Unlike most document scanners, the PS282 is much slower than its claimed speed.

Unfortunately, the separate folder systems also keep the programs from sharing information easily, so you're pretty much forced into choosing one of the three programs and ignoring the other two. That's something the other two programs can't do because they store data in their own folder systems. PageManager makes it easy to send a scanned file to a program, printer, or other destination. The business card program can create separate databases of business cards, text documents, and photos. DI Capture offers the fastest scan speed. Each of the document management programs has its own strengths. The scanner also comes with a photo editor (NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5), an optical character recognition (OCR) program (Abbyy FineReader Sprint Plus 6.0), and three document management programs (NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7.1, Plustek's own DI Capture 1.0, and Hotcard's BizCard Finder 2.5). Unfortunately, neither option gives any hint of the type of scan that goes with each number, so unless you memorize the list you have to look up the definitions each time you scan-a step that largely eliminates the convenience a one-button scan feature is supposed to give you. In particular, the only way to start a one-button scan is by choosing from the numbers 1 through 9 showing in the LED display on the scanner or in the pop-up window in the scan utility. Plustek has made a few minor improvements in the software since the PS252, but it hasn't addressed some of the most troublesome issues. Plustek says the disc also includes drivers and a full set of software for Windows 2000 and Vista. Plug in the power cord and supplied USB cable, and then let Windows start the setup routine from the distribution disc. At just 5.8 by 10.4 by 5.0 inches (HWD) with the output tray folded over the front panel, this scanner shouldn't be hard to find room for on your desk. One of the PS282's nicer touches is its small size. Unfortunately, even though the scanner itself is reasonably capable, the package still suffers from important shortcomings on the software side. That makes it a potentially ideal sheet-fed scanner for small offices or individual desktops in larger offices. The PS282 is extraordinarily inexpensive for a 25-page-per-minute (ppm) document scanner that can also duplex (scan both sides of the page at once) for a claimed 50 images per minute (ipm). So when Plustek told me that the SmartOffice PS282 ($350 street) was essentially an improved version of the PS252, I had high hopes for it. When I reviewed the Plustek SmartOffice PS252 document scanner in early 2007, my key complaints were all related to software.

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