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Plustek SmartOffice PS282 - document scanner

Plustek SmartOffice PS282 - document scanner

Product summary

The Plustek Smartoffice PS282 is a 600 dpi x 600 dpi, specialized color scanner.Compared to other specialized scanners on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $330.

Specifications: Type: Document scanner - Desktop; Optical Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi; Scanner interface type: Hi-Speed USB; See full specs

Price range: $332.30 - $360.36

CNET product brief

Description: The Plustek Smartoffice PS282 is a 600 dpi x 600 dpi, specialized color scanner.Compared to other specialized scanners on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $330.

Pros: Comes with ABBYY FineReader 6.0 sprint plus, plustek BizCard finder 2.5, presto!ImageFolio 4, plustek DI capture, and plustek DocAction software, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced scanners.Also, this scanner has an 8.66 in max document width, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced scanners.By way of comparison, the typical cost of a product with this favorable a max document width is $790.This device is also rather light, weighing in at 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: A specialized scanner, suited for particular scanning (bar codes, fingerprints, etc) needs.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 very inexpensive price, this scanner has great features for the money.

Suggestions: To see some of our editors' favorite scanners, visit CNET Editors' Top Scanners

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  • pcmag.com

    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.

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