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The Plustek SmartOffice PS282 is a 600dpi, enterprise scanner.Compared to other enterprise scanners on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $360.
Specifications: Type: Document scanner - Desktop ; Optical Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi ; Scanner interface type: Hi-Speed USB ; See full specs
Price range: $337.84 - $406.99 check prices
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Editors' rating: 50
Summary: The Plustek SmartOffice PS282 is a surprisingly capable scanner for the price, but you may need to buy additional software to take full advantage of the hardware.
CNET product brief
Description: The Plustek SmartOffice PS282 is a 600dpi, enterprise scanner.Compared to other enterprise scanners on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $360.
Pros: Has an 8.66 in max document width, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced scanners.In fact, the average cost of a product with this favorable a max document width is $530.Also, this scanner has a 25 ppm scanner speed.This is more favorable than the average scanner on the market today, but is to be expected for a scanner of this price.This scanner is also rather light, weighing a mere 3.7 lbs.
Cons: Has only 600 dpi vertical resolution.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is less favorable than the average scanner on the market today.
Suitability: An enterprise scanner, suited for high-volume document scanning.This scanner can handle 8.7 in x 14 in documents.The CIS scanning element in this unit contributes to its compactness, but material to be scanned must be in direct contact with the scanning surface.Has a duty cycle of 1000 pages per day.
Value: In view of its relatively inexpensive price, this scanner has great features for the money.
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Optical Resolution
The maximum optical resolution of a scanner is very important. Be careful of claims of 'interpolated' resolution--this is a software trick to try to generate a larger image from less data, but cannot really generate a clear image. Also, the real limit is the lower of the vertical or horizontal maximum resolution, anything past the lower of those two numbers is using interpolation.
The amount of resolution actually needed depends on the intended job. Scanning something purely for use on a computer screen at about the same size needs a mere 75 dpi, but this about the least demanding job possible. If you intend to print your scanned image, a minimum of about 300 dpi is needed for color (and 600 dpi for black-and-white).
The above assumes that the final image should be about the same size as the original. For enlargements, better resolution is needed so that the final image maintains the required dpi after the image is enlarged. For instance, to print a 4"x5" photo at the size of a full sheet (8"x10"), the 8"x10" image will need (300 x 10) 3000 pixels down the long side. That turns into (3000 / 5) 600 dpi for the original scan.
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