George, I think this is an excellent point. Rick Boggess On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:08:45 -0000, George Bell wrote: Hi Tina, >That very much depends on what exactly you mean by, our line of work. >For low volumes, and where you dont have nasty deadlines to meet, then >hardware-wise there are many good low cost flatbed scanners out there. >However, THE major secret, whether you buy cheap or expensive, is the software >you use. That is where I do not believe you should compromise in any way. Go >for the absolute best you can afford. Personally we use Abbyy Fine reader, >Corporate Edition. >If you do have tight dead-lines to meet, you could consider something like the >Kodak i2200 which we had to purchase when we had over 2500 photocopied legal >documents which had to be brailled in a great hurry. This scanner scans >double-sided from a sheet feeder, at something between 20 and 40 pages a >minute, depending on resolution. It wasnt as expensive as wed expected around >500 or $800 in real money. >That said, the Abbyy software was vital for many reasons, especially since you >can teach it to correct consistent errors. >Its all down to time and money at the end of the day. >George W F Bell >(Managing Director) >Techno-Vision Systems Ltd >76 Bunting Road Ind. Est. >NORTHAMPTON >NN2 6EE, United Kingdom >Tel: (01604) 792777 >Fax: (01604) 792726 >e-mail: george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Web: http://www.techno-vision.co.uk >From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of Tina Jensen >Sent: 07 November 2011 17:33 >To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [duxuser] Scanner Question >I wanted to ask what is the best scanner to use for our line of work? >Thanks for your opinion. >Tina