HP ScanJet 5590 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Lots of features, good monochrome document scanning, sheet feeder.

Cons: Slow duplex scanning, visible banding with sheet fed scans, cleaning

Verdict: The 5590 is a good scanner for office documents but less so for photos and film

Review summary: High-quality scans at 2400-dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color - plus fast, easy operation from a duplexing automatic document feeder. Scans slides and negatives with included adapter. TWAIN...

Review summary: When you see a scanner with a 50-sheet, duplexing ADF built into its top cover, as with the HP Scanjet 5590 ($399.99 direct), it's a safe bet that it's designed to scan multipage documents for OCR and document management applications, as well as fax and c

Pros: 50-sheet, duplexing ADF and 35-mm transparency adaptor are standard. Handles OCR well. Better slide scan quality than most flatbeds.

Cons: No batch scanning. Transparency adaptor is external, rather than an integral part of the unit. Lacks feature for removing scratches or dust from image.

Verdict: The HP Scanjet 5590 is clearly designed for business use, with a 50-sheet, duplexing ADF to make quick work of scanning, faxing, and copying multipage documents, at least compared to most other desktop flatbed scanner It also scans photos and 35-mm slides

Review summary: This pricey but proficient scanner includes an automatic document feeder that easily churns through stacks of documents.

Verdict: The office-targeted HP 5590 is a good pick for OCR work, thanks to the proficient automatic document feeder that comes bundled.