HP Digital Sender Flow 8500 fn2 Document Capture Workstation

The HP Digital Sender Flow 8500, with its tablet control panel and built-in keyboard and hard disk, is a powerful, if expensive, network document scanner for midsize to large offices.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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MSRP: $3,299.00

Product details

  • Speeds: Achieve scan speeds up to 100 pages per minute, 200 images per minute, 10,000 pages per day with single-pass, two-sided scanning to help automate workflows
  • Auto document feeder: Load up to 150 pages for fast, unattended scanning
  • Software features: Maintain security with HP High-Performance Secure Hard Disk and encrypted, password-protected PDFs; correct and optimize scans with automatic crop, orient, blank page removal, edge erase, color drop out, image adjustments
  • Scan to: Use scan profiles for recurring jobs or send directly to email, SharePoint, FTP, USB, fax, network, local drive, multiple destinations
  • Paper sizes supported: Letter, legal, executive, business cards, 4x6, 5x7, 5x8, 7x10, 7.5x10.5, 8.5x12; handles paper sizes up to 34 inches; HP EveryPage allows scanning of mixed sizes and types of paper with minimized chance of a misfeed
  • Paper types: Paper (plain, inkjet, photo, brochure/glossy), envelopes, labels, cards (business, insurance, embossed, plastic ID, credit)
  • Warranty: One-year Next Business Day Onsite repair warranty; phone and 24-hour, 7 days a week Web support included
  • Save time: Create scan profiles for recurring tasks from 8-inch color touchscreen display and pullout keyboard

PROS

+ Fast scanning.
+ High daily duty cycle.
+ Robust software.
+ Built-in tablet control panel, keyboard, and hard disk.

CONS

- Costly.
- Big and heavy.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on March 22, 2018
The HP Digital Sender Flow 8500, with its tablet control panel and built-in keyboard and hard disk, is a powerful, if expensive, network document scanner for midsize to large offices.
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