Despite grand proclamations of a paperless future, paper seems to have a peculiar sticking power in the workplace — especially for anything that requires a legal paper trail. It’s not that digital signatures can’t be legally binding, but that we have a strong preference for the apparent finality of pen on paper. And even if you are shifting to digital, there’s the matter of conversion: how do you get the copy onto your hard drive storage in the first place? If you work regularly with paper, you’ll need a decent scanning process. In a fixed office, that’s easy — buy or lease an all-in-one scanner-printer and carry on. But what do you do if you work remotely, or travel often? Epson thinks it has a solution — a USB-connected scanner called the WorkForce DS-30. This device is just 27cm long, 5cm wide and 3,5cm deep. It comes packaged with its own USB connector, and a plush carry bag. At this size, you can keep the scanner in a laptop bag — adding just 325g to what you cart around. It’s ...
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