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£48.65 inc. VAT
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An Epson “carrier sheet” set for scanning is the kind of thing that sounds minor until you actually need it—then it saves you time and grief. The usual value is that it helps you feed awkward originals (think fragile, thick, or odd-sized media) through your scanner more reliably, without the scanner behaving like it’s confused. If you regularly scan items that don’t sit nicely on a flatbed—labels, photos, certain documents—or you want cleaner, more consistent results for repeat jobs, these are genuinely worth having. At £38.29 ex-VAT for five sheets, you’re paying for convenience and consistency more than raw content.
That said, this is absolutely not a “buy for everyone” item. If you mostly scan standard documents that lay flat and run through without fuss, you’ll probably never justify the spend. Also, carrier sheets are easy to misjudge—if your scanner model or scanning workflow doesn’t suit them, you end up with expensive plastic you don’t use. I’d only recommend buying if you already know you need carrier sheets for your specific scanning tasks, not as a general accessory. If you want, tell me your scanner model and what you’re scanning, and I’ll say whether this is likely to be money well spent for your setup.

RICOH
Ricoh fi-8040 - Document scanner - 2 x Contact Image Sensor (CIS) - A4/Legal - 600 dpi - up to 40 ppm (mono) - ADF (50 sheets) - up to 12000 scans per day - USB 3.2 Gen 1

Epson
DS360W - Document scanner - Duplex - A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 25 ppm (mono) / up to 25 ppm (colour) - ADF (20 sheets) - up to 500 scans per day - USB 3.0, Wi-Fi(n)

RICOH
Ricoh ScanSnap iX100 Mobile wireless document scanning solution, Format A8 up to A3 (with carrier sheet), USB 2.0 (cable in the box), WiFi, Software for WIN and Mac OS : CardMinder, Quick Menu, ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap, Organizer, iOS and Android app

RICOH
Ricoh SP-1125N SP 1125N SP1125N 25ppm/50ipm A4 Duplex ADF Gigabit Ethernet USB3.2 LED Office Scanner. Windows. Includes PaperStream IP, PaperStream Capture, ABBYY" FineReader for ScanSnap, ABBY" FineReader Sprint", Scanner Central Admin, USB3.0(B) cable &
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