The Epson WorkForce DS-40 Color Portable Scanner ($179.99) is Epson's first portable with Wi-Fi and the first one designed to work with or without a computer. You can use it as personal desktop scanner as well. But the real reason to consider the DS-40 ($92.94 at Amazon UK) is because you need a scanner that gives you the choice of scanning to your laptop when you're on the go or leaving the laptop at home. One of the DS-40's strongest points as a PC-free scanner is that it lets you check scan quality without a computer. That puts it in the same class as the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX100 ($92.94 at Amazon UK) , which is our Editors' Choice portable PC-free scanner, and both the Visioneer Mobility ($92.94 at Amazon UK) and near-twin Xerox Mobile Scanner ($92.94 at Amazon UK) . All four models let you view scans on your phone or tablet while you still have the original in hand to rescan if necessary. And once the file is on your mobile device, you can even work with it, email it, or uplo...
The Epson WorkForce DS-40 Color Portable Scanner lets you scan to a smartphone or tablet, so you can leave your laptop at home and still check scan quality on the spot.
Wi-Fi; Scans directly to mobile devices; Can use batteries or a USB connection for power
Simplex (one-sided) scans only; Manual feed; Unimpressive text-recognition accuracy; Doesn't handle business cards well