Recommended Scanners for FileCenter

FileCenter and a great scanner go hand in hand. FileCenter's easy, rapid scanning is significantly enhanced by the right document scanner.

Only the Best for Our Customers

We have years of experience watching our customers' successes and frustrations with their scanners. So while FileCenter should work with any TWAIN-compliant scanner, we thought it would be helpful to offer a few scanners that we highly recommend and use internally here at FileCenter.

All of the scanners below have been well tested with FileCenter and are priced as low as you'll find anywhere on the web. Happy scanning!


Canon DR-M260 Desktop Document Scanner  (most popular)

This high-speed, high-capacity workhorse can reliably handle an assortment of document types, such as thick, thin, oversized, and even plastic embossed cards. For an added benefit, optional carrier sheets allow passports with IC chips as well as fragile documents to be scanned without corrupting the original documents. Includes its own image processing CPU, making fast, high-quality scanning possible without depending on PC performance. Paper feeding and eject sensors are incorporated to help prevent paper jams and damage to documents. The scanner also incorporates left and right feeding rollers that revolve independently to help prevent skewed feeding when different size documents are scanned together.

  • Speed: 60 pages/minute (all color modes)
  • Sheet-Fed: Yes
  • Feeder Capacity: 80 sheets
  • Daily Volume: 7,500 scans
  • Duplex Scanning (double-sided): Yes
  • Color Modes: black and white, 256-level grayscale, 24-bit color
  • Resolution: 100-600dpi
  • Document Size: 1.97-8.5" wide, 2.13-14.02" long
  • Connection: USB 3.1
  • Warranty: 5 years
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Canon DR-M260 Desktop Document Scanner  
Price:   $896  1195
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Canon DR-S150 Office Document Scanner

The Dr-S150 was designed to be shared. While it works beautifully as a desktop scanner, the flexible USB, ethernet, and WiFi connection options allow the device to be accessed by multiple users. This flexibility also makes it compatible with smartphones and tablets. This allows the scanner to be located almost anywhere in an office environment. Users can even scan directly to shared network folders, without using a computer. The scanner can also reliably handle many different media types, including passports, receipts, photos, business cards, plastic or embossed cards, and even long documents. The DR-S150 was designed with a large, color LCD touchscreen and an intuitive user interface where scanning jobs can be preset as shortcuts and performed directly from the touch-screen.

  • Speed: 45 pages/minute (all color modes)
  • Sheet-Fed: Yes (automatic or manual)
  • Feeder Capacity: 60 sheets
  • Daily Volume: 4,000 scans
  • Duplex Scanning (double-sided): Yes
  • Color Modes: black and white, 256-level grayscale, 24-bit color
  • Resolution: 100-600dpi
  • Document Size: 2.0-8.5" wide, 2.1-14.0" long
  • Long Document Mode: yes (118" long)
  • Connection: USB 3.2, Ethernet, WiFi
  • Warranty: 3 years
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Canon DR-S150 Office Document Scanner
Price:   $671  895
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Canon DR-C230 Desktop Document Scanner

This medium-speed scanner can handle a variety of document types including thick, thin, long, or oversized documents, plastic or embossed cards, and even passports for greater versatility and flexibility. In addition, the DR-C230 comes equipped with double-feed sensors and a one-touch release button to allow scanning to resume when double-feed is detected for a seamless and more efficient scanning experience.

  • Speed: 30 pages/minute (all color modes)
  • Sheet-Fed: Yes
  • Feeder Capacity: 60 sheets
  • Daily Volume: 3,500 scans
  • Duplex Scanning (double-sided): Yes
  • Color Modes: black and white, 256-level grayscale, 24-bit color
  • Resolution: 100-600dpi
  • Document Size: 2.0-8.5" wide, 2.1-14.0" long
  • Connection: USB 2.0
  • Warranty: 3 years
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Canon DR-C230 Desktop Document Scanner
Price:   $371  495
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Canon P-215II Mobile Document Scanner

The imageFORMULA P-215II Scan-tini mobile document scanner features both an automatic sheet feeder and a built-in card scanner. At 11 inches long and weighing just over two pounds, this scanner fits easily in a briefcase or satchel. The P-215II's portability, compact size, simple use, and high-quality imaging elevate mobile information capture to a whole new level.

  • Speed: 10 pages/minute (color), 15 pages/minute (all others)
  • Sheet-Fed: Yes
  • Feeder Capacity: 20 sheets
  • Daily Volume: 3,500 scans
  • Duplex Scanning (double-sided): Yes
  • Color Modes: black and white, 256-level grayscale, 24-bit color
  • Resolution: 150-600dpi
  • Document Size: 2.0-8.5" wide, 2.8-14.0" long
  • Connection: USB 2.0
  • Warranty: 1 year
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Canon P-215II Mobile Document Scanner
Price:   $224  299
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Scanner Guidelines

Please consider the following in your search for a good scanner. Look for a scanner that:

  • Has an automatic sheet feeder
  • Scans at 200 DPI resolution minimum
  • Scans in black & white, grayscale, and color
  • Scans at least 25 pages per minute
  • Scans in duplex (double-sided)
  • Has a high-quality TWAIN driver
  • Connects via USB cable*

*Wireless scanning has become a popular option. In our experience, however, the wireless connections are not always reliable. Stick with USB connections for reliable, fast scanning.

What about Multifunction Machines?

Users seem to experience a natural draw towards affordable multifunction machines: print + fax + scanning + copier. The appeal is certainly there. But how do they perform?

Multifunction machines produce more technical support frustrations than any other scanner. These are the ultimate example of "Jack of all trades, master of none."

There are no multifunction machines that we recommend.