Whether you’re scanning specialized items, keeping your luggage light, or yearning to be free of cables and cords, you’ll find the perfect portable scanner on our list. (We’ve tested all the major models.)
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Epson’s Six-Ink Expression Photo XP-8700 Wireless All-in-One Prints Exceptionally Well
Medium purchase price, steep operating costs,
but great photos
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THE BOTTOM LINE
Need excellent-quality borderless photos at sizes up to 8.5 by 11 inches? Epson’s six-ink Expression Photo XP-8700 will get you those sharp prints,
IRIScan Desk 6 Pro, IRIS’s Midrange Book and Overhead Projection Scanner
Scanning from above is just the start
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THE BOTTOM LINE
The IRIScan 6 Pro, more than just an overhead book scanner, packs several handy features that facilitate teaching, presenting, and online meetings.
MSRP $349.00
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The IRIScan Desk 6 Business, IRIS’s Flagship Book and Overhead Projection Scanner
The new champion of overhead scanners
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THE BOTTOM LINE
The IRIScan Desk 6 Business is a highly capable and versatile overhead book scanner with a wealth of features for teaching, presenting, and conducting online meetings.
Kodak’s Mini 2 Retro Portable Dye-Sublimation 2.1-by-3.4-inch Photo Printer
Turning smartphone snaps into wallet-size prints
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THE BOTTOM LINE
Kodak’s Mini 2 Retro is a smartphone-companion pocket photo printer that delivers good-looking business-card-size images with or without borders, at some of the lowest running costs
HP’s First Envy “Inspire” Photo-Optimized All-in-One Printer, the 7955e
Solid family printing—if you subscribe to its ink
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THE BOTTOM LINE
If you sign up for an HP Plus subscription, the Envy Inspire 7955e gains six months of free ink, making it a reasonable value
Review of Kodak’s Mini 3 Retro (3-by-3-Inch Square) Portable Dye-Sublimation Photo Printer
It’s hip to see square
THE BOTTOM LINE
The Kodak Mini 3 Retro pocket photo printer produces good-looking 3-by-3-inch images quickly and inexpensively. It’s a great smartphone partner if you can live without 4-by-6-inch prints.
HP’s Entry-Level Envy 6455e All-in-One Printer
Surprising signs of life from a two-cartridge inkjet design
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THE BOTTOM LINE
The HP Envy 6455e All-In-One prints well and, if you sign up for HP’s Instant Ink subscription program, inexpensively, making it a decent
Canon’s Pixma G3260 Wireless Cartridge-Free MegaTank All-in-One Printer
A bulk-ink bargain, if you can live without an ADF
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THE BOTTOM LINE
Canon’s Pixma G3260 Wireless MegaTank All-in-One isn’t speedy, and its scanner lacks a document feeder, but this bottle-fed inkjet delivers high-quality output
Canon’s Pixma G620 Wireless Cartridge-Free MegaTank Photo Printer
A photo-printer bargain…if you’re in no hurry
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THE BOTTOM LINE
The six-ink Canon Pixma G620 prints extremely well, especially for photos, at some of the lowest running costs in the business. Its low speed and