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Scanners are excellent devices to help you get real-life images
into the digital world. With the aid of your scanner and OCR (Optical
Character Recognition) software, you can import text from your existing
paper documents. As well, you can capture images, photographs, business
cards, and almost anything that is flat into your PC.
Flatbed scanners can be connected to your PC
in the following ways:
Flatbed scanners are the most common type of
scanner used in the home and office environment.
Here are some of the attributes you should research when comparing
scanners.
The majority of flatbed scanners will allow to you scan up
to a 8 x 11 sheet of paper. Some professional models will take an
8 x 14 sheet.
Most flatbeds will accept between 1200dpi and 2400 dpi.
Some flatbeds will allow you to add a automatic document feeder
or a transparency/slide converters.
There are several types of scanners designed to do specific
tasks.
This card-reading device allows to you to capture information
on business cards.
This device allows to you to scan your fingerprint
for security sensitive applications.
This device allows to you to capture information by waving
the scanner over the document or image you wish.
This device allows to you to capture barcode information on
articles.
Make
Model
Supports
Price
Special Features
Targus
Mini USB Business Card Scanner
PC or Mac
$
Business Card Scanner, USB
Keytronic
F-SCAN-PS001
PC
$$
Finger Print Scanner, Parallel
Wasp
WandReader
PC
$$
Bar Code Scanner, PC, PS2
Epson
Perfection 2400 Photo
PC or Mac
$$
Flatbed, 2400dpi, USB 1.1 and 2.0
HP
7490C
PC or Mac
$$$
8.5 x 14 Flatbed, 2400 dpi, USB, SCSI
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