Epson Perfection V39 Review
The Epson Perfection V39 ($99.99) is basically a throwback to the kind of flatbed scanner that used to be standard. Most flatbeds today can scan film, a design choice that's largely a response to the popularity of MFPs, which rarely include film-scan capability. The V39 ($99.99 at Amazon) leaves out the ability to scan film, so you don't have to pay for the feature if you don't need it, and focuses instead on giving you higher-quality scans for photographic prints than most MFPs can manage. More important, it delivers enough to make it our new Editors' Choice for a budget home scanner for high-quality photo scanning.
There are only a few general-purpose flatbeds today that share the V39's lack of a film-scanning feature, including the Canon CanoScan LiDE 120 Color Image Scanner ($298.99 at Amazon) , which is our preferred pick for a budget home scanner for snapshot-quality photo scans; the Canon CanoScan LiDE220 Color Image Scanner ($366.99 at Amazon) , which the V39 replaces as ...
The Epson Perfection V39 flatbed scanner is an excellent choice if you want to scan photographic prints, as well as short documents to searchable PDF and editable text formats. It's our top budget pick for high-quality photo scanning.
High-quality photo scans; Fully automatic mode for easy scanning; Scans to editable text and searchable PDF formats
No film-scan capability; Lacks bundled applications