Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner
by Fujitsu Imaging
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Customer Review: Does what's asked of it
Summary: 5 Stars
Scanner works great !
It does everything advertised without any fuss.
I wanted a small scanner to scan in a lot of old magazine articles I have saved over the years (and continue to collect). These are usually 2 to 8 physical pages, double sided. I have scanned 10 so far and the process works great.
I was surprised by how fast the scanner is - seems like only 2 to 3 seconds per page. It zips along. So far I have scanned in up to 7 physical pages - worked fine. With the simulataneous double scan feature I go from paper to PDF file in less thatn one minute. A big difference from my one page at a time flatbed which is not practical for what I wanted to do.
I have only had one paper feed problem (what do you expect from torn out magazine pages) - but even that was a "snap" to correct and picked up scanning where I left off.
As noted, it scans directly to create a PDF file - the files are searchable if you select that option during setup - a definte requirement for me. With Vista's built in search feature, I can now find these articles and actually use them. (btw - yes, this works on my Vista machine).
The only down side is the size of the PDF files. They are not the normal small baby size you have come to expect from PDF documents. I suppose that's because these are really scanned images. Average sise is about 2 to 3 MB. Not so bad sinec storage is so cheap, but will add up over time.
The only other very small thing (which I have gotten used to already) is that the scanner has you isnert the pages into the feeder upside down and backward. There is a label on the scanner to remind you though. Not really an issue.
Scan quality is very good for what I want - I have set it on the second lowest quality and all scans are very readable, the pictures are good.
Overall, I am very happy and will continue to use this product. Although more than I wanted to spend, I would recommend this highly.
Customer Review: This works as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had the scanner for almost 2 months now. I did some research on lots of different sites. I wanted something to use in my business - I consult with multiple companies and sometimes the scanners they have are great(professional copier based ones) and sometimes they are realllly slowwww and baaad - it takes forever to get anything accomplished when scanning documents at a slow rate. I therefore wanted something that could do duplex and simplex, with one pass, and also did color, if needed. This does all of that, and quite quickly. I have copied bank statements, contracts, invoices, some odd shaped documents(receipts), and it works great! Being able to stack up to 10 sheets(maybe more if you feed on top of it as it is scanning) is very time saving. A really neat and useful feature is the blank page removal, so when you are copying 2 pages duplex, but there is only something on 3 of the pages, your file will only have 3 pages, not 4 with one being blank. It works faster when plugged directly into the USB port of my laptop vs into a USB hub plugged into my laptop. I have only plugged directly into wall socket, and yes it is probably the downside of it having the extra USB cable to plug in for power if no wall outlet is available. It is "portable", but it is not tiny. I kept looking at the "wand" type ones, but only able to do 1 page at a time, and I don't believe the speeds were any better. My goal is to clean my office & files up by making lots of scans, but we'll see when I get to that. In the meantime, it is a great productivity tool. Easy setup - follow instructions. Able to put into PDF or jpeg only. Can make the pdf scannable; I haven't used that, but you can do that later with the file should you desire. No software to edit documents, but you can get them elsewhere as well(ie IRIS OCR or others). I am not sure there is a perfect scanner, but this one really gets the job done. Bottom line is this one works, is fast, is accurate.Customer Review: Paper gone
Summary: 5 Stars
This tool keeps you organized. It takes very little space, so you can leave it plugged-in on your desk, and its one-click operation makes it easy to have the "discipline" to scan all your papers, cards, notes and receipts. You'll never lose a document again.
This scanner is fast, simple, and high-quality. It quickly cleared a huge pile of papers on my desk. Filing electronically is a lot easier and more-compact that dealing with tons of impossible-to-search manila folders. It OCRs papers and most business cards accurately too. Fans of GTD (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity) will love this because it takes under 2 minutes to clear most items, so you never have a large "to do" pile.
CONS: Mostly small software complaints which could be fixed in an update: One thing I wish it did was recognize when a business card is being scanned and automatically place that into the card organizer instead of the document organizer -- or provide a one-click button to do that. It's also fails at OCR'ing cards where the text is printed white-on-black (or when the background is darker than the text). It also doesn't have a function to import contact data into Thunderbird (you have to export to text file and import -- adds an extra step). It would be nice if you could combine and/or split documents after they've been scanned.
The hardware works almost-perfectly. Really long receipts tend to end up turning diagonally unless you hold them with our hands going in (the side guides aren't enough to hold them), but otherwise paper and cards turn digital without a hitch.
Be sure to hook it up to Evernote (google for a how-to) or use an online backup company like SugarSync to have an extra backup of your data.
Customer Review: Super fast and super awesome! Paperless is best!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had three filing cabinets full of old receipts, magazine clippings, tax forms, and office papers -- now I have only one. Most of those documents are now on computer and backed up to an external hard drive. I love not having all that paper to sort and store, mostly "just in case" I need it. I read that the IRS accepts scanned receipts, so seven years of business papers were done in one weekend, baby.
Scanning is very fast on my Windows XP. There's a one-click setting to change from my standard fast black 2-sided PDF -- to a good quality color JPG for scanning in photos too. All those old shots of houses and landscapes, and things that aren't good for a frame but not quite good for the trash either, I have a copy of, just like all those mediocre digital shots we're used to now.
The software was easy to learn, and I love the drawer/folder feature, which is really just a directory in My Documents, so I can access, search, or change files in either method. Instead of printing things off the computer now, I just Save as a PDF right into that folder, and the software treats it just like something it's scanned itself.
The gadget itself is so small I don't mind keeping it on the corner of my desk -- and a good thing too -- I use it just about every day now for my home office. My paper shredder has never seen so much action.
If I could afford these for every one of my friends and family, I would. It's amazing to have all that stuff digitized and out of my office. Sending people copies of documents is a snap, sharing old photos I've scanned, and even faxing ... my fax machine went to the Goodwill! My office is cleaner and greener with it, possibly my best "splurge" in 2008; from now on a "necessity".
Customer Review: Great scanner for all of your home paperwork!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this scanner this past winter after returning one of those all in one scanner, printer machines and I love it! I was cleaning out my file cabinets at home and I wanted to save a lot of my papers on my computer since I know I'll access them more if they are saved to my computer then stuffed in some file. I use a really expensive scanner at work and I got into the habit of scanning almost everything at work so I wanted something similar for home but I couldn't spend the same kind of money and I don't have that much room and this little scanner meets all of my needs.
I didn't need one of those flat bed scanners because I wasn't looking to scan pictures, I strictly use it for paperwork, articles I rip out of magazines or newspapers, notes I might of taken, and receipts, ect. I can also use it to get a copy of something. I just put it through the scanner and when it pops up on my computer screen instead of saving it I can just hit the 'copy' button and I'll get a print out on my printer. It scans in color and on both sides of the paper and I can scan a bunch of papers at once. I was able to clean up my files and go from two filing cabinets to one! It was also sooo easy to set up as it plugs into my usb port at the front of my computer and I don't always have to leave it plugged in if I need the port for something else. I've never taken it with me as I don't have a laptop or a need to take the scanner with me but it's so light and portable that when I eventually do get a laptop the portability of the scanner will come in handy.
I highly recommend this if you are looking for a scanner to easily and also clearly scan your home documents into a PDF file on your computer.