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How to Create an IT Budget That Actually Works
11 Mar, 2026







£249.34 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The Epson DS-C330 is one of those “just gets the job done” A4 document scanners that suits busy offices where you need fast, reliable filing without fiddling. For ~£207 ex-VAT, the value lands if your priority is everyday admin scanning—invoices, forms, HR docs, and general back-office paper—especially if you’ll actually use the sheet-fed ADF regularly. It’s a sensible choice for a small team or a single department that wants consistent output without paying big-for-it-rate prices.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re scanning lots of mixed media (very thick stock, unusual sizes, lots of staples) or you expect it to be a high-volume “production scanner” for critical archival work. At this price, you’re not getting the endurance and hands-off robustness of higher-end enterprise models, and the performance will be limited by how clean your originals are and how disciplined your scanning setup is. If you’re mostly standard A4 pages, this is a solid buy. If your workflows are messy or you’re doing very high daily volumes, it’s worth budgeting more—or at least considering a more durable tier.

Epson
Epson ES-C320W - Sheetfed scanner - Duplex - A4/Legal - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - ADF (20 sheets) - up to 3500 scans per day - USB 2.0, Wi-Fi(n)

RICOH
Ricoh fi 7460 - Document scanner - Dual CCD - Duplex - 304.8 x 431.8 mm - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 60 ppm (mono) / up to 60 ppm (colour) - ADF (100 sheets) - USB 3.0

RICOH
fi-6670/fi-6670A Imprinter, 40 characters, backside printing

Canon
Canon imageFORMULA CR-L1 - Document scanner - CMOS / CIS - Duplex - 108 x 228 mm - 300 dpi - up to 45 ppm (mono) / up to 20 ppm (colour) - ADF (50 sheets) - up to 3000 scans per day - USB 2.0