The Pocket Scanner

The age when scanners were some massive devices, which occupied half of the working surface of the desk, is now long gone, due to the huge technological advancements of the past few years. And now, in a period when scanners are much sleeker, the PLANon DocuPen RC800 beats any record, considering the fact that it has the dimensions of the everyday pen.

RC800 has almost exactly the same functions as a usual scanner, although the quality of the scanned images is quite obviously inferior. The device is capable of scanning any document, containing both text and images, either black and white, standard color or high 24bit color at resolutions from 100 to 400 dpi. It's not much, true, but considering its dimensions, portability and storage capacity (100 pages, upgradeable by means of a SD card) the RC800 does a pretty good job.

Here are some of the most important specifications of the scanner-pen PLANon DocuPen RC800:

- Dimensions: 200mm x 20mm x 227mm; - Weight: ~57 grams; - Scan width: 205 mm; - Resolution 100-400 dpi; - Memory: 8 MB Flash, upgradeable to la 128 or 256MB through an SD card; - Batteries: Lithium Ion, rechargeable through USB cable; - Battery life: virtually perpetually charged and ample to scan and fill 8 MB Flash memory; - Charge Time: 50 minutes to full charge; - Scanning speed: 4-8 seconds per page; - Interface: Twain; - Connectivity: USB 1.1 and 2.0 through integrated USB connector cable; - Scan Mode : 24 Bit, 12 Bit Color, Greyscale, Monochrome.

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