Plustek OpticBook 3600

Pros: Reliable, fast and well designed, excellent interface. Software works well.

Cons: Bulky, long warm up time, goes to sleep too quickly. Photographs not a strong point.

The Bottom Line: If you scan a lot of books but cannot afford a planetary scanner, this model will meet your needs. Very reliable thus far.

Review: I run a small company that scans old often fragile books and converts them to pdf format on CD. I couldn't afford to purchase a planetary book scanner costing many thousands of dollars and a regular flatbed would not work on most of the sort of books I ...

Pros: Great idea if it worked.

Cons: Everything. Never worked.

Review: I bought this scanner with the idea of scanning books. This is the worst $300.00 bucks I have ever spent. This scanner has never worked for me. I thought that maybe it was my laptop, but I tried hooking this scanner up to several different ...