Canon's imageFormula DR-M260 Office Document Scanner ($1,195) is a high-volume, sheet-fed desktop document scanner designed for heavy loads and document management systems in the legal, financial, healthcare, government, and several other industries. A fast, accurate scanner with capable document capture and conversion software, the DR-M260 faces stiff competition, including our current Editors' Choice, the somewhat faster and slightly more accurate Epson DS-870 Color Duplex Workgroup Document Scanner. While the less expensive Epson delivers a bit more value, the Canon DR-M260 is a terrific machine well worth your consideration. Ready to Get Down to Business At 9.1 by 11.2 by 10 inches with its trays closed and weighing just 7.5 pounds, the Canon is similar in size and girth to the Epson DS-870, as well as another PCMag top pick, the Alaris S2060w. Two other recent Editors' Choice desktop document models, Visioneer's somewhat beefier Patriot H60 and Brother's lower-volume but mor...
Though it's limited to a single desktop or laptop connection, Canon's imageFormula DR-M260 is a powerful, high-volume scanner with a robust software bundle, making it a good choice for busy document-management systems.
Comprehensive software bundle; Highly accurate OCR; Fast; High daily volume rating
Expensive; No network or mobile connectivity