Should You Buy an HP Scanner?
HP is one of the most popular scanner brands as well as being well known for its PC monitors, laser printers and inkjet printers.
If you are wondering how HP scanners compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 380+ scanners by objectively and impartially analysing over 4,300 user and expert reviews and 50+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.
HP are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular scanners. Their scanners start at $80 for the ScanJet Pro 3500 which is a 1200 x 1200 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and a flatbed scanner and go up to $895 for the Scanjet Enterprise Flow 7500 which is a 600 x 600 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and a flatbed scanner. The average price of a new HP scanner is $407.
Is HP the Best Scanner Brand?
So are HP scanners any good? We give every scanner a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all scanners we are able to impartially rank all the scanner brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that HP is the 7th best scanner brand out there.
| #1 |
Japan
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95% |
95%
596 reviews
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| #2 |
Japan
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93% |
93%
1,446 reviews
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| #3 | 87% |
87%
239 reviews
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| #4 | 87% |
87%
105 reviews
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| #5 |
Japan
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85% |
85%
880 reviews
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| #6 | 81% |
81%
70 reviews
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| #7 |
United States
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80% |
80%
402 reviews
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| #8 |
Visioneer
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78% |
78%
43 reviews
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| #9 |
Iris
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76% |
76%
82 reviews
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| #10 |
I.R.I.S.
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76% |
76%
25 reviews
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| #11 |
Avision
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74% |
74%
7 reviews
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| #12 |
Japan
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71% |
71%
0 reviews
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| #13 |
Japan
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65% |
65%
2 reviews
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| #14 |
Adesso
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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| #15 |
Veho
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how HP scanners compare to the other scanner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
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HP have better reviews than the typical scanner brand, with the average rating of a HP scanner being 70%.
There's a smaller selection of HP scanners available compared to other scanner brands, with only 9 HP scanners currently on the market in the US. HP scanners also tend to be cheaper than most other scanner brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.
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| $0 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $600 | $700 | $800 | $900 | $13,599 | ||||||||||
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| $0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $13,999 | ||||||||||
What Do the HP Scanner Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every HP scanner to work out the average distribution of reviews for HP and then compared this to the other scanner brands.
Expert Reviews
| 5 stars | 4 | |
| 4 stars | 17 | |
| 3 stars | 2 | |
| 2 stars | 1 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
User Reviews
| 5 stars | 220 | |
| 4 stars | 51 | |
| 3 stars | 22 | |
| 2 stars | 20 | |
| 1 star | 49 |
Over 88% of expert reviews and 75% of user reviews for HP scanners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 88% and 84% respectively across all Scanner brands.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to HP scanners by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other scanner brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | Plustek | Fujitsu | HP | Epson | Xerox |
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64%
14 reviews
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77%
3 reviews
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73%
8 reviews
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80%
9 reviews
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76%
8 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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82%
2 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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73%
4 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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50%
1 review
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83%
2 reviews
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83%
2 reviews
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40%
1 review
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90%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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84%
1 review
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88%
1 review
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72%
1 review
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72%
1 review
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70%
2 reviews
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75%
2 reviews
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70%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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85%
2 reviews
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83%
3 reviews
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65%
2 reviews
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60%
1 review
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88%
2 reviews
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63%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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70%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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82%
3 reviews
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90%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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| pcproffesionale.it |
70%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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88%
2 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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| Other Expert Sites |
71%
13 reviews
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76%
23 reviews
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67%
7 reviews
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64%
6 reviews
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| Average |
72%
51 reviews
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86%
43 reviews
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74%
24 reviews
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75%
20 reviews
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72%
19 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have HP Scanners Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 industry awards for HP scanners. The table below compares the number of awards received by HP to other popular scanner brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning scanners
| Number of Awards | Plustek | Fujitsu | HP | Epson | Xerox |
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1
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1
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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| Total |
8
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7
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4
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7
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9
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How Reliable Are HP Scanners?
We checked over 4,300 reviews to find comments about the reliability of HP scanners. 10 of these reviews mention reliability of which 75% were positive. Therefore the majority of HP scanner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that HP scanners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for HP scanners that mention reliability:
RELIABLE
NOT RELIABLE
What is the Best Mid-Range HP Scanner?
HP ScanJet Pro 2000
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$150.00
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35ppm
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A great mid range choice, priced at $150 is the HP ScanJet Pro 2000, which has a Kagoo Score of 75.
A bargain price and fully featured 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf scanner, with very good user reviews. It supports colour scanning and has an A4 / us lettermm maximum scan size.
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Fully-Featured |
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71
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Good |
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75
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Very Good |
Owners report that HP ScanJet Pro 2000 has brilliant user reviews with an average user rating of 100%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the ScanJet Pro 2000 in the US is $150.00 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.
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$200.00
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What is the Best High End HP Scanner?
HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 7000 s3
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$535.52
eBay
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Buy Now |
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600 X
600 DPI |
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75ppm
ADF SCAN
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If you're looking for a high end HP scanner then the HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 7000 s3 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 85, but is a bit more expensive at $535.52.
The best rated flat-bed scanner under $1,000, with a cheap price. It has a duplex scanning and a multi feed detection and supports colour scanning. Our review analysis indicates that it has good features.
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96
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4 Reviews |
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85
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Fully-Featured |
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77
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Quite Popular |
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82
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Very Good |
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85
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Excellent |
Our review analysis indicates that HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 7000 s3 has outstanding user reviews with an average user rating of 93%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the ScanJet Enterprise Flow 7000 s3 in the US is $535.52 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.
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$535.52
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$799.99
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What is the Best Budget Choice HP Scanner?
HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1
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$139.00
eBay
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Buy Now |
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1200 X
1200 DPI |
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20ppm
ADF SCAN
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At only $139 and with a Kagoo Score of 86 the HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 makes a great budget choice.
Our review analysis indicates that this flat-bed scanner is brilliant for scanning documents. It's the highest scoring flatbed scanner available, with a good price. It has a duplex scanning and an A4 / us lettermm maximum scan size and supports colour scanning.
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93
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10 Reviews + 1 Award |
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86
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Fully-Featured |
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85
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Quite Popular |
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86
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Very Good |
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86
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Excellent |
Our review analysis indicates that HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 has good expert reviews and good user reviews with an average overall rating of 77%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 in the US is $139.00 and in total we found 5 prices for it.
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$139.00
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$204.99
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