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Anything from Epson. I've been using them for years and not one failure. Usually get a better one and donate the older one.
What do you plan to use it for, documents, film, slides, photos?
What do you plan to use it for, documents, film, slides, photos?
I've had an HP Officejet 5610 All-in-one for a couple years. I think scanning is the only thing I haven't done with it.
They're slightly more expensive, but the Fujitsu SnapScan line are awesome machines and come bundled with excellent OCR software. Just be careful if you do buy one, some models are either Mac or PC specific.
It is too bad that AGFA left the consumer scanner market. The SnapScan series is one of the better consumer scanners out there. Epson are decent.
Check out VueScan for software
Check out VueScan for software
Then I recommend you include a sheet feeder as a "must have" option. When you want to scan multiple documents into a single PDF file, it is a ton easier with a sheet feeder.Thanks for the replies. I am looking for a scanner for business documents.
Canada Computers has a Brother laser all in one thing right now for about $150. That is what I would get if my existing printing/scanning hardware disappeared today. These things are also handy as photocopiers. At these prices, it is hard to imagine why anyone would buy a standalone scanner any more, certainly not for business documents.
Something like this: http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=34_451_454&item_id=020099 or you can pay a little more for network connectivity.
If you are going to do a lot of scanning, stay away from the all in ones. They do everything OK, nothing great.
Invest in a decent scanner with document feeder and do the research on the OCR software that comes with it.
Invest in a decent scanner with document feeder and do the research on the OCR software that comes with it.
+1 and then to add, if one function goes down requiring repair, all go down and you're without printer, scanner, and fax.If you are going to do a lot of scanning, stay away from the all in ones. They do everything OK, nothing great.
Invest in a decent scanner with document feeder and do the research on the OCR software that comes with it.
Well... you didn't actually recommend anything for him. A "decent scanner"? What standalone scanner with document feeder are you recommending for a guy who asked for a home scanner?If you are going to do a lot of scanning, stay away from the all in ones. They do everything OK, nothing great.
Invest in a decent scanner with document feeder and do the research on the OCR software that comes with it.
I retired my standalone 8 years ago with no regrets. There isn't any task that I (a home user) have had to sacrifice because of that. Anyone doing more complex tasks probably is not coming to terb with no specs so we are probably talking a scanning newbie here. And actually, the all in one is used more often as a photocopier than I realized until I had it. That is a hassle with separate scanners and printers.
I stand by my recommendation. What, specifically, is yours?
Agree with staying away from all in ones.If you are going to do a lot of scanning, stay away from the all in ones. They do everything OK, nothing great.
Invest in a decent scanner with document feeder and do the research on the OCR software that comes with it.
I use a 12 yr old Umax scanner that still makes great copies of anything needed. Check out Newegg. Newegg has great prices and many scanners there are reviewed.
