Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner
- Price: $364.95
- Instant Savings: -$32.50 Offer ends JUN 3 '12
- You Pay: $332.45
- GBP 211.75
- Calculate Shipping
- In Stock
The Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 is a powerful desktop scanner built to handle the demanding needs of today's busy office environment. With a daily duty cycle of up to 1200 sheets, a 75 page auto document feeder, and 10 user-defined one-touch scan settings, the GT-S50 matches high-performance scanning technology with ease of use. Quickly scan and share office documents; create digital archives; back up old invoices; and digitize paper files.
Robust and built to be work-horsed, the GT-S50 is compact in size and runs flawlessly in both the Windows and Macintosh environments. From business cards to 8.5 x 36" documents, full color to grayscale, the GT-S50 delivers the quality and consistency that your business can depend on.
- High Reliability
- Rated with a high daily duty cycle of 1200 sheets per day, the Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 can handle the rigger of modern office environment. From single business card scanning to multi-page contracts, the GT-S50 is designed to meet all of your demanding business needs.
- Stacks of Documents? No Problem.
- With the 75 Page Auto Document Feeder, it's easy to digitize large collections of paperwork or stacks of individual files. Intuitive automation and file management software keep your workflow on track and organized.
- Multiple Size Media Scanning
- From rigid ID cards to documents up to 8.5 x 36" the GT-S50 can handle just about any size of media in the workplace. With its highly versatile paper handling capabilities, the scanner can even handle multiple media sizes at one. Flexibility is the new office standard!
- Easy to Use
- With its simple controls, intuitive software, and user-programmable one-touch scanning options, the GT-S50 is the scanner that everyone around the office can use. Compatible with Microsoft and Macintosh systems, set up is easy in any business environment!
| Scan Quality | |
|---|---|
| Scan Sensor | Color Epson MatrixCCD Line Sensor |
| Optical Resolution | 600 dpi |
| Hardware Resolution | 75 to 600 dpi |
| Interpolated Resolution | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Color Depth | 48-Bit Internal, 24-Bit External |
| Dynamic Range | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Scan Area | |
|---|---|
| Reflective Scan Area | N/A: Single Pass Sheet Feed Line Scanner |
| Transparency Scan Area | No |
| Film Formats | N/A |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Preview Speed | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Scan Speed | 1.23 msec/line |
| Batch Scanning | 75 Page Auto Document Feeder |
| Automation | ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| System & Software Requirements |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, XP, Vista Macintosh OS X (10.3.9 or later) |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Light Source | ReadyScan White LED Technology |
| Front Panel Controls | Power, Start, Cancel, Arrow Up, Arrow Down |
| Power Requirements | 100-120VAC; 50-60Hz |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 11.9 x 8.0 x 8.4" (302.3 x 203.2 x 213.4mm) |
| Weight | 11 lbs (5kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 42 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to setup (38)
- Good resolution (31)
- Accurate color (22)
- Excellent software (19)
- Good bit depth (13)
Cons
- Poor software (6)
Best Uses
- Publishing (9)
- Photos and graphics (6)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Frequent user (32), Casual user (6)
- Primary use:
- Business (28), Personal (14)
- Computer Platform:
- PC (10)
Most Liked Positive Review
Excellent performance; poor documentatio
I'm really pleased with the performance of this scanner. Speedy, paper feeder works very well (only one misfeed in a few thousand pages so far) and excellent quality. The documentation, however, is...Read complete review
I'm really pleased with the performance of this scanner. Speedy, paper feeder works very well (only one misfeed in a few thousand pages so far) and excellent quality. The documentation, however, is horrible -- no manual other than an HTML doc that is poorly organized.
Fortunatly, I'm familiar with the Epson Scan software, so I was able to get this operational. Even so, using some of the advanced features was accomplished via trial and error. No excuse for that -- good hardware needs good documentation!
It comes with some ancillary programs, the most useful being the ABBYY OCR program. It's not the full version, but it qualifies you for a reduced price upgrade to the full version. The one bundled with the scanner is OK for light-duty OCR work, but if you expect to do a lot of OCR runs, then an upgrade to the full version is well worth it.
