I get asked fairly often about high speed networked scanners, as in scanners that can push a file to an email or folder destination. The person I’m talking with wants to scan like a copier but without the copier… Meaning, they want the input speed, the various destinations, the ability to rename or route the file with a couple of selections, but they don’t want the printing portion (the complexity, the cost, or the physical space.)

There are some options that will do some of what they ask, but a copier is oftentimes the answer. Why?

What they want is this (an easy interface with lots of integration):

Attached to this (a standalone, super fast scanner):

But, instead, they have to get this:

Okay, so maybe that last picture is not exactly what they get, but my point remains: the major copier companies give you one or the other, but not both.

You can get:

• high speed scanners, but they’re going to be locally connected
• high speed scanners, but they’re going to need a PC
• High speed scanners, but they need software to route anything, anywhere  

Alternatively, you can get:

• Networked, standalone scanners, but they’re going to be slow
• Networked, standalone scanners, but they’re going to be meant for low volume applications
• Networked, standalone scanners, but they don’t have the software integrations that the copier-based products have 

Neither option is as good as it should be, and I think the copier / MFP manufacturers are missing a real opportunity, as businesses continue to scan more frequently. Until they do, I’d be happy to show you the options we do have, just contact me here or email me here. 

Thanks for reading!