Visioneer lists the Strobe XP 220 ($299.99 direct) as a portable scanner, and lots of people will no doubt buy it for its small size and portability. I'd argue that its real home is on a desktop in any-size office. There, it would take up relatively little room and give you a quick and easy way to scan one or a few pages at a time for e-mailing, faxing, or converting loose scraps of paper into electronic format.