Scanners Reviews and Rankings

Best Pen Scanner

Winner: Planon RC805 DocuPen Full Page Color Scanner
Pen-size scanners -- literally about the size of a pen -- are not only highly portable, but they let you scan originals like magazines and books that won't...

Best Business Card Scanner

Winner: CardScan Personal v8 Card Scanner
It's amazing what you can do with a business card scanner. Not only can you scan business cards into a digital address book, but you can also consolidate...

Best Home Scanner

Winner: Canon CanoScan 9000F Flatbed Scanner
These days many consumers already have an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier but may want something better for scanning with. Home consumers who are...

Best Dedicated Slide Scanner

Winner: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED Film Scanner
Storing and manipulating digital files is much easier than owning 35mm film slides. If you have a ton of slides you want converted to digital formats,...

Best Mac Portable Scanner

Winner: Canon CanoScan LiDE 100 Flatbed Scanner
If you're a Mac user and want a scanner at school, you have fewer choices than your friends with PCs. Finding an all-in-one printer with a scanner isn't...

Best Photo Scanner

Winner: Epson Perfection V750-M PRO Flatbed Scanner
Scanning transparencies (slides and film) is more demanding than any other kind of scanning. Transparencies are the only originals that benefit from more...

Best Film Scanner

Winner: CanonScan 8800F Flatbed Scanner
Let’s face it; photography is no longer an analogue field. True photographers will always shoot in film, but the means of documenting and distributing...

Best Portable Scanner

Winner: Xerox Travel Scanner 100
If you want a scanner to use strictly in your dorm room, your best bet is to get it as part an all-in-one printer. If you want a separate scanner, however,...

Best Mid-Range Slide & Film Scanner

Winner: HP Scanjet G4050 Flatbed Scanner
Because transparencies (slides and film) demand higher levels of resolution and bit depth than other kinds of scanning, the best scanners for...

Best Budget Slide & Film Scanner

Winner: Epson Perfection V300 Flatbed Scanner
Nothing will change the fact that transparencies (slides and film) demand higher levels of resolution and bit depth than other kinds of scanning. For now,...