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Last Rated: August 27, 2003	1. Canon USA CANOSCAN LIDE 50 SCANNER 12000X2400DPI 48BIT (Canon-7876A002) 1200 by 2400 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 2.0 port, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR software, No transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $100 Bottom Line: The Lide 50 offers good overall performance at a nice price. Has a light, slim design, but no transparency adapter. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: April 07, 2004	2. Microtek Microtek Scanmaker i320 3200 by 6400 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $150 Bottom Line: Midrange scanner produces nice color, but its transparency adapter can handle only one 35mm slide at a time. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: September 16, 2002	3. Visioneer OneTouch 9000 USB 1200 by 4800 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 2.0 port, ArcSoft PhotoImpression software, No transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $80 Bottom Line: A low price and generous software bundle make this model a good value. Its image quality could be better, though. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: August 27, 2003	4. Epson America PERFECTION 1670 PHOTO SCANNER 1600X3200 DPI 35MM SLIDE BUILT IN (Epson-B11B162101) 1600 by 1600 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 2.0 port, ArcSoft PhotoImpression and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $129 Bottom Line: Easy-to-use driver includes one-click photo restoration, but we've seen better image quality. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: March 30, 2004	5. HP SCANJET 5530 PHOTOSMART SCANNER 4800DPI 48BIT USB 2.0 (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-Q3871AA2L) 2400 by 4800 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 2.0 port, HP Photo and Imaging software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $230 Bottom Line: Successor to HP's 5500e has the same snapshot feeder. Ties for fastest model on the small-office chart at monochrome scanning. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: June 23, 2002	6. Microtek SCANMAKER 4900 2400 by 4800 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 1.1 port, Adobe Photodeluxe 4.0 and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $100 Bottom Line: Solidly constructed scanner provides great-looking color photos, but its quick-start buttons can be tricky to configure. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: March 30, 2004	7. Visioneer VISIONEER ONETOUCH 7300 USB 48-BIT USB BUS POWERED 5 BUTTONS 1200 by 1200 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7, USB 2.0 port, ArcSoft PhotoImpression and ScanSoft Texbridge OCR engine software, No transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $80 Bottom Line: Lightweight, portable model powered via USB cable is sluggish at color scans, but its image quality is worth the wait. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: August 27, 2003	8. HP HP ScanJet 8200 (C9931AA2L) 4800 by 4800 dpi, 8.5 by 14 scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements, HP Photo and Imaging, and IRIS ReadIRIS Pro software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $500 Bottom Line: Speediest scanner of monochrome images on the chart has six buttons, and more software than HP's consumer units do. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: March 30, 2004	9. Epson America Perfection 4870 Flatbed Scanner 4800 by 9600 dpi, 8.5 by 11.7 scanning area, USB 2.0, Firewire port, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $449 Bottom Line: High-resolution scanner gets good marks for its color accuracy and ability to capture fine details. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: October 19, 2001	10. Microtek MicroTek ScanMaker 8700 Pro Design 1200 by 2400 dpi, 8.5 by 14 scanning area, FireWire, USB 1.1 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $575 Bottom Line: Produced crisp and realistic color scans in our tests. Performs both reflective and transparency scanning. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices

All scanners are tested at default settings under Windows XP Home on a Dell Dimension 2800 (2-GHz Pentium 4) PC with 512MB of RAM, using each scanner's bundled software. Overall rating is based on image quality (SOHO 22 percent, corporate 25 percent), speed (SOHO 18 percent, corporate 25 percent), ease of use (SOHO 15 percent, corporate 10 percent), features (SOHO 12 percent, corporate 15 percent), support (SOHO 13 percent, corporate 10 percent), and price (SOHO 20 percent, corporate 15 percent). Speeds are timed from the start of prescanning until cursor control is regained. Data based on tests designed by the PC World Test Center.