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3 Best Scanners With Feeder And Flatbed
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Flatbed and feeder scanners have their own advantages and disadvantages. For home, a flatbed scanner, whether it’s standalone or built-in a printer is perfectly fine. If you’re looking to scan a larger amount of A4 documents a feeder scanner is indispensable.
However, if you need a scanner for a library, a bank, or an office environment where you handle a lot of documents it’s a lot beter to opt for a combo scanner with flatbed and feeder.
We did a lot of research and we came up with the perfect selection of options that also feature a feeder and a flatbed.
What is the best multi-page scanner with feeder and flatbed?
Fujitsu SP-1425
Fujitsu SP-1425 is a pretty compact device (17.9 x 13 x 5.1 inches) that can handle all the light scanning work from the office. The ADF can work up to 25 pages per minute and can load documents of up to 120 inches long.
But the most important feature of this feeder is that it’s a duplex. That means that it can automatically scan both sides of the document.
Another important thing is that you don’t need to use its dedicated scan software. The TWAIN driver allows you to scan your documents to most third party applications.
But probably the most important application is the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software that you can use to easily convert your paperwork into searchable PDF documents and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc) files.
Digitizing your documents can be the ideal way of keeping your documents in perfect order and to have high-quality copies.
Fujitsu SP-1425 also comes with sensitive brake rollers for accurate paper separation, and ultra-sonic multi-feed detection sensors to stop misfed documents and prevent damage to the documents.
Xerox XD-COMBO
Combining an automatic document feeder and a flatbed scanner, Xerox XD-COMBO offers a versatile, multi-purpose solution for all the possible scanning needs.
It is a duplex scanner ideal for small offices and it provides fast scanning for documents and images of up to 25 pages per minute while also improving image quality.
The control panel is extremely easy-to-use, adapted for one-touch scanning to any of the nine available presets. It’s compatible with PC and Mac and thanks to its compact design, it fits easily on any desk or table.
There are no complicated procedures to go through. If the documents that you need to scan are printed only on one side, you just press the Simplex button. There is also a dedicated Duplex button for two-sided scanning.
If the document has poor-quality print, the Visioneer Acuity intelligent image processing technology will instantly improve the visual clarity of scans by using advanced algorithms.
HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1
The HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 is one of the most compact scanners with an automatic document feeder and flatbed. This great device features and functions recommend it for the education, financial, or even the government sectors.
First of all, this awesome scanner includes I.R.I.S. Readiris Pro OCR technology. In other words, you will be able to convert the scans into fully editable documents, compatible withMicrosoft Office, Adobe PDF Reader, and more file types.
Moreover, with I.R.I.S. Cardiris you can scan business cards and update the existing contacts automatically. With this HP scanner, you will also be able to scan files directly to an e-mail address or to Dropbox or Google Drive.
Thanks to the TWAIN and WIA scan drivers you will be able to use any document editing and management software to connect and use the scanner.
The document feeder holds up to 50 pages and that you will scan in 2.5 minutes in Duplex or just a bit over a minute in the Simplex mode.
This was our very informed list with the best combo scanners with feeder and flatbed.
We hope that we helped you in choosing the right scanner for you, but if you have others in mind, don’t hesitate to contact us by commenting below.
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His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft