Excellent Accuracy and Software with Kodak’s ScanMate i1150WN Sheet-Feed Document Scanner

PROS
Robust, easy-to-deploy software. Excellent OCR accuracy. Includes PDF creation and editing and document management software. Supports numerous network and other connectivity modes.
CONS
Somewhat pricy. Slow at saving to searchable PDF.
BOTTOM LINE
The Kodak ScanMate i1150WN is a bit slow for the price, but this scanner comes with numerous network and other connectivity options and terrific software, and OCR accuracy is above average.

[amazon_link asins=’B01GGKM1LI’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’store-1′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’fec45ce6-c570-11e7-9af1-a1b05a24239c’]The Kodak ScanMate i1150WN ($650) [amazon_link asins=’B01GGKM1LI’ template=’CopyOf-PriceLink’ store=’store-1′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’12aa5b11-c571-11e7-a3d7-e7ef58f37cf8′] from Kodak Alaris is similar in many ways to its previous iteration, the Kodak ScanMate i1150 [amazon_link asins=’B00L4C5TA4′ template=’CopyOf-PriceLink’ store=’store-1′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’3714b6ab-c571-11e7-b28f-c58daea2b76e’], except that it supports both wired and wireless networking. It’s not, however, as fast as some network-ready scanners we have reviewed, including the Editors’ Choice Brother ImageCenter ADS-3600W [amazon_link asins=’B01AD7I6P0′ template=’CopyOf-PriceLink’ store=’store-1′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’6021499b-c571-11e7-b4cc-11e751f8bc0a’] and Epson’s significantly less expensive WorkForce ES-500W Wireless Duplex Document Scanner.[amazon_link asins=’B01M686HSS’ template=’CopyOf-PriceLink’ store=’store-1′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’767eb0b6-c571-11e7-873a-e74e1794ffd9′] Even though the i1150WN is not lickety-split, it’s plenty fast enough for many micro office and workgroup environments, and it comes with slick and easy-to-use software, making it a good choice for low-to-moderate network document scanning, especially for use at the front desk in medical and dental offices.

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