Alaris Kodak i3400 | Some say it’s fantastic, what about you?

Alaris Kodak i3400 Datasheet Explained

This scanner will scan a dimmension of 11.69 in x 16.54 in.

A scanner like the Alaris Kodak i3400, operates at an optical resolution of 600.

The equipment is capturing using a high end sensor, which is CCD.

This scanning machine connects with USB 2.0.

Expect a scanning speed of up to 90 Pages per minute in simplex mode.

You will be able to reach 180 Images per minute in duplex mode when scanning duplex with the Alaris Kodak i3400.

Maybe you’ll be surprised to hear that this scanner is optimized for an average Duty cycle of 20,000 pages daily.

The Alaris Kodak i3400 works with Twain, ISIS and WIA scanning interface.

You should expect the rollers to process approximately 600.000 paper sheets.

Specs for paper handling

Unlike your average multifunction, this machine uses Overlap detection (Ultrasonic sensor), Length detection to prevent it from double feeding pages.

If you look at the the Capacity of the ADF of this scanner, you will notice that it can hold 250 pages .

When it comes to Document thickness the Alaris Kodak i3400 is capable of handling paper of 9 to 110 lb..

If you have a document that is 160 in long, the Alaris Kodak i3400 will scan it.

Alaris Kodak i3400 accesories unboxing

The space this scanner ocupies on your workbench is 9 x 17 x 17 inches.

The Alaris Kodak i3400 is weighing somewhere around 35 lbs. This mass doesn’t involve any parts that can be fitted to the scanner.

In the package you will see the included apps: Kodak Capture Desktop, Perfect Page Technology et Smart Touch.

Features for Productivity

While this is something normal these days, the Alaris Kodak i3400 has the Auto Crop function. Keep it enabled for most scanning jobs.

The driver of the the Alaris Kodak i3400 offers Automatic Rotation of Images , and it is easy to use it.

It’s always a nice thing to have colored documents detected automatically. A Alaris Kodak i3400 offers this function as standard through its driver.

Affraid of manually removing white pages? Don’t be, as the Blank document removal is available with the Alaris Kodak i3400.

Thinking of using the Multi image output function? Go ahead, as it is standard on the Alaris Kodak i3400.

Quality of images

With the Alaris Kodak i3400 you can expect perfectly clean documents. Just enable the Background Smoothing and let it do its magic.

With the Page Margin Cleanup on the Alaris Kodak i3400 scanner, your scanned images will look better than your paper documents

One of the images processing functions I like is the Deskew document feature. Use it and you will not be dissapointed.

For standard documents, I always have the Hole Removal setting turned on in the driver.

If you find streaks on your images, check the Streaks Removal setting. It comes as standard on the Alaris Kodak i3400.

Extra Features

How good is the Alaris Kodak i3400 for crumpled documents? Just turn on the Manual Feeding and check for yourself!

I can’t imagine scanning without Barcode Recognition . It really is a good separation or indexing method.

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

It’s safe to say that OCR is something no scanner should miss. Scanning is not possible without it today.

For predefined forms I preffer the Field Indexing , just like with other standardized documents.

Alaris Kodak i3400 driver, manual & brochure

The software driver is on this site.

Some more information on how you operate the Alaris Kodak i3400, check out the manual at this link.

The official product brochure can be downloaded at this link.

Alaris Kodak i3400 vs Kodak Alaris S2060W

	Alaris Kodak i3400	Kodak Alaris S2060W
Format	A3	A4
Optical Resolution	600 dpi	1200 dpi
Scanning area	11.69 in x 16.54 in	8.27 in x 11.69 in
Sensor type	CCD	CIS
Connectivity	USB 2.0	USB 3.1,Ethernet LAN, WiFi
Sheets per minute	90	60
Images per minute	180	120
ADF Size	250 sheets	80 sheets
Document Thickness	9 to 110 lb.	7 to 160 lb.
Daily Duty Cycle	20,000 sheets	7,000 sheets
Dimensions	9 x 17 x 17 inches	12 x 7 x 7 inches
Weight	35 lbs	7.2 lbs
Streaks Correction	Yes	No
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

The scanning zone on the Alaris Kodak i3400 (About 11.69 in x 16.54 in) is bigger than what we find in the Kodak Alaris S2060W which has a surface of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

A Alaris Kodak i3400 functions with a CCD sensor, and the Kodak Alaris S2060W has a CIS sensor. As we often see it the CCD scanner offers a more accurate color reproduction , and it’s the same in this case.

When processing long documents, you will notice that both the Alaris Kodak i3400 and the Kodak Alaris S2060W, are similar at 160 in.

The Alaris Kodak i3400 has USB 2.0 for your connectivity needs, while the Kodak Alaris S2060W has USB 3.1,Ethernet LAN, WiFi.

The Alaris Kodak i3400 has the advantage on actual scanning speed. This document scanner is able to scan at 90 sheets in one minute. The other machine is able to only do 60 PPM

Read the full review of the Kodak Alaris S2060W

Alaris Kodak i3400 vs Alaris Kodak i3500

	Alaris Kodak i3400	Alaris Kodak i3500
Optical Resolution	600 dpi	1200 dpi
Connectivity	USB 2.0	USB 3.0
Sheets per minute	90	110
Images per minute	180	220
ADF Size	250 sheets	300 sheets
Daily Duty Cycle	20,000 sheets	25,000 sheets
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Both document scanners have the same capture area of 11.69 in x 16.54 in.

Regarding the optical sensor, the Alaris Kodak i3400 and the Alaris Kodak i3500 use the same principle, a CCD sensor.

When converting long documents, you will observe that the Alaris Kodak i3400 and the Alaris Kodak i3500, are equal at 160 in.

If we have a look at connectivity ports, one finds USB 2.0 on the Alaris Kodak i3400 and USB 3.0 on Alaris Kodak i3500.

When looking at actual digitization speed, the Alaris Kodak i3500 can capture at 110 pages a minute while the other machine can only do 90 ppm.

Read the full review of the Alaris Kodak i3500

Alaris Kodak i3400 vs Alaris Kodak i5250

	Alaris Kodak i3400	Alaris Kodak i5250
Long Document	160 in	208.66 in
Sheets per minute	90	150
Images per minute	180	300
ADF Size	250 sheets	750 sheets
Daily Duty Cycle	20,000 sheets	200.000 sheets
Feed Roller Replacement	250.000 sheets	350.000 sheets
Dimensions	9 x 17 x 17 inches	27 x 17 x 17 inches
Weight	35 lbs	127 lbs
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

These devices have the same scanning area of 11.69 in x 16.54 in.

If you are checking the sensors, you should understand both equipment are using CCD technology.

So which scanner can scan a longer sheet? The Alaris Kodak i5250 is the one who wins here with a max. length of 208.66 in.

Connection options? USB 2.0 for these document scanners.

The Alaris Kodak i5250 has the upper edge on scanning speed. The machine can digitize at 150 PPM. The other device is able to only reach 90 documents a minute

Read the full review of the Alaris Kodak i5250