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Tips For Selecting a Duplex Scanner

The requirement analysis is the first step in selecting a duplex printer. This is important because duplex machines are made for all kinds of tasks. A duplex may be specific for text documents only, or pictures only, or business cards only. The task they are made for also determines their size and power and of course price.

If you are a student who needs to scan text documents only, or there is no real need for you to make color scans, you can go for a simple duplex like the HP Scanjet 5590 or the Fujitsu Scan Snap S300M. These two are just two out of a score of available options. They can scan both sides of a document simultaneously and they take on both, color and text only documents. These would cost you between $200 and $300, but they have a resolution of up to 300dpi maximum.

A graphic designer would on the other hand need a duplex scanner that can give denser resolutions and greater speed for scanning. Designers would also require that the print/output is available in bitmap format at least so that it can be used with graphics editing software.

Corporate organizations would have totally different needs for duplex scanning equipment. Generally a large corporation would be looking for speed, diversity and multiple formats. They may also need the scanner to be connected to the local area network so that anyone can access a document they have scanned from their desktops rather than transporting them in a USB from scanner to desk and over again. A duplex like the Fujitsu fi-6670A might be just the right thing for you. It can scan images and output a resolution of upto 4000dpi for your designing department and can scan non-stop for hours with maximum daily output of fifteen thousand (yes 15000 pages). Scanners like the one just mentioned are absurdly expensive for a smaller business but worth the investment for big organizations like hospitals, multinationals and government institutions. They cost more than $5000 but they are too good to be true.

Finally, some scanners come packed with a printer so a high caliber duplex scanner can also work as your photocopier. No need for a full 10 sq feet of space for a photocopier, they duplex can easily do the job for you at much the same speed, with the advantage to be able to edit something quickly before prints are taken.

Duplex scanners are definitely an equipment that really can support and even boost your business processes.

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