Epson GT 2500 Document Imaging Color Scanner (B11B181011)

I'm a long-time user of scanners going back to the earliest H-P ScanJet models, and this Epson GT 2500 is a terrific scanner for the money. I'm running it in an office environment scanning all types of items from heavily wrinkled and torn paper documents to photos to CD face images and it's handled everything I've thrown at it. The ADF picks up and feeds even hastily smoothed out very crumpled sheets of paper without jamming and the scanned images require little if any deskewing. The Epson Scan software interfaces well with PaintShop Pro and Adobe Acrobat 7.x and 8.x. Plus, the scanner makes very little noise, even when feeding through the ADF.

The only two minor shortcomings I've found thus far are a) the fit of the scanner glass and the scanner body at the front isn't completely tight, so items (such as CDs) can slip in between if you slide them forward instead of lifting them straight up off the glass, and b) the scanner activation button on the front (there's only one) isn't very sensitive and has to be pressed down for a second for the software to launch.

Otherwise, I'm very pleased with the unit and can highly recommend it.

AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF USE:

I'm still very pleased with this scanner. Since buying it, I added the optional network card, so I could scan from more than one workstation. The network feature works great. There are two minor annoyances. One, the scanner activation button is deactivated when the network card is installed. Two, the scanner connection will timeout after a certain amount of inactivity and the maximum you can set this to is 300 seconds. Still, the network connection is a great feature to have.

Whilst this is not inexpensive I have actually found it very useful and value for money.

It has a large flatbed which is very useful for larger documents as well as smaller receipts and pictures. Also the feed works really well.

We are keeping less and less papers. I tell it where to save the pdf and I'm done. Its instinctive so knows whether there is something on the flatbed or in the feeder.

Very useful for expenses and keeping copies of bills, old photos etc etc

Installed easily and no trouble with it ( no kidding! ) no jamming etc

Good scanner - beat the upright scanners hands down.

Typical when it comes to scanners, always pary that it is going to complete the job.