HP ScanJet N6010

The ScanJet N6010 is a sheet fed document scanner which can take upto 50

sheets at a time. For sharing and storing docs, it converts scanned

document/images to PDF; and if you want it even prints the scanned output. You

have six one-touch buttons on the front panel that directly call the associated

scan function. The ScanJet comes bundled with a software that manages documents,

OCRs scanned images, and facilitates support for e-mail and fax. There is

another software specifically for business cards that provides you with an edit

window to make changes at the press of a button.

In our tests, it took 22 sec to scan a document directly to PDF in simplex

mode and 2 secs extra in duplex. In fast scanning mode, it took 11 secs each to

scan in both simplex as well as duplex. The speed of scanning multiple

text-intensive documents was 18ppm at 300 dpi. Kodak i40 (reviewed earlier)

gives 25 ppm but at 200 dpi. We loaded the scanner with a mixture of 50

different pages (A4 docs, newspaper clips, brochures and visiting cards), which

scanned all those in 2 mins 35 secs in B/W and 11 mins 50 secs in color mode.

You can even take direct printouts of scanned pages but the time taken depends

on the speed of your printer.

Bottom Line: It provides good results with all the regular stuff that

you need to scan in offices.

Stephen Tunglut