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Panasonic KVS2026C SCANNER 24PPM/42IPM ( KV-S2026C )

Panasonic KVS2026C SCANNER 24PPM/42IPM ( KV-S2026C )

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Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE

List Price: $999.99
Buy New: $865.20
You Save: $134.79 (13%)



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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 25
Dimensions (in): 14 x 20 x 11
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: KV-S2026C
Model: KV-S2026C
UPC: 092281824178
EAN: 0092281824178
ASIN: B0000VCWV4

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Panasonic Printers
  • Scanner 24 ppm

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The KV-S2026C WorkGroup color scanner provides you superior durability with advanced image processing, all at a compact size and price. This scanner is revolutionary in design, with superb paper handling and a small footprint, making it an ideal desktop solution for file management and critical image processing applications.PRODUCT FEATURES:Full color duplex scanning;Advanced Panasonic Image Enhancement Technology with Color Cropping and Color De-skew;Dynamic Threshold Technology;RTIV - Reliable Throughput Imaging Viewer;USB 2.0 and Ultra SCSI interface;PaperPort SE 8.0 bundled.


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Incredibly fast scanner   February 21, 2005
Charles G. (San Francisco, CA USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

We just received this scanner, and it installed instantly. It scans quickly, feeding about 2 seconds per page at 200 dpi and a little over 4 seconds per page at 400 dpi.

We've seen scanners absolutely wreck a computer system, probably due to driver problems, but we checked and did not have that problem with this scanner: the software appears to have been professionally written, though a warning pops up stating that it has not been checked for compatibility by Microsoft.

Pluses are it's fast, easy to install, and very compact: about 1/2 the footprint of an HP Laserjet 4100, but to use it you do have to pull out input and output trays that increases its footprint to about twice its size. It appears to have a very solid paper handling. After watching it work, you can tell it isn't likely to jam or misfeed.

However, the minuses are that it, like a lot of scanners, slightly skews the page, so it looks a little crooked. Most copiers will not do this, so it can't be used to replace a copier.

I run a law firm and our scanning needs are pretty modest, but after seeing how quickly this unit works, we'll be scanning a lot more. I can't say I'm thrilled about the very slight page skew, which my other scanners also have (but they were 1/4 the price) and yet my copy machines don't have, but I haven't played with it fully to see if there is something we can do to correct it.

Update 5/30/06: the skew has to do with the fact that the paper guides spread apart over time as the unit is feeding pages. We put a small marking pen (like a fine tipped sharpie) between one of the moveable guides and the side of the input tray and it has stopped the skew entirely. I'd rate the unit 5 stars now. Most marking pens are slightly cone shaped, so you can put the pen in until it stops and it will hold the moveable paper guides in place. You only need to use one pen: the guides are connected.