A medium-volume document scanner that's a combination of a sheetfed and a flatbed, HP's $599 ScanJet Pro 3600 f1 replaces the model 3500 f1 that we reviewed way back in early 2016. Scanning hardware and software have both matured a lot since then, and the new ScanJet Pro is faster, leaner, and more reliable, and it converts pages to editable text in a fraction of the time of its predecessor. The 3600 f1 also boasts an automatic document feeder (ADF) that holds almost twice as many pages as our current entry-level Editors' Choice winner, the Xerox Duplex Combo Scanner. We'd like it even more at a somewhat lower price, but the ScanJet Pro 3600 f1 is a more-than-capable document manager for busy small offices and workgroups, earning our Editors' Choice award honors for midrange document scanners.A Merger of Two Types of Scanner The 3600 f1 is one of four new HP scanners, led by the $1,499 ScanJet Enterprise Flow N6600 fnw1 and descending to the ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 scheduled for revie...
HP's ScanJet Pro 3600 f1 is a speedy combination sheetfed/flatbed document scanner that's ideal for busy small and home offices.
Compact design; Relatively fast, highly accurate OCR; Excellent HP Scan Pro interface; Decent document archiving; Scans to flash and other USB drives with no PC required
Somewhat expensive; No Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or device support