High-quality photo output—plus the ability to scan, copy, and print on discs—makes the Epson XP-8800 a solid choice for printing photos at home.

This will tell you the kind of scanner you should be looking at: a classic flatbed, a model with a sheet feeder, or something else. Do You Need a Flatbed Scanner, or an Overhead Scanner?

The scan head is moved under the glass. Flatbed scanners often come with sheet feeders for scanning multiple sheets of paper rather than one at a time. Contrast with "sheet-fed scanner," which ...