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Last Rated: January 25, 2005	1. Epson America Perfection 2580 PHOTO Flatbed Scanner (2400x4800, USB 2.0, PC/Mac) 2400 by 4800 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, ArcSoft PhotoImpression and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter; optional photo/card feeder, Street price when ranked: $149 Bottom Line: The Auto Film loader built into the lid lets you scan 35mm negatives. Scan speeds, especially for small color photos, were fast. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: January 25, 2005	2. Epson America Perfection 4180 Flatbed Scanner (4800x9600, USB 2.0, PC/Mac) 4800 by 9600 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter; optional document feeder, Street price when ranked: $199 Bottom Line: This advanced consumer scanner captured excellent image quality. Its speed was comparable to that of the rest of the pack. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: July 26, 2004	3. Epson America Perfection 2480 2400 by 4800 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, ArcSoft PhotoImpression and Abbyy Fine Reader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter; optional photo/card feeder, Street price when ranked: $99 Bottom Line: This model turns out fast, good-quality scans and includes features for cleaning up defects such as dust or scratches. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: March 26, 2003	4. HP Scanjet 5550c 2400 by 2400 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, HP Photo and Imaging software and Iris OCR integrated in HP driver, Optional transparency adapter; included document feeder, Street price when ranked: $299 Bottom Line: The only small-office model we've seen lately with an automatic document feeder, this HP posted middling image-quality scores. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: April 07, 2004	5. Microtek Microtek Scanmaker i320 3200 by 6400 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $130 Bottom Line: This scanner produces nice color, but its transparency adapter holds only one 35mm slide. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: January 25, 2005	6. Canon USA CanoScan 9950F Flatbed Scanner (4800x9600, USB 2.0/FireWire, PC/Mac) 4800 by 9600 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Photoshop Elements 2 and ScanSoft OmniPage SE software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $399 Bottom Line: Canon's first optical 4800-dpi flatbed captured top-notch image quality and comes with two photo software packages. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: August 27, 2003	7. HP HP ScanJet 8200 (C9931AA2L) 4800 by 4800 dpi, 8.5-by-14-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements, HP Photo and Imaging, and Iris ReadIris Pro software, Transparency adapter; optional document feeder, Street price when ranked: $500 Bottom Line: The speediest scanner 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: July 26, 2004	8. Microtek ScanMaker i900 Flatbed Scanner 3200 by 6400 dpi, 8.5-by-14-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter, Street price when ranked: $600 Bottom Line: This professional scanner has extensive software controls. An internal drawer allows glassless transparency scanning. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: July 26, 2004	9. HP Scanjet 5590 2400 by 2400 dpi, 8.5-by-11-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 port, HP Photo and Imaging and Iris ReadIris Pro software, Transparency adapter; document feeder, Street price when ranked: $399 Bottom Line: Best suited for heavy office use, the Scanjet 5590 has a 50-page automatic document feeder that enables two-sided scanning. Full Review • Test Report • Check latest prices	Check Latest Prices
Last Rated: March 30, 2004	10. Epson America Perfection 4870 Flatbed Scanner 4800 by 9600 dpi, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scanning area, USB 2.0 and FireWire ports, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR software, Transparency adapter; photo feeder, Street price when ranked: $449 Bottom Line: This 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

All scanners are tested at default settings under Windows XP Home on a Dell Dimension 8200 (2-GHz Pentium 4) PC with 512MB of RAM, using each scanner's bundled software. Overall rating is based on image quality, speed, ease of use, features, and support. Speeds are timed from the start of prescanning until cursor control is regained. Data based on tests designed by the PC World Test Center.