Microtek Flatbed Scanner

Preserve Important Documents and Photos With Microtek Flatbed Scanners

Flatbed scanners make creating digital copies of important documents and valuable photograph collections easy. Working with different systems like Linux, Mac, and Windows, they provide a quick easy way to preserve digital copies of your items in a variety of sizes, creating digital copies of often used items for ease of processing, and more. Scanners by brands like Microtek offer users a safe, dependable way to make digital and print copies of what's important and what you need.

There's a large selection of Microtek scanners with a flatbed that have varying connectivity modes like FireWire, Parallel (IEEE 1284), SCSI, USB 1.0/1.1, and USB 2.0. There are items with 36-bit and 46-bit color depths along with scanning resolutions in dots per inch or DPI of 300x600, 600x1200, 2400x4800, 3200x6400, and 4800x9600.

There are several uses for a flatbed scanner like:

• Converting to digital: These devices allow you to convert documents or items to digital formats using software programs for use in your business or job by scanning them.
• Photo preservation: If you have family photos that exist only in print, you can scan them to save in a digital format. Then they can be shared with family and friends, and other quality prints can be produced from the files.
• Vintage preservation: If you have fragile older photographs, documents, book pages, and more, they can be scanned and saved so their valuable content won't be lost.
• Convenience: You can make copies for things you use in everyday life. Scan and capture a recipe from a friend's book or magazine, a school assignment your child lost, your child's artwork you'd like to keep forever in digital form, and more.

Look for these features when selecting a flatbed scanner:

• Different sizes: The scanners can scan documents and items 8.5x11.7 inches easily. With an automatic document feeder or ADF, some can scan items up 12x17 inches and more.
• Delicate item handling: The sturdy build of the scanners are suitable for vintage and delicate items that easily tear. Because they use feed rollers as opposed to inner rollers like those of drum or hand-held scanners, there's far less possibility that items will be damaged in the process.
• Attachments and range: Set up to capture all components of the document as it's not necessary to turn the document over if an ADF unit is used. They are designed to automatically scan both front and back. The scanners are also able to scan film negatives if a transparent media adapter is used.
• Quality: The resolution settings depend on the model, but many of the devices are able to scan 1,200 dpi or higher. Some scanners are able to print in brilliant color along with black and white.
• Speed: On average, devices printing in color can produce 10 to 12 pages per minute and as many as 25 pages per minute for black and white. Exact speed depends on the individual model.