Epson lists the Epson WorkForce DS-510 on its website under workgroup scanners, and, indeed, it offers enough capability for a small office or workgroup. However, the low price and small size make it a strong candidate for a personal desktop scanner as well.

Automatic document feeder; Duplex (two-sided) scanning; Excellent text recognition and document management

Did not do well with recognizing text on business cards in our tests

The Epson WorkForce DS-510 is robust but ruthlessly effective, it's also reasonably fast and comes with powerful software. Read our Epson WorkForce DS-510 review to find out more.

Doesn't scan envelopes or insurance cards unless you use a different program - epson support couldn't make it work so they had me use a different...

Speed for price

won't scan cards or envelopes

Worked great for a year but the multifeed just went up in 2 units I own. The issue is the same on both units a plastic cam splays at a connection point and renders the feature useless over time. It's safe to say this part will fail on every unit, I would recommend avoiding.

This scanner scanned an entire tall lateral file worth of files without a hiccup. It is quiet and dependable and folds up in a really compact package. Great buy!

It looks pretty on my desk, hope it is made operational soon. It seems like a good machine and probably will prove to be so once the connectivity drivers for Mavericks are ready for us lowly users.

Not that there's anything wrong with orthodox when the result is as accomplished as the Epson. The device is compact when folded up, but the lid is easily pushed back to convert this model into a substantial sheet-fed design.

This scanner is very easy to hook up and wow~ does it scan fast and puts the images (files) in order for me. I really just load the scanner and push a button!!

I scan documents into QuickBooks. I used the Fujitsu Scansnap for two years and I have to say: it is a great printer. The Epson is just as good.Easy setup, TWAIN compatible, fast, works exactly the way it's supposed to.

This desktop document scanner has a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), and is designed to make short work of archiving stacks of paper in a small office. It has two image sensors, so it can scan both sides of an original document in a single pass or use image stitching to capture a folded A3...