Panasonic’s High-Volume KV-S1057C-MKII Desktop Document Scanner

PROS

Wired and wireless networking. Three-year warranty. Competitively priced. Excellent OCR accuracy. Fast at scanning and saving to image files and searchable PDFs.

CONS
Incomplete software bundle. Lacks wireless networking.
BOTTOM LINE
Fast and accurate for OCR work, the network-ready Panasonic KV-S1057C-MKII is a solid sheet-feed document scanner, but its software bundle needs bulking up if your business doesn’t have a document-archiving back end in place.

An update to the Panasonic KV-S1057C we reviewed back in early 2015, the KV-S1057C-MKII ($1,089) is a high-volume sheet-feed document scanner for small and midsize offices, as well as large enterprises with medium-to-heavy scan workflows. This upgrade adds Ethernet support and an enhanced ability to scan thick plastic cards, passports, and mixed media. Like 2015’s KV-S1057C, the KV-S1057C-MKII is fast and accurate when converting to editable text. A few formidable heavy-duty desktop scanners that have hit the market recently, such as the Editors’ Choice Kodak Alaris S2060w, offer up some mighty stiff competition, however. The KV-S1057C-MKII is a solid alternative for demanding document-scan situations, but it falls just short of dislodging the Alaris as our top pick.

Read the entire review at PCMag

Share this:

Leave a Reply