The Kodak ScanMate i1150WN ($650) from Kodak Alaris is similar in many ways to its previous iteration, the Kodak ScanMate i1150, 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 and Epson's significantly less expensive WorkForce ES-500W Wireless Duplex Document Scanner. 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. Well-Designed and Feature-Rich The i1150WN ($749.99 at Amazon) is two-toned, with a black face and off-white chassis and trays. At 9.7 by 13 by 6.3 inches (HWD) with its trays closed, and weighing 7 pounds, it's about average in size and weight for a sheet-feed docum...
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.
Robust, easy-to-deploy software; Excellent OCR accuracy; Includes PDF creation and editing and document management software; Supports numerous network and other connectivity modes
Somewhat pricy; Slow at saving to searchable PDF