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Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner vs Plustek A450 Pro

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 7identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

The Plustek A450 Pro has 2.6 mm more card thickness (max) than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (4 mm vs 1.4 mm). The Plustek A450 Pro has 26.9 mm more width than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (319.9 mm vs 293 mm). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 301.8 mm more depth than the Plustek A450 Pro (600 mm vs 298.2 mm). Maximum scan size: 216 x 356 mm on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, 216 x 5080 mm on the Plustek A450 Pro. Scanner type: ADF + Sheet-fed scanner on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, ADF scanner on the Plustek A450 Pro.

  • Maximum scan size
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:216 x 356 mm
    • A450 Pro:216 x 5080 mm
  • Scanner type
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:ADF + Sheet-fed scanner
    • A450 Pro:ADF scanner
  • Product colour
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:White
    • A450 Pro:Black
  • Sensor type
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:CIS
    • A450 Pro:Dual CIS
  • Light source
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:RGB LED
    • A450 Pro:LED
  • Card thickness (max)
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:1.4 mm
    • A450 Pro:4 mm
  • Power supply type
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:AC
    • A450 Pro:DC
  • Input voltage
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:220 - 240 V
    • A450 Pro:24 V

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Comparison of R30, A450 Pro
62 specifications
Scanning1 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm216 x 5080 mm
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Duplex scanningYesYes
Input greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 bit
Output monochrome depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 bit
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 ppm
ADF scan speed (greyscale, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 ipm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 ipm
Roller lifetimeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300000 pages
Colour scanningKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffersADF + Sheet-fed scannerADF scanner
Built-in displayNoNo
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source17.8 cm (7")
Display resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1280 x 800 pixels
TouchscreenKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Colour displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Performance2 differ
Sensor typeDiffersCISDual CIS
Light sourceDiffersRGB LEDLED
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8000 pages
Built-in OCRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Scan toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, E-mail, FTP, File, Image, Network folder, USB
Scan driversKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTWAIN
Scan file formatsKnown for oneBMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, TIFFUnknown — not stated by the source
Input capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Scanning media types supportedDiffersPlastic CardBusiness Card, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Long-paper modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi feed detectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Card thickness (max)Differs1.4 mm4 mm
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source27 - 413 g/m²
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source216 x 5080 mm
Minimum scan area (ADF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13.2 x 13.2 mm
Media thickness (min)Known for one0.04 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan widthKnown for one21.6 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan lengthKnown for one35.6 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB version2.02.0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power2 differ
Power supply typeDiffersACDC
Input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V24 V
CurrentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.7 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers293 mm319.9 mm
DepthDiffers600 mm298.2 mm
HeightDiffers382 mm236.6 mm
WeightDiffers3 kg4.1 kg
Folded widthKnown for one29.3 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Folded depthKnown for one25.1 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Folded heightKnown for one24.5 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack1 pc(s)1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Custom media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50.8 - 5080 mm
Custom media widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50.8 - 244 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source

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