | 1412 user reviews

The Epson Perfection 4490 is a powerful scanner with versatile image-enhancing features, but its premium price makes it best suited for serious photographers and other detail-conscious users.

60 expert reviews | 1083 user reviews

For more constrained budgets, the Plustek A300 is a strong contender. It takes longer to set up each page for scanning than with the Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600, but it needs fewer corrections after the scan. On the other hand, the SV600 is even less...

15 expert reviews | 77 user reviews

When combined with the bundled SilverFast software or the downloadable Epson Scan 2, you can scan multiple items at the same time, and each one becomes a separate file. At nearly all resolutions, and even the default settings, scans of graphics and...

2 expert reviews

Conclusion If you're looking for a scanner primarily for photographic prints, any one of these four scanners—the Canon 120, the Canon 220, the Epson V19, or the Epson Perfection V39—is worth considering, with the Canon 120's low price making it the...

5 expert reviews | 263 user reviews

Bottom Line: Fast and accurate for OCR work, the network-ready Panasonic KV-S1057C-MKII is a solid sheet-feed document scanner, but its software bundle needs bulking up if your business doesn't have a document-archiving back end in place.

2 expert reviews

Despite treating the programs it comes with almost as an afterthought, the Canon imageFormula DR-C125 scanner delivers impressively fast and capable scanning on the desktop.

5 expert reviews | 96 user reviews

Aiming to attract serious amateur photographers, the Epson Perfection V700 has comprehensive options for handling film and produces top-quality scans.

20 expert reviews | 602 user reviews

Need to scan both front and back of magazine page? Turn to Canon's Scan-tini and you'll have it in six seconds (just be gentle with...

10 expert reviews | 214 user reviews

Bottom Line: The HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow N9120 fn2 Document Scanner offers an excellent mix of features and performance for offices that do a high volume of scanning.

3 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

Scans high-quality photos and film at an affordable price.

27 expert reviews | 1623 user reviews

If you need an inexpensive photo scanner that can scan photographic prints well enough for casual use—like sending digital photos to friends and family or printing additional copies at snapshot quality—consider the Canon LiDE 120 or the Epson V19. For...

8 expert reviews | 1536 user reviews

If you don't need to connect by Wi-Fi—either to a network or to mobile devices—consider the Canon DR-C225 or the Epson WorkForce DS-510, which is essentially the same scanner as the Epson WorkForce DS-560 Wireless Color Document Scanner, but without...

2 expert reviews | 50 user reviews

Unless you need to scan a lot of business cards, this scanner has a lot to recommend it. Its speed for scanning to various formats, its OCR accuracy, and its ability to scan to assorted destinations, including the cloud, let it stand toe to toe with...

8 expert reviews | 866 user reviews

If you want a portable PC-free scanner with Wi-Fi, but don't want a wand scanner, be sure to take a look at the Visioneer Mobility, our Editors' Choice pick for a PC-free manual-feed scanner. If you want a wand scanner, however, the Wi-Fi support in...

7 expert reviews | 884 user reviews

The Brother ImageCenter ADS-2000e created and saved searchable PDFs a bit slower than both the Canon DR-C225 and the Fujitsu iX500, but it also costs less. And it allows you to scan to flash memory via a built-in USB port. Unlike the Fujitsu model,...

2 expert reviews | 10 user reviews

The Xerox DocuMate 4440 is easy to recommend for a desktop document scanner at its price. It offers duplex scanning and a 50-sheet ADF. You can choose any of 9 programmable scan profiles, using arrow buttons for one-touch scanning. It can scan ID and...

4 expert reviews | 7 user reviews

Although this scanner comes up a little short on raw speed, it offers more than enough in other areas to make up for it. The speed is certainly acceptable, the OCR accuracy is excellent, and the scan utility offers an exceptional mix of capability,...

3 expert reviews | 20 user reviews

The Brother PDS-5000 is fast and it comes with very robust software. Accuracy is acceptable for most business applications, but it's slower than several competitors when scanning to searchable PDF. If you need more exacting accuracy and faster...

4 expert reviews | 1 user reviews