EpsonPerfection V19 II Color Photo and Document Flatbed Scanner with 4800 dpi Optical Resolution, USB Power and High-Rise, Removable Lid

1. Light weight. I can hold it with one hand.2. Takes no space. Packs away vertically in bookshelf.3. I scan sheet music to make copies that I can mark on. Setting dpi to 300 with text enhancement on I get copies that are better than the originals.

Works absolutely PERFECTLY!!!!!! Easy to set up!! Easy to use. Perfect size.

I had a dual need for a scanner - a few documents and a lot of photos. Turns out there aren't really any solutions for less than about $700 that do both well and even then there are compromises. I decided that my priority was photos and landed on the Epson.Once you go with flatbed, you are locked into needing a relatively large surface to put it on. The Epson has very little "extra" beyond the size of the bed so its almost optimally sized. Its also very thin and light so you can put it on just about any flat surface. I named it next to my keyboard with about 25% of it hanging off the desk with no issue.Software installation was simple and easy. On my Mac plugging in the scanner launches the software. On my windows system I have to launch it separately. No big deal. The software itself is just ok. I creates a unique file name each time which is great so you dont accidentally overwrite a file but it would be nice if it took your last rename and added to it. So as an example if you renamed it to "Disney Vacation" then making the next one "Disney Vacation 002" automacily would be nice. The software also seems to randomly flip the images upside down. Like I put them on the bed the same way but for some reason the software flipped it. Changing it back was easy but its still time.One of the things I had forgotten about scanners like this - the use your computers processor! I had originally set this up with an old (i7 970) Windows machine because it had a better location for setting up the scanner. It was slooooooow. So slow I considered returning it. Then I hooked it up to my modern Mac. 10x faster. Not exaggerating at all. Thats generally a very good thing because faster computer - faster scan - but not great if you were trying to use an older system as your scan station.The scanner itself is powered by the USB connection. This is a HUGE DEAL. One of the reasons I bought this is because I had an older scanner that was worthless because of a proprietary power brick that was dead.Overall I really like this scanner and the images it produces are great. The software is disappointing but Epson can fix that.Recommended.

This is just what I wanted! It scans to both pdf and jpeg. You can scan multiple images into one pdf. Easy to set up. Lid comes off so easy to scan thicker materials (like a book), and excess edges are white and pre-cropped. Very happy with this product so far!

I bought this because it is advertised with a max dpi of 4800. Pictured is the error you will receive when you try to use this advertised maximum dpi, as you can see in the settings. Pictured is the size of the photo I attempted to scan, original 7"x11" pages that were trimmed a bit on one long edge.You will be directed to another Epson USA support if you call the support number listed in Amazon. First level support gave me the "have to check please hold..." runaround a few times while providing no useful information. I kept polite and respectful throughout and never raised my voice throughout the call.When I finally got through to 2nd level support he started by telling me that scanning at 4800 dpi was "too high" for my needs and that I "didn't need it." I had to inform him that this was not *his* decision to make, on the item I had purchased, for the purposes of scanning at that resolution, because it was advertised as possible to do so.The reason I bought this is BECAUSE it advertises the ability to scan documents at 4800 dpi. How maddening to be told "you don't need 4800 dpi" from the guys who sold "4800 dpi" to me.Based on the error message language I asked them what size documents I could scan at that dpi, and they refused to answer that question with dimensions. I asked twice, directly.There is no mention of this "only 4800 dpi at a certain size and we won't tell you what that size is" limitation in this Amazon product ad. There is no mention of this limitation on the product box. Nothing direct in the manual even -- it says in the manual is "Scanning area may be restricted if resolution setting is large." This ALSO is not correct -- it doesn't restrict the scanning area, it refuses to scan. At its advertised resolution. It won't even try, if you set it to 4800 and try to scan anything with its software.Ugh.

Took a minute to get the settings right to scan drawings, but once I did it works great! Very lightweight and takes up minimal space which is exactly what I was looking for. Its a powerhouse of a little scanner. I've bought one three times this size (and price) and it works just as good.

This is a great productive scanner the size is small easy to store sits upright and works like a charm

Works very well for photos, it is a little bit slow but the features and price make up for the speed.