The last few years have seen a boom in people who want to digitize more and more of their lives. They're moving away from a filing cabinet full of bank statements to a folder of fully searchable documents, synced across multiple services. That's what a document scanners does, taking your bills, letters and papers, and converting them to a digital (and searchable) form.

Here's what you should ask yourself before buying a scanner: How much do I have to scan, what kind of things will I be scanning, and how big do I want the scanner to be. Typically, the larger the scanner, the higher the cost. But the larger machine means you can process a lot of paper at a much higher speed. Smaller, cheaper models are slower, and often lack important features. We're only going to focus on portable versions that get the job done right without forcing you to take out a second mortgage.

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