Best Buys
August 18th, 2004
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Each month, the PC World Test Center tests, compares, and ranks a
large number of PCs, printers, monitors, graphic boards, and CD-RW
drives. The best products in each category earn the distinction of
being named a PC World Best Buy.
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* Today's Best Buy: HP Scanjet 8200
Hewlett-Packard designed this flatbed scanner with offices in mind.
Capable of scanning both documents and film or slides, the 8200 is
equipped with an 8.5-by-14-inch scan bed that makes it ideal for
processing legal-size documents and other large materials.
The 8200 offers an ultra-high optical resolution of 4800 dots per
inch. And unlike most scanners, which use a single charge-coupled
device for scanning, the 8200 uses three CCD sensors--two for color,
and one for monochrome--each of which is optimized for different scan
modes and resolutions, according to HP.
In our performance tests the 8200 earned top ratings for its zippy
scans. It scanned a full page of black-and-white line art in just 11
seconds, for example.
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* Editors' Note:
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