HP ScanJet Pro 4500 fn1 Network Scanner Review
The flagship in HP's line of flatbed ScanJet Pro document scanners, the 4500 fn1 Network Scanner ($899) is similar in many ways to the ScanJet Pro 3500 f1 Flatbed Scanner. Unlike its less-expensive sibling, though, the 4500 is networkable via both Ethernet and Wi-Fi, scans faster, and has a higher daily duty cycle. It's also quicker than the Editors' Choice Canon imageFormula DR-2020U, as well as the comparably priced Epson WorkForce DS-6500—especially when saving scans to searchable PDF files. Fast, single-pass scanning and swift saving to a usable file format, as well as built-in networking, easily elevate the ScanJet Pro 4500 to our Editors' Choice for a flatbed document scanner for low-to-medium-volume scanning in a small office or workgroup.
Design and Features
Measuring 5.7 by 20.5 by 15.2 inches (HWD) and weighing 13.2 pounds, the HP ScanJet Pro 4500 ($898.90 at Amazon) is, like the ScanJet Pro 3500 (which is slightly smaller and lighter), too big to fit on the average des...
The HP ScanJet Pro 4500 Network Scanner supports both Ethernet and Wi-Fi out of the box, and it scans and saves to searchable PDF faster than similarly priced competitors.
Fast scanning and saving to searchable PDF; Supports both Ethernet and Wi-Fi; Respectable OCR Accuracy; Single-pass ADF
Primary scanning utility is slow