The other software is for business card reading (looked at it, and it seems OK, but I don't use the scanner much for that) and PaperPort (didn't install that at all due to bad past expereince with it). You can pick and choose which apps to load during the install.
Comes with TWAIN drivers which is why I picked this over the Fujitsu (which is also a good model). Plus, this was a bit cheaper to boot.
Highly recommend, but plan on setting aside some time if you want to learn how to use all the features.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Epson support was awful..[...]
Product arrived DOA so I called Epson.. After explaining my situation (the unit was DOA), Epson told me they would not replace the unit, I would have to take it to a ...Read complete review
Product arrived DOA so I called Epson.. After explaining my situation (the unit was DOA), Epson told me they would not replace the unit, I would have to take it to a service center for repair. They did not offer any type of cross-shipment and the repair center told me at least 2 weeks to get it back. This product is a "business tier" piece of equipment.. what business can afford to have a piece of gear down for 2 weeks?[...]
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 42 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-20
Previous | Next »
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
- Publishing
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Great scanner -- I've used it primarily for documents (tearsheets of published articles), but also for photos. It's fast, sharp, and offers great color.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Since opening my own law office about 15 months ago, I've tried to save and file documents electronically to minimize paper and make my client files available from my computer. I struggled along using a slow MFD scanner on an inkjet printer in an attempt to save money. Big mistake.
The speed and quality of the scans produced by this product are great. Using it has increased my efficiency dramatically. Among other things, I've completely abandoned my conventional fax machine and dedicated fax phone line. I now use this scanner to create pdf's to fax using an online fax service. Saves me about $75 per month over a standalone fax machine and phone line. That change alone will pay for this scanner in no time. It also serves, in conjunction with a high speed mono-laser printer, as my primary copy machine. Scan snd print right from my desk and hand the copies to the client while they wait. I still make trips to the conventional copy machine down the hall, but not nearly as often.
If you need to convert paper to digital files, I would defiinitely recommend this product. Only knock is that the set up software didn't seem as clear as it could have been, but I still had it up and running without problems.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I purchased this scanner from the reviews that I read. I totally agree with everthing that was said.
It is a great asset to my home office.
Thanks
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
great scanner. does exactly what it is supposed to do. mac compatible.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Setup
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
If you have the extra money the GT-S80 is a better machine cost a bit more. I love my GT-S80 Our volunteer got the S50 Its about half the speed still has quality scans. This scanner is far better than our old Canon Sheetfeed scanners!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Fast
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Large scanning jobs
- Office Scanning
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Great product. We choose this over the well known Fujitsu scanner because the GT-S50 has both twain and isis drivers. Everything is easy and straightforward to install & use. The unit is very small which surprised me but excellent if you have a cluttered work desk.Also I do extensive research on products and pricing BH was the best price of anywhere else (about ~60 cheaper). In fact I thought they where going to cancel the order because the price was a mistake.Overall very pleased, scanner works good so far,[...]
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Publishing
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Easy set up. Works fast
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
- Publishing
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I bought this scanner to scan 40 years of photos to CD and am extremely happy with the scanner. You can scan 20 pictures at a time in just a few seconds and the picture quality is great. If you sort the pictures by physical size first, it is smooth as silk with no jams[...] I have never gotten anything that was poor quality from them.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I use the scanner in my business and love it.
It does everything I expected and more.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
Cons
Best Uses
- Small OfficeHome Office
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Easy to set up and fast scans. Software is fine for small office applications.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Documents
- Publishing
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I am using it to scan all documents and receipts I get on paper. It is fast and generates high quality PDF's. It is a great scanner if you want to have a perless office.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Excellent scanner and takes care of day-to-day scanning jobs very efficiently. Result is also great. Highly recommend it to anyone.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
We use this to scan archival files in our office and it works great. Very quick if you're scanning black and white. For the price of this product you can't go wrong. There is nothing bad I can say about this scanner.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Easy to use, works well.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Scanner is fast and accurate
Duplex capability is great
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Built to last
- Easy to clean
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Heavy duty
- TWAIN drivers
- User replaceable parts
- Very Fast
Cons
- Default text not sharp
- Slow scan above 300 DPI
Best Uses
- Artwork
- Publishing
- Receipts
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I bought this to scan all my documents because I have a very small room. The scanner is built like a tank and is made to be a workforce. The scanner is heavy and feels solid.
