Sheetfed Scanner Recommendations

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:25:29 Post Subject: Sheetfed Scanner Recommendations

I need to find a sheetfed scanner for use in a small business. Doesn't need to have the highest capacity, but something better than those simple little strip style sheetfed scanners.

Would like it to be USB, have decent OCR software with it, as well as the ability to scan straight to PDF (my HP multifunction does that, and they like the idea).

Not sure of the budget, but quality and reliability are pretty important, and it could go up to a few hundred.

HP 5590? http://bigbruin.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=3339132/sort_type=bottomline

HP 5550c? http://bigbruin.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=683305/sort_type=bottomline

They don't need a printer, but maybe a good deal on a multifunction device would be worthwhile anyway... Like the HP 6210... link

Looking for any good/bad experiences with things in this field.

Thanks!

BeerCheeze · Posted: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:36:06 Post Subject:

I have the 7210. Great printing/Faxing. But the software sucks. I can't get it to scan over the network and HP's support has been sucktacualr!!!

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:39:33 Post Subject:

I won't even suggest scanning over the network to them, but are there other "sucky" aspects of that one?

They will have a local machine for scanning, as one person does most of it anyway.

Grin

LaTech · Posted: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:21:24 Post Subject:

We have an older ADF scanner by HP. As already stated, the software sucks raw eggs, but the ability to scan to PDF does work well.

Personally, I wouldn't consider anything other than an HP. But, that's just me.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:55:51 Post Subject:

Other than that little issue the 7210 has been great.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 19:42:49 Post Subject:

To avoid confusing the people, and since they have two laserjet printers already, I didn't go the multi-function route.

Got the HP ScanJet 5590...

http://bigbruin.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=3339132/sort_type=bottomline