
The top cover over the face of the machine opens into an 80-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), and the output tray extends out from the front.

Measuring 7.5 by 12.2 by 7.8 inches (HWD) with its trays closed, and weighing 8.4 pounds, the ScanJet 7000 ($1,159.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) is not only identical in size and weight to the ScanJet 5000, but aside from the name on the front it even looks the same. Even so, unlike some other competing models (including the DS-860), the ScanJet 7000 comes with both document management and business card archiving software, making it a terrific value and our new top choice for moderate to heavy-volume scanning in a medium-size office or workgroup. But like many document scanners, including our Editors' Choice, the Epson WorkForce DS-860 ($999.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), the ScanJet 7000 slows down considerably when saving scans to searchable PDF format-so much so that it's not that much faster than the significantly lower-rated ScanJet 5000 when performing the same task.


