For a couple of years, I’ve been drooling over the handheld scanners that are on the market. Of course there is always something else that comes up (like feeding a house full of mouths and paying those pesky utility bills every month), so I couldn’t quite justify getting one until recently while working on my latest manuscript edits. I’m not much of an electronic gadget type (now kitchen gadgets, that’s a whole other story), but I now consider my new handheld scanner in my top 5 of favorite electronic gadgets. After doing several months of research on finding one that fit my needs (A. ease of use B. ease of use C. ease of use, I picked it up from Amazon and couldn’t be happier with the simplicity and quality of the scans. The one I purchased is the Wacces EasyScan Portable Document and Image Scanner for less than $100! It can scan up to 600dpi and has 2 settings for dpi choices – low and high. It can also scan in black and white or color. It also came with a storage bag to protect it while toting it in your purse or laptop bag. It’s super, super easy to use, hence the name “EasyScan.”

I have years and years worth of magazine clippings in binders that I can now just scan and digitize them for storage on my computer. Sure, I could just use my bulky flatbed scanner, but that thing frustrates me because it’s slow and cumbersome. With the handheld scanner, I can scan magazine pages, book edits, etc. while sitting in the living room watching TV or at the dining room table. It’s super portable and will also come in handy when I go to do more research at the library for an upcoming book project. No need to check out a pile of library books. I can now just scan the pages that I want to reference, on the spot and then download the files onto my laptop. I don’t recommend many products, but this one is a keeper.

Here’s a sample scan I just did of a recipe to show how it does at 600 dpi (high quality):

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