Reference:Scanners
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TL;DR tips for shopping for a new scanner
What are the primary options/types of document/artwork scanners?
- Small and very portable scanners. Small flatbed, foldable document feeders or move with your hand.
- These usually max out at 300ppi optical scan.
- Cost is higher (it's portable), quality is lower.
- Less expensive, smaller flatbed document scanners.
- Most often have an optical scan resolution of 2400 x 2400 dpi.
- Cost is lower, quality, and sharpness is better than #1, but less than #3 😉.
- These are primarily built for hobbyists scanning photo prints and document scanning.
- As a low-cost solution for home, this might work for some of your work (sketches, exploratory work). If you tend to upscale your scans or aspire to make larger prints, you will eventually need to find a more powerful scanner.
- Professional tier, higher quality flatbed scanners for creative people.
- Most often have an optical scan resolution of 4800 x 4800 dpi. or higher
- What resolution means and what should you get?
