Canon 4508B002 Document Scanner

I have limited space and I needed a printer and a scanner for my documents and photos. Naturally, a multifunctional printer would be the route to go but I found that the optical resolution on the multifunctional printers was not cutting it. Knowing that I had to get two separating devices I went on a search for a scanner.I dont often scan so I wanted something that I can take out, use, and put away. It's been a couple of years of light use and it is still working great. I like that there is only one cable to handle-- the USB cable provides it the power it needs.For something this size and powered by USB, it scans at a good rate.The software included is quite functional. This is coming from a person who often does not like using the included software. In the past when I needed a PDF, I would scan from Acrobat. Or if I needed a photo, I would scan from Photoshop. I find myself using the Canon software and the function buttons on the scanner for some the automated tasks. It even does a good job of cropping photos. I am comfortable with it that I load up a few pictures and let the Canon software crop them and automatically save the photos into individual files.The only criticism of the software I can think of is how it handles where files are stored. As an seasoned Windows file storage user, I prefer that the saved files are nested that deep.Bottom line: This is a great light use scanner with high optical resolution specs (4800 dpi x 4800 DPI).Additional thoughts: Though multifunction printers are designed with space savings in mind, I ended up saving more space by getting this scanner and a smaller printer. The only caveat is that I have to put away the scanner when I am not using it. Again, since I only use it so often, it is not a huge inconvenience.

I love this scanner for many reasons: 1) the scanner does not require an external AC power supply, rather it is powered through the USB port of your computer; 2) it can create PDFs of all scanned documents, especially helpful for keeping receipts for taxes - no need to keep paper receipts; 3) it creates a backup copy of all scanned materials as jpg images in folders that are dated; 4) it works with Mavericks OS and earlier - software installation is easy and MAC-compatible; 5) even through the highest dpi is 600, it does a great job of scanning photos (black-and-white or color) as well as documents; 6) it gives the option of scanning documents in black-and-white or color (which is a tad slower); 7) its lid is flexible to accommodate scanning pages from books (beware to not break copyright laws!); 8) its flatbed is legal size yet you can change the size of the scan, e.g., letter size, A4; 8) it is light enough to move around the office/house if you want to scan in different locations.This is the second time I purchased this scanner. I had one for three years, yet I believe the USB cable ultimately failed. I researched many other scanners, before I decided that this was still the best scanner for my needs. Unfortunately, Canon does not sell the USB cable separately, which is a bummer. Regardless, I purchased this model again and I'm loving it.

This was a Christmas present for my wife, who wanted to start scanning the many, many photo prints that we have amassed over the years. (Many of the older color prints and Polaroids are fading, and it's just a matter of time before the images are gone forever.)I've used and owned many different types and brands of scanners over the years, and in my opinion, this CanoScan LiDE210 tops them all, including other Canon models I've used. It is not a do-it-all scanner (it doesn't do transparencies), but it's amazingly compact and lightweight, and the single-cord hook-up and very good support software make it very easy to set up and use. It provides quick previews and scans a page at the mid-range of its resolution in a respectably short time. And most importantly, it yields excellent results with minimal fuss.My wife was up and running with it after five or ten minutes spent getting the feel of the software and hardware, and managed to do assembly-line scanning of 200+ photos at 600 dpi resolution in a short afternoon session, storing the results on her netbook. A faster PC probably would have sped things up a bit, but the whole setup, netbook + LiDE210, is very compact, leaving plenty of tabletop room for sorting and stacking photos.The included Canon software looks good, although I haven't yet check out all of its capabilities. For scanning, cropping, resizing and other simple photo manipulation, I use the Irfanview donation-ware program. It has a lot of capabilities, and it's "free". My wife picked up the Irfanview basics quickly, and it provided an easy access path to the Canon scanner interface software.