Neat desk, a primer
For more demanding applications however, you may want to look into a higher resolution document scanner. If you are planning to scan photographs as well as documents, you may want to look into a flatbed document scanner. There is a wide array of different models on the market, many with advanced features and attachments. If you want to capture your photo images with as much detail as possible, a 24 bit sampling document scanner would be the one to go for. If you require greater detail from your scanned images, you will have to go for a document scanner that is intended specifically for photographs.