Pick this if...
- You scan 1,000-7,000 pages a day in a workgroup of 5-20 people and want production-class feed reliability on a desktop footprint.
- You're on PaperStream Capture Pro already (the Deluxe bundle includes it) and want batch separation, multi-format output, and barcode-driven release routing without buying it separately.
- You scan mixed paper — onion skin to card stock to plastic ID — and need iSOP paper protection.
- You need both USB and Gigabit Ethernet so the scanner can move between a PC and a workgroup network.
- You're replacing an fi-7160 — fi-8170 is the direct successor with 70 ppm vs 60 and the new exit stacker.