Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner vs Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner has 20 W more power consumption (typical) than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (30 W vs 10 W). The Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner has 330 mm more width than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (623 mm vs 293 mm). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 200 mm more depth than the Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner (600 mm vs 400 mm). Maximum scan size: 216 x 356 mm on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, 304.8 x 431.8 mm on the Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner. Optical scanning resolution: 600 x 600 DPI on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, 800 x 800 DPI on the Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner.

Maximum scan size
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:216 x 356 mm
- A320E Flatbed scanner:304.8 x 431.8 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:600 x 600 DPI
- A320E Flatbed scanner:800 x 800 DPI
Scanner type
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:ADF + Sheet-fed scanner
- A320E Flatbed scanner:Flatbed scanner
Sensor type
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:CIS
- A320E Flatbed scanner:CCD
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:A4
- A320E Flatbed scanner:A3
Power consumption (typical)
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:10 W
- A320E Flatbed scanner:30 W
Input voltage
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:220 - 240 V
- A320E Flatbed scanner:24 V
Width
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:293 mm
- A320E Flatbed scanner:623 mm

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Comparison of R30, A320E
55 specifications	A Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner Model R30 View product	B Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner Model A320E View product
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	304.8 x 431.8 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	800 x 800 DPI
Colour scanning	Yes	Yes
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Output monochrome depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 bit
Film scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 sec/page
Black/white scanning colour modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grayscale, Monochrome
Design1 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF + Sheet-fed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Built-in display	No	No
Product colour	White	White
Performance1 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CIS	CCD
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 pages
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Light sourceKnown for one	RGB LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	BMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Scanning media types supportedKnown for one	Plastic Card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media thickness (min)Known for one	0.04 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (max)Known for one	1.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan widthKnown for one	21.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan lengthKnown for one	35.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN Compliant
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10 W	30 W
Power supply type	AC	AC
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
Input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	24 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 W
CurrentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.25 A
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	293 mm	623 mm
DepthDiffers	600 mm	400 mm
HeightDiffers	382 mm	140 mm
WeightDiffers	3 kg	7.5 kg
Folded widthKnown for one	29.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Folded depthKnown for one	25.1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Folded heightKnown for one	24.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plustek DocAction Plustek DocTWAIN Plustek MacAction Plustek ICA
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PentiumR IV 2.4 GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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