Alaris Kodak i2820 Review | Would this scanner suit your office?

Alaris Kodak i2820 Datasheet Explained

Paper up to 8.27 in x 11.69 in, can be captured with the Alaris Kodak i2820.

The Alaris Kodak i2820 will reach a true scanning resolution 600.

The sensor mounted in this equipment is a CCD sensor.

This scanning machine can be connected with USB 2.0.

If you’re curious how many Documents every minute in simplex can be achieved, the manufacturer claims the number to be 70.

The duplex mode achieves 140 Images per minute in duplex mode for this scanner.

If you check the official specs, the Duty cycle for each day, is around 8,000 documents.

When checking the standard interface you will notice that the Alaris Kodak i2820 driver operates on Twain and ISIS.

You can assume the feeding tyres to be able to scan about 600.000 paper sheets.

Specs for paper handling

The Overlap detection (Ultrasonic sensor), Length detection will take care of the Multifeed Detection, and prevent the feeding of 2 pages at the same time.

When considering this product, take into account that the ADF size can accomodate up to 100.

Scanning documents of 9 to 110 lb. is possible with the Alaris Kodak i2820.

With the Alaris Kodak i2820 you will scan 33.98 in long documents, with the special Long Document Scanning Mode .

Alaris Kodak i2820 accesories unboxing

The space the equipment takes on your workbench is 13 x 10 x 10 inches.

Curious in regards to the weight of the device? You should know it weighs around 12 lbs.

In the box you will see the following software: Alaris Capture Pro Limited Edition, Smart Touch, Nuance PaperPort and OmniPage.

Features for Productivity

While this is something normal these days, the Alaris Kodak i2820 has the Auto Page Size function. Keep it enabled for most scanning jobs.

The driver of the the Alaris Kodak i2820 offers Automated Rotation of Documents, and it is easy to use it.

One of the productivity features that we love is Auto Color . This Alaris Kodak i2820 scanner works with such a setting.

As you would expect, you can run this scanner with the Blank document removal . You can enable it from the driver.

You will definitely enjoy the Dual stream scanning . It’s a life saver, for clients that are picky with their output

Quality of images

I have seen the Background Cleaning setting improve with every update of the driver, and it is the same case with the Alaris Kodak i2820 scanner.

Have you tried using the Page Margin Cleanup for images? If it works correctly for pictures, then keep it enabled on the Alaris Kodak i2820 permanently.

When you have bad quality paper going through the Alaris Kodak i2820, just keep the Straightening Image box active and you should have perfectly alligned pages.

Black dots on the side of the document? Tick the Perforated Page Correction box and your Alaris Kodak i2820 scanner will fill them automatically.

Let’s be honest, keping the Alaris Kodak i2820 perfectly clean all the time can be challenging. The Streaks Removal setting optimizes scanning results between cleaning cycles.

Extra Features

Can you use the Alaris Kodak i2820 to scan really old documents? It should work if you enable the Feed Paper Manually settings.

I’ve started indexing through Barcode Recognition for some time now, most often using QR codes. This scanner has Barcode Recognition , but check if it’s optional or standard.

Always make sure your scanner has the Auto Separation available. Especially for QR Codes

The Optical Character Recognition is mandatory on just about any scanner and the Alaris Kodak i2820 comes as standard with it.

The OCR Predefined Zone is very popular with users and comes as standard on the Alaris Kodak i2820 scanner.

Alaris Kodak i2820 driver, manual & brochure

You can download the driver for this scanner on this page.

Do you own this scanner and haven’t figured out how to put it to work? Here’s the product user guide on this site.

The official brochure is here.

Alaris Kodak i2820 vs Kodak Alaris S2040

	Alaris Kodak i2820	Kodak Alaris S2040
Optical Resolution	600 dpi	1200 dpi
Sensor type	CCD	CIS
Long Document	33.98 in	160 in
Connectivity	USB 2.0	USB 3.1
Sheets per minute	70	40
Images per minute	140	80
ADF Size	100 sheets	80 sheets
Document Thickness	9 to 110 lb.	7 to 160 lb.
Daily Duty Cycle	8,000 sheets	5,000 sheets
Interface	Twain and ISIS	Twain and ISIS, WIA
Dimensions	13 x 10 x 10 inches	12 x 7 x 7 inches
Weight	12 lbs	7.2 lbs
Streaks Correction	Yes	No
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

These scanners have the same scanning area of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

A Alaris Kodak i2820 operates with a CCD sensor, while the Kodak Alaris S2040 has a CIS sensor. In most cases the CCD one offers a better overall quality , and it’s also the same for our case.

In Long Document mode Kodak Alaris S2040 has aproximate value of 160 in, while Alaris Kodak i2820 will process paper up to 33.98 in.

If we have a look at connection options, we will find USB 2.0 on the Alaris Kodak i2820 and USB 3.1 on Kodak Alaris S2040.

If we look at scanning speed, the Alaris Kodak i2820 can capture at 70 PPM meanwhile the other document scanner can only get up to 40 ppm.

Read the full review of the Kodak Alaris S2040

Alaris Kodak i2820 vs Alaris Kodak i2900

	Alaris Kodak i2820	Alaris Kodak i2900
Long Document	33.98 in	160 in
Sheets per minute	70	60
Images per minute	140	120
ADF Size	100 sheets	250 sheets
Daily Duty Cycle	8,000 sheets	10,000 sheets
Interface	Twain and ISIS	Twain, ISIS and WIA
Dimensions	13 x 10 x 10 inches	9 x 17 x 17 inches
Weight	12 lbs	35 lbs
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

The capture area seems to be the same for both products at 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

Both the Alaris Kodak i2820 and the Alaris Kodak i2900 use CCD sensor.

If we look at of which device can scan longer documents, it’s the Alaris Kodak i2900 who shows up as a clear winner here. It can scan scan documents of up to 160 in in length, meanwhile the Alaris Kodak i2820 is only able to scan sheets of up to 33.98 in.

Both the Alaris Kodak i2820 and the Alaris Kodak i2900 provide the same connectivity options with USB 2.0 included.

The Alaris Kodak i2820 has the advantage on scanning speed. The scanning machine can digitize at 70 pages every minute. The other ADF scanner has the power to only get up to 60 documents a minute

Read the full review of the Alaris Kodak i2900