takes just 9 seconds, which is a good result.  Like this model, most flatbed scanners do this task in around 10 seconds. Quality Original What to look out for: Orange tones that are hard to reproduce, details in the hair, skin tones. Scanner A lot of...

• -Epson Perfection V30

will work well for anybody who needs to capture color or monochrome documents on the go. Though the resulting files are not as crisp and sharp as those from a full-sized flatbed scanner, it's a heck of a lot easier to schlep around, with dimensions of 8.9"...

for photos. All in order: The top picture shows the result with a flatbed scanner, to the right of it the same with the Docupen Out of order: The top picture shows the gray-scale scan with a flatbed scanner, below it the same with the Docupen ...

savings that we’ve seen this year. Plus, Lexmark makes quality printers. The X2690 is an inkjet with a color print resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi. The flatbed scanner has a resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi, with a 36-bit color depth. The copier can reduce/...

out now by big-name manufacturers vary from good to really good, and you can land perfectly acceptable flatbed scanners for under $100. Even the scanners built into multi-function printers provide decent images from flatbed scans. Just avoid the mistake I made...

• -Photo: Canon PIXMA MP990
• -Photo: Canon CanoScan 8800F
• -Photo: Inside the MP990

one or two seconds—much faster than a conventional flatbed approach—and automatically handles basic color and exposure correction. You’ll spend more time feeding the tray into the scanner’s slot than doing the actual scanning, so you can get through...