The most recent Scanners articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Kodak Scanmate i1120

Clive Akass — 2008-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 25 April 2008 at 00:00:00

High-volume scanning with impressive results

Given that you can pick up a high-resolution flatbed scanner for a tenth of the price of this product, Kodak’s little Scanmate i1120 may seem expensive, even given the discount...

Review: Fujitsu Scansnap S300 scanner

Paul Lester — 2008-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Monday 25 February 2008 at 00:00:00

A sheetfed scanner small enough to fit in a briefcase

Fujitsu has created an incredibly small automatic document feed scanner in the Scansnap S300, which offers a 10-sheet paper tray capable of handling sizes from A4 right down to business...

Review: Canon Scanfront 220 scanner

Alan Stevens — 2007-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Sunday 30 December 2007 at 00:00:00

An affordable network scanner with a lot to offer

The Scanfront 220 is a remarkably compact network scanner, requiring little more desk space than the average fax machine. Documents are loaded into an auto-feeder at the top and ejected...

Review: Pentax DSmobile 600 scanner

Paul Lester — 2007-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Thursday 2 August 2007 at 00:00:00

Duplicate documents on the move with this capable scanner

Thanks to their portability and simple operation, manual-feed scanners are popular with those who handle documents on the move. Pentax adds another one to the market in the form of...

HP Scanjet G4050 - Image Gallery

Will Stapley — 2007-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Friday 9 March 2007 at 00:00:00

HP's latest scanner houses a six-colour scanning feature. Although impressive, results can vary depending on your source image.

Review: HP Scanjet G4050 scanner

Will Stapley — 2007-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Friday 9 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Six-colour scanning complete with dust and scratch removal, but be prepared for a long wait

Standalone scanners have been losing out to all-in-one MFDs (multi-function devices) for some time now. And with MFDs such as Lexmark's X2480 or HP's own Deskjet F380 available for under...

Review: Cardscan Executive scanner

Alan Stevens — 2007-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 13 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Turn business cards into valuable business data in seconds

Like me you’ve probably got an extensive collection of business cards tucked away in an old box or drawer, just waiting to be put into some kind of order –...

Review: Plustek PL806 ADF document scanner

Paul Lester — 2007-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Friday 5 January 2007 at 00:00:00

A blisteringly fast scanner for high-volume users

Although aimed more at business users, the Plustek PL806 ADF (automatic document feed) scanner is equally adept in a home environment and can handle large volumes at high speeds....

Review: Iriscan portable scanner

Paul Lester — 2006-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Thursday 30 November 2006 at 00:00:00

A slimline A4 scanner with bundled Read Iris Pro 9 software

Iriscan is a portable A4 scanner about the same size and weight as a bar of Toblerone. Minimally styled you’ll find no switches or buttons on the unit, simply a...

Review: Kodak Scan Station 100

Alan Stevens — 2006-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 17 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Walk-up network scanner that gives consistently good results

Take a top selling colour scanner, bolt on a PC and a touch-sensitive colour screen and you’ve effectively got a Kodak Scan Station 100....

Review: Plustek Opticard 820 portable scanner

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Personal Computer World, Thursday 13 April 2006 at 00:00:00

A portable business card reader that doubles as a photo scanner

With most business cards roughly similar in size to many photographs, it must have made sense to Plustek to combine the two ideas into one and produce a scanner that...

Canon Canoscan Lide 35

Luke Peters — 2004-12-14T15:10:38.000Z

Luke Peters, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 14 December 2004 at 15:10:38

A budget scanner for home or office use

With a recommended retail price of just £59, Canon's latest scanner is aimed squarely at the entry-level market and boasts some useful office-centric features.Four shortcut buttons on the front are...

Plustek Opticfilm 7200

Rob Jones — 2004-12-08T13:55:51.000Z

Rob Jones, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 8 December 2004 at 13:55:51

Excellent results for film scanning

As its name suggests, the Plustek Opticfilm 7200 is a dedicated film scanner capable of producing images at up to 7,200ppi and it's also surprisingly cheap....

Visioneer 9750

Emilie Martin — 2004-02-20T10:40:07.000Z

Emilie Martin, Personal Computer World, Friday 20 February 2004 at 10:40:07

A good range of settings, but it's pricey.

The Visioneer 9750 is a fairly compact, flatbed scanner designed with the business user in mind. It scans at 24- or 48bit colour and offers a maximum optical scan resolution...

Canon Canoscan Lide 80

Chris Cain — 2003-11-05T13:50:13.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 5 November 2003 at 13:50:13

A high-resolution device with good results.

The latest member of the Canoscan family, the Lide 80 is aimed at those who want a bit of style along with their substance....