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Scanner buying guide: flatbed or sheet-fed, duplex and DPI
What you scan, and how much of it, decides the type. A few photos and certificates a week need something very different from a stack of office files every day.
1. Flatbed or sheet-fed
A flatbed scanner has a glass plate and a lid, like a photocopier. You lay each page, photo or book face down, so it handles things that can't go through rollers: bound books, old photos, citizenship cards and certificates you don't want bent. The Canon Lide 300 Scanner and the Epson Perfection V39II Scanner are flatbeds that take pages up to A4 (Canon, Epson).
A sheet-fed document scanner pulls pages one by one from a stack in its automatic document feeder (ADF). The Brother ADS-3100 Desktop Document Scanner holds 60 pages (Brother) and the Epson WorkForce DS-530 II holds 50 sheets (Epson). They are much faster for files and loose office papers, but books and fragile photos can't go through.
The Epson WorkForce DS-1630 and DS-1730 do both: a flatbed glass with an ADF on top. Load a stack in the feeder, or lift the lid for a passport or a book page.
2. Duplex: one pass or three
Duplex means the scanner does both sides of each page without you turning it over. How it does that matters. The Epson WorkForce DS-1730 reads both sides in a single pass, at up to 30 pages or 60 images a minute at 300 dpi (Epson). The Epson WorkForce DS-1630 needs three passes to do both sides, so it manages 25 pages a minute one-sided but 10 images a minute in duplex (Epson).
On spec sheets, ppm counts sheets and ipm counts sides, so a scanner rated 40 ppm and 80 ipm, like the Brother ADS-3100, does 40 sheets a minute on both sides.
3. Resolution: read the optical DPI
Optical resolution is what the sensor really captures. Interpolated resolution is a bigger number made up in software. Canon lists the Lide 300 at 2400 x 2400 dpi optical and 19,200 dpi interpolated, and Brother lists the ADS-3100 at 600 x 600 optical and 1200 interpolated, so compare the optical figures.
For letters, forms and certificates, 300 dpi is plenty, and it's the setting Epson quotes the DS-1730's speed at. Go higher for photos you want to enlarge or reprint. The Epson V39II scans at up to 4,800 dpi optical.
4. Daily pages, connection and software
Makers give a daily duty cycle, the number of pages a scanner is built to handle in a day: up to 1,500 for the DS-1630, a 3,000-sheet peak for the DS-1730, up to 5,500 for the DS-530 II and 6,000 for the Brother ADS-3100. Pick one well above your busiest day, such as admission season at a school or year-end at an office.
The Lide 300 and the V39II run from a single USB cable for both data and power, which is handy with a laptop. Document scanners like the DS-530 II and ADS-3100 can save a searchable PDF, where you can search and copy the text. Brother's ADS-3100 can also scan straight to a USB stick through a port on the back.
5. Barcode scanners for shop counters
This page also has barcode scanners for billing. The x-Lab B2D-W17 (wireless) and x-Lab XBS-070 (wired, table-top) are 2D scanners, which read QR codes as well as ordinary barcodes. A table-top or hands-free scanner like the Zebra DS9308 sits on the counter, so you hold the item up to it instead of picking up the scanner. For receipt and label printers, see computer peripherals price in Nepal.
Buying from Quality Computer
Every scanner comes with a VAT bill. We usually deliver all over Nepal in 2 to 5 days, and delivery is free within 15 km on products over Rs 5,000. You can also visit our store on Bhadrapur Road, Birtamode, or call 023-530150 or 9863609150.
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Scanner FAQ
Should I buy a flatbed or a document scanner?
Buy a flatbed for photos, books, ID cards and the odd document. Buy a sheet-fed document scanner if you scan stacks of loose pages. A flatbed with an ADF, like the Epson DS-1630 or DS-1730, does both.
What DPI do I need to scan documents?
300 dpi is enough for most documents and forms. Use a higher setting for photos you want to print bigger. Compare optical resolution, not interpolated.
What does single-pass duplex mean?
The scanner reads both sides of the page at once as it goes through. Multi-pass duplex has to run the page past the sensor more than once, which is slower: the Epson DS-1630 does 10 images a minute in duplex, against 60 for the single-pass DS-1730.
Can a scanner make a searchable PDF?
Yes, with the scanner's own software. Canon, Epson and Brother list OCR or searchable PDF output for models such as the Lide 300, DS-530 II and ADS-3100, so you can search and copy the text later.
Which scanner brands do you sell?
Brother, Canon, Epson, x-Lab and Zebra. Every price on this page is our current website price.
Do you deliver scanners outside Birtamode?
Yes. We usually deliver all over Nepal in 2 to 5 days, and delivery is free within 15 km on products over Rs 5,000.
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