Panasonic KVS2026C SCANNER 24PPM/42IPM ( KV-S2026C )

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Product Name: KV-S2026C Sheetfed Scanner

Marketing Information:

The KV-S2026C WorkGroup color scanner provide you superior durability with advanced image processing, all at a compact size and price.

Product Type: Sheetfed Scanner

Technical Information

Scan Resolution: 600 dpi Optical

Media Type: Plain Paper

Media Size: 2.0" x 2.8"

Media Size: 8.5" x 25"

Interfaces/Ports

Ports: 1 x 50-pin Ultra SCSI SCSI

Ports: 1 x 4-pin USB 2.0 USB

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions: 10.6" Height x 13.5" Width x 19.2" Depth

Weight: 18.7 lb

Warranty

Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s)

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 "KVS2026C SCANNER" 2009-09-11
By L. Kern (Meridian, ID)
We have purchased two (2) of these before, and they are very good.



We average around 1,200 items scanned DAILY, and it lasted around 3 years. We had to replace one due to the sensors finally going bad, and if they stop working, the entire machine needs replaced.



A couple things I don't like is that the roller replacement is not cheap, and if the sensors go bad, the entire machine must be replaced.



It does what it says with minimul jams or other issues, and would consider our office HIGH VOLUME.



I would recommend following the schedule (it tells you) on when to clean the rollers and replacing rollers.



One of these scanners is still trucking along after 600,00 scans.

 "Incredibly fast scanner" 2005-02-21
By Charles G. (San Francisco, CA USA)
We just received this scanner, and it installed instantly. It scans quickly, feeding about 2 seconds per page at 200 dpi and a little over 4 seconds per page at 400 dpi.



We've seen scanners absolutely wreck a computer system, probably due to driver problems, but we checked and did not have that problem with this scanner: the software appears to have been professionally written, though a warning pops up stating that it has not been checked for compatibility by Microsoft.



Pluses are it's fast, easy to install, and very compact: about 1/2 the footprint of an HP Laserjet 4100, but to use it you do have to pull out input and output trays that increases its footprint to about twice its size. It appears to have a very solid paper handling. After watching it work, you can tell it isn't likely to jam or misfeed.



However, the minuses are that it, like a lot of scanners, slightly skews the page, so it looks a little crooked. Most copiers will not do this, so it can't be used to replace a copier. UPDATE 11/9/09: They changed the driver to add deskewing and so as long as you use the sharpie trick below, the pages come out perfectly level.



I run a law firm and our scanning needs are pretty modest, but after seeing how quickly this unit works, we'll be scanning a lot more. I can't say I'm thrilled about the very slight page skew, which my other scanners also have (but they were 1/4 the price) and yet my copy machines don't have, but I haven't played with it fully to see if there is something we can do to correct it.



Update 5/30/06: the skew has to do with the fact that the paper guides spread apart over time as the unit is feeding pages. We put a small marking pen (like a fine tipped sharpie) between one of the moveable guides and the side of the input tray and it has stopped the skew entirely. I'd rate the unit 5 stars now. Most marking pens are slightly cone shaped, so you can put the pen in until it stops and it will hold the moveable paper guides in place. You only need to use one pen: the guides are connected.



Update 11/9/09: As noted, the skew problems are gone with the update drivers. And wow, it's still going strong nearly 1000 business days after I bought it. Never jams. We only run about 200 pages per day through it: it's rated for 4000, but the bulletproof paper handling and speed was worth buying such a heavy duty scanner. 5 years later, I'm only disappointed that Panasonic has not updated their scanners in nearly 5 years, though they did update the drivers and the new drivers give you just about every feature. You can still buy this one or the faster 2046 - twice the speed for more than twice the price. You can buy the cheaper 2025, but it is rated for a much smaller duty cycle - 1000 pages per day, and I'm a bit afraid of how it will last with people beating up on it. You might also look into the Canon 3010c, a slightly faster scanner that came out in late 2008 that appears to have a few more features, like auto delete of blank pages. It's about $300 cheaper than this one. But honestly, to have a mechanical device that has given us no trouble at all for 5 years and cost me about $1 per day of use to purchase, I'd be hard pressed to buy a different one when this one finally breaks. Keep a bottle of compressed air nearby: when it makes noise, spray the paper dust out of it and it will keep running. Clean the rollers occasionally with rubbing alcohol an q-tips.


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