Plustek OS1180 Flatbed Scanner for A3 Graphics and Documents - Designed for Libraries, Schools or Small Offices - Scan A3 Doc
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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Plustek OS1180 Flatbed Scanner for A3 Graphics and is one of the 50 scanners & accessories products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: LED No heating time required and reduced power consumption. The 4 hot keys provide quick access to the preset functions. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.1 out of 5 from 540 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Plustek
- Amazon rating
- 4.1 / 5 from 540 ratings
- vs Scanners & Accessories
- 0.2 below the category median of 4.3
- Rank in category
- 40 of 50 rated scanners & accessories we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £4.99 to £418)
- How proven
- Well established, above-average review volume
How it compares in Scanners & Accessories
Across the 50 rated scanners & accessories products we track, the typical score is 4.3 out of 5. This one sits at 4.1, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count.
It carries 540 ratings against a category median of 246. That is enough of a base to take the score seriously without treating it as settled.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £4.99 to £418, where the midpoint is about £71.00. Paying above the category norm needs a reason beyond the rating, because the score alone does not justify the gap here.
Worked out from the 50 scanners & accessories products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- A3 Size Large format scanning.
- Light Source: LED No heating time required and reduced power consumption.
- The 4 hot keys provide quick access to the preset functions.
- ABBYY FineReader 12, PageManager and Docation included.
- 48-bit color shade and 16-bit grayscale for scanning drawings, documents, and more.
