The Top Scanner

I use this for 2 years already its just the best quick, clear, its a pleasure to use Problems Encountered: NO

I had an older version of this scanner which was, like other HP products up to then, fast, efficient and as solid as a rock. It got involved in a lightning strike so had to be replaced.

Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 5590

The Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 5590, predominantly aimed at home office or small businesses, offers a mixed set of results. For the rapid scanning of monochrome documents and conversion to editable text files, the automatic document feeder enabled scanner does an excellent job.

Lots of features; good monochrome document scanning; sheet feeder

Slow duplex scanning; visible banding with sheet fed scans; cleaning

HP Scanjet 5590 (Business)

When you see a scanner with a 50-sheet, duplexing ADF built into its top cover, as with the HP Scanjet 5590 ($399.99 direct), it's a safe bet that it's designed to scan multipage documents for OCR and document management applications, as well as fax and copy.

50-sheet, duplexing ADF and 35-mm transparency adaptor are standard; Handles OCR well; Better slide scan quality than most flatbeds

No batch scanning; Transparency adaptor is external, rather than an integral part of the unit; Lacks feature for removing scratches or dust from image