Experts and owners say the 9,600-dpi Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II is one of the best multipurpose scanners for the money. This flatbed scanner does a particularly good job of scanning reflective documents like photo prints and can also handle slides and negatives. In addition, it offers very fast scan speeds as well as excellent color quality.

Reviewers say the Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 is a great value for light users who don’t need to scan transparent materials like film or slides. This 2,400-dpi resolution flatbed scanner delivers good scans of photos and documents for its budget price. It’s powered through the USB connection, so you don’t need to plug in an external power supply.

For professional photographers or others who need a high-quality photo scanner, the Epson Perfection V700 Photo is the scanner to get, experts say. It has two lenses, so it can switch between 4,800 dpi resolution for photographic prints and 6,400 dpi resolution for slides and film. It can correct dust and scratch damage, and supports most film sizes.

With excellent performance, solid build quality and a deep feature set, the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 is a beast of a document scanner. This speedy sheet-fed workhorse has a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), can scan both sides of the page at once and can scan to mobile devices and computers via Wi-Fi.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 is a portable sheet-fed scanner that’s great for scanning documents on the go, reviews say. This pint-size scanner weighs less than a pound and measures less than 11 inches wide by 2 inches deep. It has a continuous feed mechanism, and it also lets you save multiple scans as a single file.