# Scanner recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 7, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375 "2023-07-07T05:08:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viral](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/viral/32/37875_2.png) [@Viral](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Viral)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/1 "2023-07-07T05:08:50Z")
Hey! So there seems to have been a lot of scanner talk ~7 years ago on this forum and the consensus was to buy a CCD scanner if scanning slabs, and CIS otherwise. I’m hoping to scan my slabs and binder sleeves so CCD would be best, but if it’s too expensive I’ll settle for a CIS and forget about the slabs. Was hoping people had suggestions for what scanners they use, with additional brownie points for cheap and low form factor! Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zork](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/zork/32/106976_2.png) [@zork](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/zork)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/2 "2023-07-07T05:23:39Z")
Epson V550 gang. Perfect for slabs, especially when paired with these [scanner bed templates](https://pokedreamer.com/collections/accessories/products/4-slab-scanner-bed-template-for-epson-scanners) There’s also [a great PFM thread](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/how-to-add-a-background-to-your-card-scans-a-tutorial/38011) about adding backgrounds to your cards ![Insta1](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/f/b/fbab38dea4d128684300803d3e3fa5b7e12b1edb.jpeg) I know others scan their raw cards with document scanners but not sure which ones they would recommend ---
**Author:** ![beggles](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/beggles/32/2173_2.png) [@beggles](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/beggles)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/3 "2023-07-07T05:44:01Z")
I have a Epson Perfection V750 but that would be overkill because I mainly used it to scan medium and large format film negatives. But I think an Epson is totally a good choice from my experience. I used to have a scanner a few steps down compared to the v750 and the scanning produced nearly if not exactly the same results. ---
**Author:** ![Dirge](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dirge/32/26866_2.png) [@Dirge](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dirge)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/4 "2023-07-07T05:51:17Z")
Which one does PWCC use? Those pictures seem pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Dyl](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dyl/32/234623_2.png) [@Dyl](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dyl)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/5 "2023-07-07T05:52:03Z")
I use an Epson Perfection V600. It is incredible, but the SilverFast SE app that comes with it is “meh” for Macs. You can do just as much with Preview and a novice photo editing software. Here are some examples from the V600: ![Espeon_Error](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/b/0/b092e0c7ab643511d60766c978cc5297b1481ad2.jpeg) ![Pikachu](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/9/9924e9fbc8797845209b966e7434f6947c8b223a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![caughtatpoint](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/caughtatpoint/32/186754_2.png) [@caughtatpoint](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/caughtatpoint)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/6 "2023-07-07T07:08:47Z")
They don’t use a scanner, they have a DSLR on a rig. There’s a video floating around of the whole setup. It’s pretty impressive, but I can’t find it at the moment. IIRC it was by the company who made the contraption. ---
**Author:** ![Viral](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/viral/32/37875_2.png) [@Viral](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Viral)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/7 "2023-07-07T07:37:22Z")
The v line seems to be incredibly expensive here, no one has a GT-x820 or similar? 😅 ---
**Author:** ![mossdeep](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mossdeep/32/155784_2.png) [@mossdeep](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mossdeep)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/8 "2023-07-07T08:20:49Z")
depends on your price range, i picked up my V550 for $50 on offerup, but you should be able to find one sub $200 on ebay if you don’t want to waste time searching locally ---
**Author:** ![Viral](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/viral/32/37875_2.png) [@Viral](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Viral)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/9 "2023-07-07T10:14:44Z")
It’s about 500$ here in Japan 😅😭 Edit: actually closer to $1000 ---
**Author:** ![jabby](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/jabby/32/26318_2.png) [@jabby](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/jabby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/10 "2023-07-07T10:26:48Z")
I bought an Epson V600 and find it great. Got a Black Friday deal, simple to use overall. Lots of ways to customize things if needed. ![squirtle_1st_edition.PNG](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/e/ee4cf8585f486700e1aaae8ebe5178225ae7d1ae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![redsticktcg](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/redsticktcg/32/1434_2.png) [@redsticktcg](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/redsticktcg)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/11 "2023-07-07T12:15:27Z")
I got an Epson v37 off of eBay for ~$50 and it has been great. _Shameless plug_ you can check out some of my scans on my insta 🙂 Also +1 to pfm’s guide ---
**Author:** ![mossdeep](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mossdeep/32/155784_2.png) [@mossdeep](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mossdeep)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/12 "2023-07-07T12:25:43Z")
🎆 🇺🇸 USA USA USA 🇺🇸 🎇 ---
**Author:** ![trainerjack](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/trainerjack/32/1795_2.png) [@trainerjack](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/trainerjack)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/13 "2023-07-07T12:55:30Z")
V600 gives me life ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/6/96e27331783e753720054c597971617493208dca.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bigmoneyflameboi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigmoneyflameboi/32/65593_2.png) [@bigmoneyflameboi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigmoneyflameboi)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/scanner-recommendations/42375/14 "2023-07-08T20:35:02Z")
v550 serves me well and if you’re scanning slabs, pokedreamer sells a template that lets you scan 4 at a time.I got mine for $70 open box on eBay