I need the fastest flatbed scanner!

[mcveigh]

I recntly purchased a epson1250 based on people here, while it is a nice scanner it's still not as fast as I want.

I am willing to go scsi/firewire/usb2.0

as long as it's fast! I scan documents for archiving, not OCR mind you.

I usually do about 72-96 DPI. or is this epson as fast as I will realistically get?:frown:

 

[corkyg]

The Epson 1250 is the bottom of their food chain for speed and resolution. The rated scan speed is 1200 DPI. To get faster, you have to pay more money. The 2450 has a scan speed of 2400 DPI. It is the only one in the stable that connects with either Firewire or USB 2.

 

[mcveigh]

why do I need more resolution? i only use low res stuff?

 

[hoihtah]

wait... you're using these scanners for archival purposes?

you're looking into a wrong market.
you obviously don't need 2400dpi or 4800 dpi.
you should look into high speed archival scanners.

back about 4 years ago, i was working for a bank that was going through a merger.
in the process all the physical documents had to be removed from the building facilities and be stored in a digital format.

i was in a purchasing department, testing out all these different scanners. .. and the one that we went with was from fujitsu.

but again, that was many years ago. so i'm sure the technology has changed a great deal.

these scanners are not cheap. but they are what you need. especially with speed hitting close to 100 ppm.

fujitsu scanners

look into other brands . do some comparison.

if this is for a business... you can probably have a reseller give you a demo on site.

good luck.

 

[corkyg]

Hoihtah put his finger right on your problem. Your need is for an archive scanner, and there are many on the market today. But - they ain't cheap! Plan on around $1K. Here is a link to Fujitsu:

Fujitsu

So, you may find it better to buy a high end consumer scanner and scan at a lower resolution. The linkl there is that speed follows resolution. A high res photo scanner has to scan faster than a low res one in order to keep consumbers happy. And when you set the scan res down to, say, 100 dpi or less, it will scan very fast.

There are also commercial services which will do that archive scanning for you, and it might be more cost effective than buying an expensive office machine.

 

[mcveigh]

well thinking about money are there any fast flatbed scanners under $700.00?
would higher resolution mean faster scan times?

scsi/firewire/usb2.0 are all options, but I can't spend $2000 on a scanner