Product comparison · 2 scanners

Plustek M12 Plus vs Plustek SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- M12 Plus:216 x 355 mm
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- M12 Plus:600 x 600 DPI
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:1200 x 1200 DPI
Scanner type
- M12 Plus:Sheet-fed scanner
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:Flatbed & ADF scanner
Power consumption (typical)
- M12 Plus:2.2 W
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:18 W
Power consumption (standby)
- M12 Plus:1.2 W
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:3.2 W
Weight
- M12 Plus:330 g
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:4.5 kg
Minimum RAM
- M12 Plus:64 MB
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:256 MB
Minimum storage drive space
- M12 Plus:700 MB
- SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner:800 MB

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Comparison of M12 Plus, PL2546
30 specifications	A Plustek M12 Plus View product	B Plustek SmartOffice PL2546 scanner Flatbed & ADF scanner Model PL2546 View product
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	216 x 355 mm	216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Design1 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Sheet-fed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Scan file formatsKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PCX, PDF, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
LegalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	2.2 W	18 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	3.2 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	330 g	4.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint MaxReader 4.1 NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7.1 NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5 Plustek PDF Tool	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP1), XP Professional (SP1), 2000 (SP4), Windows Vista
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	700 MB	800 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GHz
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	274 x 47 x 33.8 mm	481 x 327 x 203 mm
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC-B, ROHS / WEEE	CB, CE, FCC, UL/cUL, TUV-GS, C-Tick, BSMI
Maximum length of sheet mediaKnown for one	910mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V

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