The software are easily installed, and setting up the different auto scan functions are not too difficult. The scanner is very responsible, I like to start the scan from the different functions that I assigned to the scanner. I just select the function and press a button on the scanner to start the scanning process.
If scanning to PDF only, it is very fast and the software has no problem with catching up with the fast scans; but if scanning to a searchable PDF, then the software lags behind. I don't see the small wait to be a problem while it does the searching PDF conversion. I like how well the included software does OCR with text and pictures. I was surprised how fast the process is with the text layout preserved. I have an older scanner that scans OCR only to text, so this is a great functionality. For photo scanning, I recommend using the carrier sheet to protect the pictures from the roller.
The only problem I have is that the text scans is not as sharp as I would have liked. If I increase the DPI, it helps, but the scan is not as fast. This wasn't the main problem I have with the scanner. I have an older laptop that has problem with the scanner once the laptop goes to sleep; when it wakes up, it refused to see the scanner unless I restart the laptop. It may just be a problem with my laptop.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I purchased it for my home, to scan paper so I could get rid of "stuff". I am now scanning old pictures. It works like a champ....no problems and very pleased.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
I bought the Epson S50 scanner for use in a small office. So far, after three weeks, I have been very pleased. I had no trouble installing the software or setting up the machine. I enjoy the duplex scanning which I did not have before. It's very fast and easy to scan right off the LED, but, if you need something a little more complicated, the software interface works fine. I really didn't read any instructions or manuals. I didn't think it was hard to figure out. When I scan from the machine, it puts the file right in My Documents at the bottom. I just rename and file. My only complaint is that it isn't a fast process when scanning from the software. It's okay, but it still goes through several steps and I had hoped for a faster response.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
This is a fantastic little scanner. Easy to set up, easy to use. Couldn't live without it now that I have it. Used daily, all day long, in a very busy college administrative office.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Artwork
- Photos and Graphics
- Publishing
Comments about Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 Scanner:
Excellent quality for the price.
- Primary use:
- Business
Displaying reviews 1-20
Previous | Next »
- Start Here Guide (PDF 2mb)
Care & Cleaning
- Price: $18.95
- GBP 12.07
Storage Pages
- Price: $5.99
- GBP 3.82
Scanner Accessories
- Price: $39.95
- GBP 25.45
Books & Tutorials
- Price: $24.95
- GBP 15.89
This is a special order item. Est. arrival at B&H is 2-4 weeks (subject to availability). Your order will be charged at the time of shipment.
What's in the Box
- Start Here Poster
- USB 2.0 Cable
- AC Adapter and Power Cord
- Carrier Sheet
- Scanner Software CD-ROM
- PaperPort Software CD-ROM
- 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
Why Shop at B&H
Make your online shopping trip personal with our online Live Chat representatives. You can easily reach an in-house expert while browsing our site for your shopping needs. We have the most highly-trained staff in the industry who are pros in their fields, and their professional expertise will help you get the most from your purchase.
Place your domestic order with us for shipment via any UPS, FedEx Economy, or FedEx Priority shipping methods by 4 PM ET Monday through Thursday or 11 AM ET Friday and your order will be shipped that day. Visit our Shipping Delivery Times page for further details. Delivery times are subject to payment verification.
We appreciate your purchase from us, and we understand that sometimes the products you buy don’t turn out to be the right choice for you. We guarantee your peace of mind with our 30-day return policy. With no standard restocking fee and few restrictions, you’ll enjoy a return process as easy as shopping with us. Please visit our Return Policy page for further details.
We’ve made iPhone and Android mobile apps available for your service and shopping convenience. Use filtered search to find and purchase almost any item we sell and ship worldwide. Download product manuals and guides for many popular items. See high-resolution product images in close-up detail. Manage wishlists and view order history. Visit our Mobile Apps page to download.
See sample Newsletter
Help
Company Information
B&H Resources
