In previous years it was an exception for people to justify the ownership of a scanner subsystem for their own home or office use.  That was solely because of the cost.  While there have been reasonably priced scanners around for a decade, it was not until recently that the graphic quality and scan sensitivity justified anything other than commercially available scanning services.

Today, PC based scanners are very high in quality and comparatively inexpensive.  Great scanners are now available from several hundred to several thousand dollars.  Make sure you use your Registry Repair software whenever adding hardware to your PC.

You will probably be making a selection from several manufacturers and the best way to get into this is to review a basic feature list of modern PC-connectible Graphic Scanners.  Modern Graphic Scanners are classified by Resolution, Bit Depth, Dynamic Range, Speed, and Price.

Resolution is a graphic standard and in scanners 1200 dpi (dots per inch) is more than sufficient for most PC and home users.  For advanced graphics and super-clarity applications and all business use, 2400 is the assumed standard.

Bit Depth is the definition of the range of color representation.   It refers to the number of bits of representation required to duplicate a single pixel.  This is part of the total color definition of all modern devices called Gamut.   Most PC scanners have a 24 bit BD but commercials have up to 48.   Unless you are in a commercial or MilSpec setting, 24-bit should more than suffice.

Dynamic Range is a measure of total representation of tones.   Most color scanners range at about 2.4 which is more than sufficient for all office needs.

Speed is the final category for the classification of scanners.  Small office needs can typically be met with manual operation.   Commercial operations often justify speeds of over 100 scans per hour per machine.

Price is the final consideration in the selection of a good scanner.  Retail prices for PC scanners range from $200-500; commercial ones typically start at just under $1,000 and go up.   The corollary issues of service and warranty certainly apply although warranty is rarely an issue since modern scanners rarely fail.

After your selection and installation, be sure to rerun your windows registry software.  You can purchase and download a top registry software package that does this. They also perform the other registry fix functions that accomplish any needed corrections.