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Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner vs Plustek PS286 Pro

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 8identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 30 mm more width than the Plustek PS286 Pro (293 mm vs 263 mm). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 472 mm more depth than the Plustek PS286 Pro (600 mm vs 128 mm). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 234 mm more height than the Plustek PS286 Pro (382 mm vs 148 mm). Maximum scan size: 216 x 356 mm on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, 216 x 5080 mm on the Plustek PS286 Pro. Optical scanning resolution: 600 x 600 DPI on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, 600 x 1200 DPI on the Plustek PS286 Pro.

  • Maximum scan size
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:216 x 356 mm
    • PS286 Pro:216 x 5080 mm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:600 x 600 DPI
    • PS286 Pro:600 x 1200 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:ADF + Sheet-fed scanner
    • PS286 Pro:ADF scanner
  • Product colour
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:White
    • PS286 Pro:Silver, Black
  • Light source
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:RGB LED
    • PS286 Pro:LED
  • Power supply type
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:AC
    • PS286 Pro:DC
  • Width
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:293 mm
    • PS286 Pro:263 mm
  • Depth
    • imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:600 mm
    • PS286 Pro:128 mm

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Comparison of R30, PS286 Pro
49 specifications
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm216 x 5080 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Input colour depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 bit
Output colour depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 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 source30 ppm
ADF scan speed (greyscale, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 ipm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 ipm
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffersADF + Sheet-fed scannerADF scanner
Product colourDiffersWhiteSilver, Black
Performance1 differ
Light sourceDiffersRGB LEDLED
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000 pages
Scan driversKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTWAIN
Scan file formatsKnown for oneBMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, TIFFUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Scanning media types supportedKnown for onePlastic CardUnknown — not stated by the source
Media thickness (min)Known for one0.04 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (max)Known for one1.4 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 connector typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-B
Power1 differ
Power supply typeDiffersACDC
CurrentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.75 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
Input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers293 mm263 mm
DepthDiffers600 mm128 mm
HeightDiffers382 mm148 mm
WeightDiffers3 kg1.66 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
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
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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