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1 RECOMMENDED by 22 people for BEGINNING
Epson Perfection V300 Photo Scanner
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$118.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it is a great and affordable scanner for the techie and the novice alike.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars it took just a few minutes to set up the scanner, but i found the "user" guide a bit convoluted and found myself learning how to use the features by trial and error.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars documentation that comes along with the product consists of a quick start page (english, spanish, and french versions) and an online user guide.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the product being defective on opening and 2.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars there is no need to start software to use the scanner.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Fast, High Quality, Type: Film Scanner (35 mm),Flatbed Scanner
2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for BEGINNING
Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M Pass-Through Scanner
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$435.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it is remarkably easy to clear and the software is smart enough to help you restart your scan where you left off so if you're at the end of a 50 page run you don't have to start over from scratch.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars it seemed to have more trouble than necessary grabbing one sheet at a time, especially at the very beginning or end of a batch.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it turns on by simply opening up the lid, and is always ready to go.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars paper jams are simple to resolve and cleaning takes just a few minutes because all the scanning elements are easily exposed by opening the front latch and wiping a damp cloth across the glass and
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars make sure you have a powerful shredder because once you get started you will want to get rid of a lot of old papers.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Fast, Compact, Type: Pass-Through Scanner
3 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for BEGINNING
Canon CanoScan LiDE200 Flatbed Scanner
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$106.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars from the time i press the start scan button, till the time the scanner has finished scanning and is ready for placement of the next greyscale document is eleven seconds!
  2. from RyanTV, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars started with the 35, then got the 70 because it went to usb 2.0, and now i bought this one for it's increased speed.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i was scanning in approximately 10 minutes after opening the box.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars hope other companies start moving in this direction.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars initially when i saw comments about the 17 second scan time, i was very concerned and was close to avoiding this model.
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Positives: Fast, Easy To Use, Compact, Type: Flatbed Scanner
4 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for BEGINNING
Canon CanoScan LiDE100
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$72.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from The Spectre, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars i started to wiggle the usb cable around on the back of the scanner and i could hear it starting to make some noise so i tried another usb cable that i had and it has worked perfectly ever since.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars having bought it for receipts, i also started to use it for other items - like short product information, some restaurant recommendations that someone had scribbled for me, an antique postcard that
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars if you read my other reviews you will notice that i am not easily pleased but where can i start with this scanner.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars but the quality and general classiness of the device makes it well worth learning to use, and there's other software out there.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i started using this scanner two nights ago.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Fast, Compact, Type: Flatbed Scanner
5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BEGINNING
Epson GT-S50 WorkForce Pro - PC and Mac
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$577.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars a couple of mouse clicks to select the desired output format and folder and one more click to start scanning.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the scansnap took 3min 10sec from the start of the scan to pdf file creation, without using text recognition; the epson took 4min 6sec.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i just started trying to "go paperless" to a certain degree using my old hp aio.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    3.0 Stars i decided that the time is right to get a document scanner and start archiving these documents into pdf for safekeeping and retrieval.
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Positives: Fast, Compact, Easy To Use, Type: Pass-Through Scanner
 
Canon CanoScan 5600F
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$171.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i've had little problem learning the software without using the manual which is a good indication of how easy it is if you've some experience already.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the hp was actually much simpler to use with it's opening dialogue box to do what you want -- preview, then crop, etc., or scan as is.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    3.0 Stars initially i'm giving it a 3 star rating.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Fast, Compact, Type: Flatbed Scanner
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