When choosing a document scanner, critical factors such as the type of scanner (flatbed, sheet-fed, or portable), scan quality (measured in DPI or dots per inch), speed (pages per minute ...

Scanner sizes vary widely depending on type, and you’ll need a dedicated space for whichever model you choose. Flatbed scanners are typically about the size of a few large coffee table books ...

A scanner that provides a flat, glass surface to hold a sheet of paper, book or other object for scanning. The scan head is moved under the glass. Flatbed scanners often come with sheet feeders ...

What if you need to do it on the cheap? A flatbed scanner would be perfect, but the lip on the edge of most flatbed scanners keeps the document from touching the platen properly. [Matthew] decided ...