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Epson DS-790WN Wireless Network Color Document Scanner Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

Epson's networkable DS-790WN scans high volumes of pages quickly and accurately, making it a great document management choice for small to midsize offices and workgroups.

By William Harrel

Fujitsu fi-8170 Color Duplex Document Scanner Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The Fujitsu fi-8170 is a fast and accurate desktop document scanner that's ideal as a front end for high-powered document archiving applications.

By William Harrel

The Best Sheetfed Document Scanners for 2022

Need to scan multipage documents in a hurry? A sheetfed scanner will do the trick. Here are our favorites among the many products we've tested, plus some tips for finding the fast document scanner that's right for you.

By William Harrel

The Best Portable Scanners for 2022

Whether you're scanning specialized items, keeping your luggage light, or yearning to be free of cables and cords, you'll find the perfect portable scanner on our list. (We've tested all the major models.)

By William Harrel

The Best Photo Scanners for 2022

Time to convert your snapshots, slides, and negatives to digital format? Get the job done quickly with the right photo scanner. Here are our top performers in testing, along with our deep-dive reviews.

By Tony Hoffman

The Best Scanners for 2022

Whether you need to scan family photos, piles of documents, or expense receipts, there's a scanner built for the task. Here's how to shop for the right one, plus the top performers in our lab testing.

By Tony Hoffman

IRIScan Desk 6 Pro Scanner Review

4.0

The IRIScan 6 Pro, more than just an overhead book scanner, packs several handy features that facilitate teaching, presenting, and online meetings.

By William Harrel

IRIScan Desk 6 Business Scanner Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The IRIScan Desk 6 Business is a highly capable and versatile overhead book scanner with a wealth of features for teaching, presenting, and conducting online meetings.

By William Harrel

Raven Original Document Scanner Review

4.0

The self-contained Raven Original Document Scanner gives you half the capacity and two-thirds the speed for about $200 less than its Raven Pro sibling, making it a viable alternative to the more expensive model.

By William Harrel

Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1300 Review

4.0

Fujitsu's ScanSnap iX1300 is a snappy, accurate portable document scanner that's excellent for digitizing documents on the road or wherever space is limited.

By William Harrel

Canon imageFormula R50 Office Document Scanner Review

4.0

The Canon imageFormula R50 is a sheetfed desktop document scanner with well-designed software, accurate OCR, and suitable speed and capacity for small to midsize offices.

By William Harrel

Raven Pro Document Scanner Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The Raven Pro Document Scanner is fast, accurate, and self-contained. The onboard scanner interface and document management features make this an excellent turnkey document scanning and archiving solution.

By William Harrel

ClearClick QuickConvert 2.0 Review

3.5

ClearClick's QuickConvert 2.0 conveniently digitizes photos, slides, and negatives. It's easy to use, but each individual scan requires manual adjustments that take some patience.

By William Harrel

Epson DS-575W II Wireless Color Duplex Document Scanner Review

4.0

The Epson DS-575W II is a midrange sheetfed document scanner with respectable speeds and accurate OCR, making it a good fit for small or midsized offices and workgroups.

By William Harrel

Canon ImageFormula DR-C225 II Review

4.0

The Canon DR-C225 II is an entry-level desktop document scanner bundled with Receipt Bank software for scanning receipts and other financial documents and importing the data into your bookkeeping system.

By William Harrel

Epson WorkForce ES-580W Wireless Duplex Touchscreen Desktop Document Scanner Review

4.0

The Epson ES-580W delivers highly accurate OCR, a 100-sheet ADF, network scanning, and much more at an entry-level price.

By William Harrel

Epson DS-530 II Color Duplex Document Scanner Review

3.0

The Epson DS-530 II sheet-fed document scanner scans well and at a reasonable clip, but its price is a little steep given its shortage of features.

By William Harrel

Epson DS-730N Network Color Document Scanner Review

3.5

The Epson DS-730N is a capable midrange sheetfed document scanner that scans well for its price but doesn't stand out from the crowd.

By William Harrel

How We Test Scanners

At PC Labs we have specific, repeatable tests to evaluate every type of scanner, from basic sheet-fed models to those that handle slides and film. Here's how our experts put scanners through their paces.

Epson WorkForce ES-400 II Duplex Document Scanner Review

4.0

The entry-level Epson ES-400 II lacks networking capabilities and mobile device support, but if you're using it with a single computer, it delivers accurate text scanning at a reasonable speed for a very competitive price.

By William Harrel