How much disk space does an imaging system typically require?
A. With the rapid drop in prices for hard drives and optical media, it costs much less to store documents on an imaging system than with paper. A single page typically occupies around 75KB of disk space if the image is stored in TIFF Group IV (scanned at 200 dpi). Each gigabyte (GB) of storage space (which costs only a few dollars) will hold approximately 14,000 pages.
A. With the rapid drop in prices for hard drives and optical media, it costs much less to store documents on an imaging system than with paper. A single page typically occupies around 50KB of disk space if the image is stored in TIFF Group IV. Each gigabyte (GB) of storage space (which costs only a few dollars) will hold approximately 20,000 pages.
A. With the rapid drop in prices for hard drives and optical media, it costs much less to store documents on an imaging system than with paper. A single page typically occupies around 50KB of disk space if the image is stored in TIFF Group IV. Each gigabyte (GB) of storage space will hold approximately 20,000 pages.
