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Document Scanner Reviews for 2015: What to Expect

Written by Larry Karatsoreos | Dec 31, 2014 2:35:00 PM

Although document scanners have been important pieces of office technology for decades, they are more critical than ever right now. Instead of overwhelming office spaces and budgets with a deluge of paper, organizations are converting documents to digital files by scanning them. This means that your scanner choice can no longer be arbitrary.

Scanner manufacturers are well aware of the rising importance of these devices; as such, they will be delivering some impressive products in 2015. To help you determine which scanner you should choose, we have checked out the top document scanner reviews so that you can know what to expect for the coming year.

 

Automation Integrated Directly Into Your Scanner

In 2014, data became too overwhelming for people to manage manually. 2015 is providing us with a slew of automation resources that make managing any amount of data possible. As many of the document scanner reviews are indicating, the scanners themselves are gaining additional automation features to make your life easier.This includes the ability to seamlessly integrate with automated document management software.

 

Faster Scanning Speeds

In order to make sure that their products keep up with the new year's influx of document conversion needs, scanner manufacturers are making their products work faster. In many cases, scanners are able to process documents at rates well in excess of 90 pages per minute. This allows a potential processing output of hundreds of thousands of pages per day.

 

More Scanning Capacity

A 90 page per minute processing speed wouldn't be very useful if you have to hand load each sheet of paper individually. To compliment their increased processing speeds, 2015's lineup of scanners is getting an increased average capacity. Many scanners will be able to load and scan at least 200 pages; in some cases, scanners will be able to handle as many as 500 sheets of paper at once.

 

More Options

What do you need your document scanner to do? The answer to this question is not the same for any two organizations. The diversity of the scanners being produced for 2015 clearly shows that the scanner manufacturers are keenly aware this. It doesn't matter how cost effective, powerful, efficient, feature-filled or easy to use you need your scanner to be; there is one out there with a combination of features to meet your needs in 2015.

 

More Mobility

In 2015, mobile plug and play industrial quality scanners will be commonplace. Instead of being forced to congregate at a central scanner, employees will be able to plug their desktop or laptop computers into the nearest plug and play scanner, so that they can immediately convert documents just about anywhere.

 

Fewer Wires

Wireless scanners allow people within organizations to send newly digitized documentation to their computers without having to wrestle with any plugs whatsoever. The reviews indicate that this type of scanner is slated to gain a significant amount of prominence in 2015.

 

Increased Versatility

How many things do you need your scanner to do? Instead of shoving their their products into definitive corners, scanner manufacturers are creating scanners that can adapt to nearly any situation. This includes the creation of scanners that are mobile, wireless, powerful, automated and high capacity all at once.

 

In 2015, Your Scanner Will be Able to Match Your Increased Productivity

Electronic document management systems are making organizations across all industries more efficient. No piece of office equipment should hamper this increased operational efficiency; the document scanner reviews indicate that the top scanner manufacturers clearly realize this and are doing what they need to do in order to make sure that their products can keep up.