The Canon P-215 scanner is excellent. It efficiently scans both sides of a page at the same time. Scans are automatically created as PDFs, which makes it easy to store or share the files. A nice feature is that this item doesn't require a power supply.

A close cousin to the Editors' Choice Canon imageFormula P-150 Scan-tini ($295 direct, 4 stars), and one small step up in Canon's line, the Canon imageFormula P-215 Scan-tini Personal Document Scanner ($325 direct) combines a not quite identical scanner with improved software.

Automatic document feeder; Duplexes; Rated at 15 pages per minute for black and white as well as grayscale

Relatively big and heavy for a portable scanner; Application programs don't install by default

Checked out a lot of portable scanners. This was best for the price. No complaints---works as advertised....simple, fast, high quality PDF. Highly recommend.

Everything I need for a good price; easy to set up ; small learning curve

Sometimes grabs more than 1 page at a time

A growing subdivision of the scanner market is mobile devices, which derive all the power they need from a single USB connection. Most are fairly basic, but Canon's ImageFORMULA P-215 goes quite a bit further than most.

Can scan ID cards; Neat cover/feed tray; 20-sheet feed tray

No case supplied; Photo scanning could be better; Bit heavy for true portability

Although the scans are crisp & clean, it regularly pulls two pages through at once. Having said that, it's fairly heavy & solid in construction. Shows up as a drive on my mac (I think because of the flash memory which contains the software onboard).

Canon has been making scanners for years, so the company certainly knows its way around the category. But the portable scanner market is highly competitive, with everyone from Xerox and Brother to Fujitsu and Neat Receipts looking for a piece of the action.

Duplexer lets you scan two-sided documents; Multiple ways to connect to your PC or Mac; Easy-to-use Auto Start feature; Excellent scan quality

Business cards can jam during scanning; Doesn't include power adapter; Relatively bulky; Slower scanning speeds on photos and business cards

This things works great. I got it to organize a great deal of documents and to have a small sized scanner for when you're on the move. The business card feature works well, it uses USB 3 and does OCR (optical character recognition) as it scans which is great. 4 stars because of price.

Works great; has basic software needed built into a small flash memory storage

Seems a bit fragile; expensive

Quite a good scanner! I'm impressed by speed, quality and ease of use! I believe it is quite expensive compared to other scanners but we definitely get what we pay for! I purchased this scanner to go as much digital as possible and this product will definitely help me a lot to reach my goal!

Works well. Love the compact design. Really saves on desktop space. Speed is sufficient for nearly any task. Only holds a few sheets at a time, but seems to feed well. Like that it is powered by USB. The price is right for its capabilities too. A definate recommend!

Great buy and works fantastic....... Thanks!