I'm in the market for a new scanner. My wife and I recently just purchased a new computer and have a dedicated office with a decent amount of space. Do most of you use a printer/scanner hybrid or have a stand alone scanner? Space wise a hybrid would probably be better, but I think we could make either work. Love to hear what all of you use. I've been having to use my phone for just about everything the last few months so it will be nice to have pics that look halfway decent. I'll be using it the most, so I'm guessing cards will be the scanners main purpose.
I use my printer/scanner combo at my office. It is fairly decent at recognizing my cards, though it scans too large on occasion so I have to crop. Other than that, it's pretty great!
I have both -- my wife gets the printer/scanner and I get the dedicated scanner. The scanner by itself is obviously a lot cheaper -- I got mine for $50 or less, I think. The HP hybrid I have is also a copier and color printer that is probably their bottom of the line that I have had for about 6 years now.
If space is an issue, go for the hybrid. Both work fine for me, and I like having the dedicated scanner because it's a bit faster.
I have a sort of mid-to old school stand alone flatbed scanner. The downside of it is more time spent on scanning (opening the cover, placing the cards carefully on the glass trying to get them as straight as possible, closing the cover carefully so it doesn't shift slightly which would slightly adjust the cards, starting the scanning process). Many of the modern hybrids act like high volume/capacity copiers where you place your cards in the try and it zips them through the scanner bed in seconds. For modern standard sized cards I wouldn't mind that so long as they aren't the style that tend to stick together, for oddball sized, die cuts and vintage I'm not so sold on the idea.
I also understand with some of those hybrids they have a tendency to crop all scans on one side, so scans will show 3 edges of the card but the 4th edge will be a millimeter or more "cut off".
We bought an HP scanner/printer in October, and I love it. The scans come out at good quality, and automatically crops and breaks the scans up into individual jpegs for each card. I've never had an issue with it mis-cropping or cutting off the scan like previous scanners have.
It's also good for printing photos at home, which is great for custom cards or last minute autograph signings. I think the model we got was at or near the bottom of the line - something like $70 or $80 from Best Buy.
I use a hybrid printer/scanner combo, but I have to individually crop every card. Apparently I may need to be looking into getting myself one of these fancy auto-cropping scanners. Let us know what your go with.
having used both, I have to say a scanner bed is best.
All in ones are like futons. During the day, they're an uncomfortable couch, at night, they're a really uncomfortable bed. Get a couch, or a bed, ya know?
I use my printer/scanner combo at my office. It is fairly decent at recognizing my cards, though it scans too large on occasion so I have to crop. Other than that, it's pretty great!
ReplyDeleteI have both -- my wife gets the printer/scanner and I get the dedicated scanner. The scanner by itself is obviously a lot cheaper -- I got mine for $50 or less, I think. The HP hybrid I have is also a copier and color printer that is probably their bottom of the line that I have had for about 6 years now.
ReplyDeleteIf space is an issue, go for the hybrid. Both work fine for me, and I like having the dedicated scanner because it's a bit faster.
I have a sort of mid-to old school stand alone flatbed scanner. The downside of it is more time spent on scanning (opening the cover, placing the cards carefully on the glass trying to get them as straight as possible, closing the cover carefully so it doesn't shift slightly which would slightly adjust the cards, starting the scanning process). Many of the modern hybrids act like high volume/capacity copiers where you place your cards in the try and it zips them through the scanner bed in seconds. For modern standard sized cards I wouldn't mind that so long as they aren't the style that tend to stick together, for oddball sized, die cuts and vintage I'm not so sold on the idea.
ReplyDeleteI also understand with some of those hybrids they have a tendency to crop all scans on one side, so scans will show 3 edges of the card but the 4th edge will be a millimeter or more "cut off".
We bought an HP scanner/printer in October, and I love it. The scans come out at good quality, and automatically crops and breaks the scans up into individual jpegs for each card. I've never had an issue with it mis-cropping or cutting off the scan like previous scanners have.
ReplyDeleteIt's also good for printing photos at home, which is great for custom cards or last minute autograph signings. I think the model we got was at or near the bottom of the line - something like $70 or $80 from Best Buy.
I use a hybrid printer/scanner combo, but I have to individually crop every card. Apparently I may need to be looking into getting myself one of these fancy auto-cropping scanners. Let us know what your go with.
ReplyDeleteLooking to get one myself, great pointers.
ReplyDeletehaving used both, I have to say a scanner bed is best.
ReplyDeleteAll in ones are like futons. During the day, they're an uncomfortable couch, at night, they're a really uncomfortable bed.
Get a couch, or a bed, ya know?
HP 4630. Combo printer/scanner. Works for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the help. I'll let everybody know once the final decision is made.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the Captain. I didn't have a good experience with my all-in-one. The past few years I've kept the two separate and have no complaints.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on whatever you decide.