Anyone here familiar with scanners? How fast are they these days?

[Arkitech]

I'll be working on a huge project soon which will involve scanning thousands and thousands of pages (photos, illustrations, etc.) into my PC. Unfortunately I've never owned a scanner before so I don't know what features to really look for when shopping for one. So what should I be concerned with when it comes to picking a good scanner? Also how long does it normally take for a scanner to scan a page?

 

[TMTCC]

Well, there are a couple of factors to consider for the speed of the scanner. First is what resolution are you scanning in. Usually, higher resolution scans take a bit longer than lower resolution, but depending on the quality of the scan you're looking for, your miles may vary. Second, do you want to scan in color or B&W. You can probably guess that color will take a bit longer to scan as well. Although I haven't been in the market for a scanner in a while, scanner these days are much faster due to the fact that most to all of them utilize the speed of USB. Just do a search on Google for scanner reviews and I'm sure you'll find some good articles to go on. Good luck!

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: TMTCC
Well, there are a couple of factors to consider for the speed of the scanner. First is what resolution are you scanning in. Usually, higher resolution scans take a bit longer than lower resolution, but depending on the quality of the scan you're looking for, your miles may vary. Second, do you want to scan in color or B&W. You can probably guess that color will take a bit longer to scan as well. Although I haven't been in the market for a scanner in a while, scanner these days are much faster due to the fact that most to all of them utilize the speed of USB. Just do a search on Google for scanner reviews and I'm sure you'll find some good articles to go on. Good luck!

thanks for the info. i'll be doing all of my scans in color so I guess that will definitely impact the time involved

 

[Utterman]

I suggest looking at the Epson Expression series of scanners. I have used this 1600 series to scan in old patient records (for a total of about 150,000 to 200,000 pages) without any major problems. They are really nice scanners are well worth their money.