Hi,
I've had HP OfficeJets which included ADF scanning. It worked well for
occasional scanning ( photographs or very low volume scanning). When
looking for a document imaging product, nothing found at retail outlets
(Staples, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.. ) can come close to the well
known manufacturers in the industry. The main players are Fujitsu,
Kodak, Bell & Howell, Cannon, and a couple others. Each manufacturer
has products which are more than capable of handling your current
scanning needs as well as future doument imaging needs.
I've been working for Fujitsu Computer Products of America for the last
4 years and have to admit that our products lead the industry in every
category: Document Handling ( reliable feeding), Image Quality (600 dpi
true optical), most scanners coming with at least 2 CCDs - Duplex
scanning (capturing both sides of a document on a single pass, and
speed (25 pages/Minute with our low end scanners) .
Pricing is going to be higher than you may be used to at the retail
stores... but, you honestly get what you pay for.
1. (around $100) Flatbed scanners at the store are a good solution for
scanning once in a while ( and only a handful of pages).
2. ( less than $400) all in one solutions- Fax/Print/copy/Scan: ADF low
to very low quality.. not to mention slow My officejet was about 4
pages/minute simplex
But, unless you have a lot of time to spend sitting at a scanner
feeding 1 page at a time, you'll discover that paying a bit more for a
fast, relaible, better quality prodcut will pay itself off within
days...
Scanner hardware is just one part of the solution. Document managment
is about the other 90% of the "solution". Give me a call anytime at my
work 408-746-7096 and I could give you more info. Our website is
www.fcpa.com if you'd like to look at some of our products also...
Hope it helps!
Danny