Canon CanoScan LiDE 300 flatbed scanner, Black

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The Canon CanoScan LiDE 300 is one of those “just works” flatbeds that’s ideal for low-volume scanning where you don’t want to fuss with drivers, setup, or complex workflows. At around £53.78 ex-VAT, it’s excellent value if your day-to-day is digitising documents, forms, receipts, or occasional paper-to-PDF jobs for a small office. Canon’s flatbed experience tends to be reliable, and for typical business scanning it’s fast enough to be practical without feeling fiddly.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re scanning a lot of pages every day or you need consistent accuracy for thick books, lots of bound originals, or any heavy-duty document processing. Flatbeds are inherently slower and more labour-intensive than an automatic document feeder, and the limitations show up quickly once scanning becomes a routine. If you mainly need occasional, straightforward scans (and you’re happy to feed things by hand), this is a sensible, low-cost choice. If you’re trying to replace a document workflow, you’ll probably regret not spending a bit more on a device with an ADF.