They come in a variety of styles, but all are the same in that they are sheetfed scanners. Page scanners offer a resolution of about 200 DPI, and some even exceed this. One definite disadvantage to page scanners are their inability to scan bound materials. Materials to be scanned must be in a separate page format. Return to the Table of Contents Flat Bed Scanners Flatbed scanners are the most powerful of the three types of scanners.
Flatbeds allow a user to lay virtually anything on their scan face for scanning purposes.
Bound materials present no real difficulty to flat bed scanners.