Best professional photo scanner
Pros: multiple user profiles for varying levels of user skill, sophisticated software bundle, two-lens system offers 6,400 dpi scanning for film, film and slide adapters included
Cons: no automatic document feeder, 6,400 dpi resolution unnecessary for many users, expensive
B11B178011
010343856899
Flatbed
4,800; 6,400 for transparencies
8.5 by 11.7
48-bit
No
N/A
N/A
USB 2.0, Firewire
PC and Mac
LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast SE 6, Adobe Photoshop Elements, ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR, Epson Copy Utility, Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix Technology
Digital ICE; Transparency Adapter built-in lid with four film holders: 12 35 mm slides, or 24 35 mm film strips frames, or six medium format strips, or two 4-by-5-inch film frames
12 by 20 by 6
14.5
One-year limited
Dedicated film and slide scanner
Pros: good resolution, included software removes dust and scratches, cheaper than most slide scanners
Cons: no auto feeder, slow scanning on higher-quality settings
60-A29-BBM310-C
783064364324
Dedicated film and slides
7,200
36.8 x 25.4 mm / 1.45"x1" for negative film
48-bit
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB 2.0
PC and Mac
Plustek QuickScan, SilverFast SE Plus OR SilverFast Ai, NewSoft Presto! PageManager, NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio
N/A
4.73 by 10.7 by 4.7
3.5
One-year limited
Dedicated document scanner
Pros: very fast, auto document feeder, business-card scanning, automatic duplex scanning, good packaged software
Cons: no drivers for use with third-party scanning software, not meant for photo or 3-D scanning, comparatively low resolution, expensive
PA03586-B005
097564307560
Sheet-fed Automatic Document Feeder
600
8.5 by 14.17
N/a
Yes
50
20
USB 2.0
PC and Mac (S1500M)
For PC: ScanSnap Organizer V4.0, Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard, ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 4.0, For Mac: Cardiris 3.6 for ScanSnap, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Business-card scanning
11.5 by 6.3 by 6.2
6.62
One-year limited