Picking out the right home scanner is simpler than it used to be, because even the most economical choices in today’s market boast features and precision that used to be revolutionary. Selecting one is as simple as weighing the volume of work you will do and the kinds of connectivity you need.
30 Pages Per Minute
When you look for a home office scanner, 30 pages per minute is a pretty fast model. You’ll find most modern options aimed at the home market reach or exceed this speed while offering photo-quality scans. If you are buying for high volume use and you need to speed up scanning, there are compact high-speed office scanners out there that can reach speeds as high as 70 pages per minute.
At 30 pages per minute, you can digitize tax records and receipts in just a few minutes, making it much easier to organize business records while running one out of your house. Today’s home scanners are built to make hobbies like sports card collecting easier by giving you an efficient way to catalogue your collection. The best part is that they are also built to work out of the box.
Plug-and-Play
When you invest in a new scanner like the FI-8170, you get a piece of equipment that is designed to work with any device on your network, without a lot of extra software or time spent configuring things. Adding new hardware used to be a process that involved learning how to add new drivers and apps that were usually operating system-specific.
Today’s home office scanners are designed to connect quickly and to use standard network protocols so they work as seamlessly as adding an extra printer or a wireless display. There are apps to help you organize your scans, but modern scanners also work with standard OS-based scanning apps.
Connectivity Options for Home Scanners
When shopping for scanners, it’s important to take some time and think about how your home network is set up. Some scanners only offer wired connections, with options for both USB and ethernet connectivity. Others access your network wirelessly, and many premium models offer both.
USB connectivity also lets you plug directly into the device, which makes a compact scanner like the ScanSnap iX1400 easily portable even if it is not designed primarily as a portable scanner. If you need to take a document scanner on the road, compact models like this one give you the convenience of a generous loading tray in a small, easily packed unit. That makes life easier for a lot of mobile professionals.
- Lawyers practicing in multiple states
- Professional photographers
- Journalists and researchers
It also makes it easy for everyone to stay organized by scanning receipts as they are collected instead of saving a big pile until you get back home.
Find the Model for Your Home Office
Once you know how fast you’ll want to process documents and what kind of connection you need, it’s pretty easy to select a model. Check out your options today to learn more about additional scanner features you might be able to use.