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The directscan tag on WindowsForum.com covers scanner hardware and workflows built around Ricoh's DirectScan feature, which lets staff send scans straight from a device to a network folder, FTP or SFTP server, or email destination without a PC sitting at the scanner. Discussion centers on the Ricoh SP-2240N, a wired Gigabit Ethernet document scanner aimed at Windows offices that want shared capture at the point of scanning. Threads weigh real throughput against rated speeds, jam behavior, and output quality, making this tag useful for anyone evaluating PC-free scanning for a small or medium business network.
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    Ricoh SP-2240N DirectScan Sends Files Without a PC

    Ricoh’s SP-2240N is a $389.99 document scanner aimed squarely at Windows offices that want a shared, wired capture device without placing a PC at the point of scanning. The meaningful feature is not its 40-page-per-minute rating; it is DirectScan, which lets staff send scans from the scanner’s...