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 6,900 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 and start at $139 for the ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 which is a 1200 x 1200 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and a sheetfed / adf scanner and go up to $700 for the Enterprise Flow 7000 s3 which is a 600 x 600 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and an adf scanner. The average price of a new HP scanner is $425.
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%
2,469 reviews
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| #2 |
Japan
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95% |
95%
565 reviews
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| #3 | 89% |
89%
544 reviews
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| #4 |
Japan
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87% |
87%
1,164 reviews
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| #5 | 86% |
86%
469 reviews
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| #6 | 84% |
84%
120 reviews
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| #7 |
United States
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84% |
84%
432 reviews
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| #8 |
Iris
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77% |
77%
153 reviews
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| #9 |
I.R.I.S.
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76% |
76%
131 reviews
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| #10 |
Visioneer
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75% |
75%
60 reviews
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| #11 |
Avision
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73% |
73%
9 reviews
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| #12 |
Japan
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73% |
73%
0 reviews
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| #13 |
Japan
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67% |
67%
2 reviews
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| #14 |
Adesso
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62% |
62%
0 reviews
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| #15 |
Veho
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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| #16 |
Lomography
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58% |
58%
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.
| All scanner Brands |
| HP Scanners |
HP have better reviews than the typical scanner brand, with the average rating of a HP scanner being 69%.
There's a smaller selection of HP scanners available compared to other scanner brands, with only 12 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 | $17,399 | ||||||||||
No. Of Scanners |
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| $0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $13,499 | ||||||||||
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 | 231 | |
| 4 stars | 52 | |
| 3 stars | 23 | |
| 2 stars | 21 | |
| 1 star | 64 |
Over 88% of expert reviews and 72% of user reviews for HP scanners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 89% and 82% 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 | Kodak | HP | Iris |
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65%
10 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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79%
10 reviews
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74%
8 reviews
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77%
3 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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87%
3 reviews
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76%
5 reviews
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82%
2 reviews
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73%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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80%
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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61%
3 reviews
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60%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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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%
1 review
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88%
2 reviews
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46%
1 review
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85%
2 reviews
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70%
1 review
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83%
3 reviews
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74%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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73%
1 review
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82%
3 reviews
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82%
2 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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| pcproffesionale.it |
70%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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90%
2 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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| Other Expert Sites |
72%
18 reviews
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76%
21 reviews
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53%
2 reviews
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68%
10 reviews
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56%
11 reviews
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| Average |
74%
52 reviews
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85%
41 reviews
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77%
26 reviews
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75%
24 reviews
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68%
24 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have HP Scanners Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 3 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 | Kodak | HP | Iris |
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2
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1
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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1
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1
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2
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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 |
9
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6
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6
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3
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9
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How Reliable Are HP Scanners?
We checked over 6,900 reviews to find comments about the reliability of HP scanners. 10 of these reviews mention reliability of which 73% 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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$219.00
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600 X
600 DPI |
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35ppm
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A great mid range choice, priced at $219 is the HP ScanJet Pro 2000, which has a Kagoo Score of 78.
A fully featured and highly rated 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf flat-bed scanner, with a good price. It supports colour scanning and has an A4 / us lettermm maximum scan size.
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4 Reviews |
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81
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Fully-Featured |
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76
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Very Good |
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78
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Very Good |
Multiple reviews mentioned that HP ScanJet Pro 2000 has good user reviews with an average user rating of 73%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the ScanJet Pro 2000 in the US is $219.00 and in total we found 3 prices for it.
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$278.95
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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 77, but is a bit more expensive at $535.52.
An affordable and fully featured 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf scanner. It has a duplex scanning and a multi feed detection and supports colour scanning.
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Fully-Featured |
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72
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Quite Popular |
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74
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Good |
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77
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Very Good |
The cheapest price that we could find for the ScanJet Enterprise Flow 7000 s3 in the US is $535.52 and in total we found 3 prices for it.
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$535.52
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$700.00
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$723.00
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$999.99
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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 84 the HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 makes a great budget choice.
A fully featured and award winning 1200 x 1200 DPI sheetfed / adf flat-bed scanner, with an affordable price. It has a duplex scanning and an A4 / us lettermm maximum scan size and supports colour scanning. Customers report that it's excellent for scanning documents.
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9 Reviews + 1 Award |
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85
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Fully-Featured |
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81
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Quite Popular |
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84
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Very Good |
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84
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Excellent |
Our review analysis indicates that HP ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 has good expert reviews with an average expert rating of 74%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the ScanJet Pro 2500 f1 in the US is $139.00 and in total we found 3 prices for it.
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$139.00
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$200.00
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$219.99
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$239.95
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$199.00
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$209.00
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$255.00
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$255.00
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$255.01
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