On the list of most people’s priorities, first comes the camera, then comes the printer and somewhere around third comes the need for a scanner. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a full sized, quality scanner, there is a cheap and portable alternative in the form of the catchy titled AgfaPhoto AS1110.

This is an A6 photo scanner, which works via the USB cable to your computer. With extremely modest dimensions of 156 x 46 x 38mm, this tiny little thing would happily fit in a pencil case or camera bag with very little fuss. It comes in black and white and is an ideal accessory to slip into your laptop bag when on the go – at just 170g this is certainly not going to weigh you down.

With an output resolution of 1800 x 1200 pixels, this is a very capable scanner, producing decent images fast. Of course, for an impeccable high-resolution scan then you will have to dig deeper than the inexpensive £65 that this costs, but for speed and ease, then this is a great little gadget. It comes with Colour Contact Image Sensor Technology and can scan an image in just over five seconds.

The scanner is built to work with digital photo frames and will scan straight to a digital frame via a USB lead. It will also directly scan to a memory card, which is a great way to back up any loose prints you may have hanging around.

As a product this is very easy to use and pretty clever, but we can’t help thinking this is not going to get a huge amount of use on a regular basis. It can only scan photo-shaped items and it doesn’t offer the versatility of a regular scanner. It’s ideal in terms of portability, but the functionality will only appeal to a limited number of people who have very limited space to home a normal scanner.

Final Verdict A dinky little gadget ideal for laptop users who are on the move a lot – this is not the most versatile product in the world OVERALL

Rosie’s big passion is travel photography, with a love of capturing different cultures on camera, from scenery and landscapes through to people and food. She studied photography at college and hopes one day find time to submit her images to the Royal Photographic Society for accreditation.