HP Scanjet Professional 3000

HP Scanjet Professional 3000

Despite the name, the HP Scanjet Professional 3000 Sheet-feed Scanner ($449 direct) is best understood as a decidedly personal scanner, meant to sit conveniently on a desktop for one person's use. The professional part refers more to the software that comes with the scanner—three full function programs for document management, optical character recognition (OCR), and business card scanning and management. The combination delivers most of the scan capability that any business user needs for working in a small or home office. The hardware side of the package is typical for this class of document scanner. Physically similar to the NeatDesk ($399.95, 3.5 stars) that I reviewed earlier this year, it measures 6.4 by 11.1 by 6 inches (HWD) with the input and output trays closed. Opening the trays to scan adds about 8 inches to the front and 4 inches to the height. The automatic document feeder (ADF) offers a substantial 50-sheet capacity and can handle paper up to 8.5 inches wide by 34 inches long. Optical resolution is 600 pixels per inch (ppi), which is more than enough for document scanning. I tested the scanner on a system running Windows Vista.