Kodak ScanMate i940 review

While easy to use, the software isn’t as comprehensive as that of some rivals. Its most notable omission is support for uploading automatically to cloud services such as Google Drive, Evernote or Dropbox; an increasingly common feature in this class. We should also stress that this model comes with PC software only – Mac owners should choose the i940M, which will be available soon.

There’s detailed control over the settings for each scanning preset

This scanner has a comparatively noisy feed motor which became quite piercing under certain conditions. On a couple of occasions the mechanism pulled through multiple sheets at once and jammed, although no paper was damaged. On the plus side, we were impressed with the scanner’s sharp imaging, and particularly with the complete lack of bleed when capturing both sides of very thin paper. It was also quite quick, taking just 10 seconds to scan a single A4 page at 150dpi.

Putting our initial issues aside this is a capable scanner that produces good images quickly. However, the Canon ImageFormula P-215 comes with superior software, feels better made and matches the Kodak for speed and quality. It’s a better choice.