What Scanner is Best for You?
From low end, through mid range, and up to high end, you may feel spoiled for choice, perhaps even confused, amid the wealth of scanner brands and models. As with any other purchase, consider your needs and available budget. The table below tries to look at the home/SOHO and SMB scanner market while analyzing price and four chief parameters - resolution, scan area, imaging technology, and interface.
- Resolution: The resolution indicates how detailed the digital image will be. The higher the numbers, the sharper the scans will be. This is especially important when making enlargements.
- Scan area: While few home users will need to scan legal-size documents, business users may find the letter-size scan area of most scanners too small. A larger scan area also makes it easier to scan large books, maps, drawings, paintings, newspapers, and tabloids.
