
They typically run anywhere from $60-200 dollars and that alone should tip you off to the headaches they have in store for you. If you’re shopping for new hardware for your office, we’d strongly encourage you to avoid purchasing one of these all-in-one style units. Use it until it dies of old age and count your blessings. If you’ve used one or are currently using one and it works for you, great.

Typically these combination units look like a miniature copy machine and include a sheet-feeder on top, a flat bed scanner if you lift the lid, a built-in printer, and even a fax machine. In every office supply and electronics store across the country you’ll find combination scanners billed as all-in-one wonders for your home office.

Our final category exists not so we can recommend a model, but so we can recommend against the entire sub-category altogether. Combination Scanners: Not Even for Your Enemies
