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Integrating a scanner into a network environment can be time-consuming for VARs. Yet two new full-featured products from Hewlett-Packard, the ScanJet 7800 and the ScanJet 8350, are designed to help make scanner setup more of a one-pass process.
When deploying a scanner, solution providers often must install an interface card, get the device to work with various applications (OCR, image editing/enhancement, document capture/management, etc.) and generally spend a lot of time making sure scanned files end up where they should. What's more, users frequently must rename scanned images, file them in particular locations and even stand by the scanner to manually load individual sheets.
HP's ScanJet 7800 and ScanJet 8350 can help lighten the setup burden. Both scanners are easy to set up and come with comprehensive application suites that provide great flexibility in scanning documents and storing the generated data.
The ScanJet 7800 is a sheet-feed model, whereas the more advanced Scanjet 8350 is a flatbed unit. The CRN Test Center put the HP scanners to the test and found that both are ideal for businesses in need of all-in-one scanning solutions -- and the units even can substitute for copy machines. Here's an in-depth look at both of the imaging products.
HP SCANJET 7800
As a sheet-fed unit, the compact ScanJet 7800 ($799) is much smaller than a flatbed scanner and well-suited for cramped workspaces and in individual offices. The product measure 12.6 inches wide, 19.7 inches deep and 12.3 inches high and weighs less than 12 pounds. Its USB 2.0 interface makes setup a breeze and provides fast data throughput.
Though small, the ScanJet 7800 has a comprehensive set of features. A one-pass, two-sided scanner, it can scan both sides of a document at once with no penalty in throughput performance. It can scan single- and double-sided documents at 25 pages per minute (ppm), generating 25 images per minute (ipm) when scanning single-sided documents and 50 ipm when scanning double-sided documents. Note that scan speeds are based on black-and-white scanning at 200 dpi resolution, can be adjusted all the way up to 4800 x 4800 dpi.
An automatic document feeder enables users to load up to 50 pages at once. The feeder also accepts a variety of paper sizes, weights and types automatically and can handle everything from laminated ID cards to documents up to 8.5 x 14 inches. A 2 x 3.5-inch card slot allows business cards to be scanned and organized in a database. Included software lets users search the database by name, company or other information.
Business cards certainly aren't the only documents that can be organized electronically. The ScanJet 7800's bundled software enables full-function scanning, error correction, file conversion and storage sorting. For example, scanned documents can be converted into file formats such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, TIFF and JPEG, among others. Documents also can be converted to editable text via the included OCR software.
Other functions include auto crop, auto page straighten, auto orientation, page resizing and blank page deletion. A preview window also allows pages to be reordered and rotated. Documents can be organized from a browser-type interface that displays thumbnails and enables photos and documents to be dragged and dropped to the desired locations.
Many scanner users develop a specific process for scanning particular kinds of documents. The ScanJet 7800 allows these processes to be saved as custom scan profiles, where the settings for paper size, file destination and so on can be saved for future use simply by pressing a button. Up to 30 scan profiles can be saved. The scanner also features a one-touch copy button that automatically sends a scan to a default printer.
NEXT: Review of ScanJet 8350, HP channel program info
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