Product comparison · 2 scanners

Plustek OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner vs Plustek 8200i Ai

20specifications compared
14differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:216 x 140 mm
- 8200i Ai:36.8 x 25.4 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:600 x 1200 DPI
- 8200i Ai:7200 x 7200 DPI
Scanner type
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:Business card scanner
- 8200i Ai:Film/slide scanner
Product colour
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:Grey
- 8200i Ai:Black
Sensor type
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:CIS
- 8200i Ai:CCD
Scan file formats
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:PDF
- 8200i Ai:JPG, PDF, TIFF
Scan drivers
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:TWAIN
- 8200i Ai:TWAIN, WIA
USB version
- OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner:1.1
- 8200i Ai:2.0

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Comparison of 500+, 8200i Ai
38 specifications	A Plustek OpticSlim 500+ Business card scanner Model 500+ View product	B Plustek 8200i Ai View product
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	216 x 140 mm	36.8 x 25.4 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	7200 x 7200 DPI
Colour scanning	Yes	Yes
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Film scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical density (Dmax)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	113 sec/page
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 sec/page
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Business card scanner	Film/slide scanner
Built-in display	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Performance3 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CIS	CCD
Light sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LED
Scan file formatsDiffers	PDF	JPG, PDF, TIFF
Button functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Scan
Scan driversDiffers	TWAIN	TWAIN, WIA
Paper handlingidentical
Scanning media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper, Plastic Card, Thin paper, Transparencies
LetterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A5	Unknown — not stated by the source
LegalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB versionDiffers	1.1	2.0
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1	USB 2.0
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	222.5 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	276 mm	272 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	119 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	1.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GHz Processor or faster
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 MB
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84716070

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