HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 Flatbed Scanner Review
The HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 Flatbed Scanner ($299.99) is a light-duty yet versatile document scanner that combines a flatbed and a sheet-fed scanner with an automatic document feeder (ADF), so it can scan both delicate or thick items and stacks of paper. It has a good software suite, including a scan utility and drivers, plus document-management, optical-character-recognition (OCR), business-card, and photo-editing programs. At default settings, the 2500 ($298.90 at Amazon) is notably slow at scanning to searchable PDF (sPDF) format, but its speed can be improved by changing the color mode. There are faster and/or more capable small-office flatbed scanners, including the HP ScanJet Pro 3500 f1 Flatbed Scanner ($548.90 at Amazon) and Canon imageFormula DR-2020U , but the 2500 delivers a lot for a modest price, and is a good addition to an office with modest yet varied scanning needs.
Design and Features
The 2500 is fairly compact for a flatbed scanner, measuring 4.8 by 7.8 by 13.8...
The HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 Flatbed Scanner has a good software suite, and can scan either from its flatbed or 50-sheet ADF.
Low price; Flatbed and 50-sheet ADF; Good optical-character-recognition (OCR) performance; Full software suite
Slow in scanning to searchable PDF format; especially at default settings