Plustek Introduces New Slim Scanner

By Digital Trends Staff February 7, 2006

Imaging devices manufacturer Plustek yesterday introduced a new, slim scanner designed to fit into a briefcase. The OpticSlim M12 Plus is priced at $179 and available now.

The OpticSlim M12 Plus, said Plustek, measures 274 x 47 x 33.8mm and weighs 330 grams. It is designed to scan full legal documents and create PDF files through a one touch scan button process.

Other features of the OpticSlim M12 Plus include power drawn from a USB 1.1 connection, 600 dpi, 48-bit color, scan speed of three pages per minute, a scanner mount kit so it can be attached to a wall, a carrying case for protecting the scanner on the go, a base stand for the scanner to sit in when not in use and a variety of bundled software.

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