Plustek PS186 Desktop Document Scanner, with 50-Pages Auto Document Feeder (ADF). for Windows 7/8 / 10/11 (Intel/AMD only)

Flawless and super easy performance in scanning documents.
My computer crashed and Neet decided they wanted $7 a month to let me download and use their software, that I had already bought and paid for. No way, EVERYBODY, STAY AWAY FROM NEET, so I bought this Plustek PS186. I bought a refurbished one. It had no disks, no instructions, and no calibration paper, which it says is necessary, but I managed without. Found the company website and downloaded their software. (No charge, unlike Neet) Had a lot of trouble getting it to work because they have so many download possibilities and it does not tell you which ones you need, what order to run them it, or anything. Download speed was also extremely slow. Ultimately I got it working and I am very happy with the performance, so far. I need a scanner for documents Almost all black and white. Presets are easy to modify to your preference. You can set a particular folder to scan to, scan to file type, and dpi (100-600), etc. for each profile. That works great for me. Tried it on color documents and results were not too good, lots of lines, even at slow 600 dpi. For black and white docs, it is excellent and fast. Since that is what I need it for most, I am happy with my purchase. You can also easily set or modify a profile to eliminate blank pages, auto-rotate, enhance characters, etc. If you are not pretty computer savvy, stick with the brand new one, that includes the disks (I did not know mine was going to come with no disk). Probably should give it fewer stars but there are these nice advantages too: It folds up quite small, and the folding top keeps dust out of the scanner – that is a major flaw for most other scanners. The document sheet feeder has side guides up high to keep the paper straight, is nearly vertical for good use of gravity, and I have not had a misfeed, so far. (1 day) Before the day was out I had the ultimate test: A 100+ pages two-sided three-hole punched transcript. I did it in two files, each roughly half. Flawless, and so easy. Push “Scan”. (I have preset 1 set to a multi-page pdf doc at 300 dpi to be sent to the “scanned docs” folder on my desktop.) I originally posted a 4, because I was so annoyed with the lack of a disk, but went to 5 stars because I bought refurbished, so I blame myself. I saved money for that hassle, and don’t think I should blame the seller. I love the product.

Not easy to install the program to your computer
So far so good, it’s fast scanning up to 50 pages, the only problem was installing it, it’s not that easy as you have to extract files and do some complex tasks, if you’re not a computer programmer you may have issues. I was annoyed about this.

Was great while it worked
Bought this in December 2022 and scanned about 40 documents over the course of 20 months. and then it just died. Lights come on but function button and scan button do nothing. Tried to get help from tech support. I’d have better luck giving birth to giraffe. It was excellent while it worked, but lasting 20 months (and I only turned it on when I needed it those 40 times) and 40 scans for $200 is not worth it! Save your money and buy something that lasts a while.

Lo scanner arriva solo con la presa americana, quindi non è possibile neppure provarlo e renderlo costa 40,00€ – NON È GIUSTO

I have been using this scanner for quite a few months now and I am absolutely delighted with it. The duplicate scanning, back and front, is a god send. It halves the time on some of my projects. The setup needs some thinking about but once cracked it is then simples. (Apologies to a well know Mere-cat). Scanning of black and white is very fast but colour can be a lot slower and, consequently, a lot more noisier. It takes up a small space and I am quite happy with the reproduction quality.