Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner
by Fujitsu Imaging
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Customer Review: Best document scanner I've ever had
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been looking for a while for a personal scanner that supports a basic paper-elimination workflow. What I was looking for was "put paper in the scanner and get a full-text OCR PDF". Bought the ScanSnap on a recommendation from a friend, and, folks, this is the one you want.
Here's how I have it set up. It sits on top of the printer in my office. When I open the mail, any statements, etc, that I used to file go right in the scanner. I push the "Scan" button, and 7 seconds per double-sided scan later, the documents are in my PC. If it needs to be OCRed, I right click and schedule documents for that. The resulting documents show up in the Organizer, where I rename them to a meaningful name and drag them to the correct folder.
There's a nice profile feature, so, for example, you can have one profile for black and white double sided documents with OCR, and a separate profile for color single sided documents with no OCR. You click on a tray icon to switch profiles prior to scanning.
It's very portable -- I put it in my backpack and take it to my client's offices to handle scanning tasks there. The scanner operates at two speeds -- on wall power or dual USB, it gives the 7 seconds/sheet speed; running solely off of a single USB connection it's slower.
Customer Review: Great Little Scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
This got great reviews everywhere...and I must say it works great for me. The big deal is the built in PDF generation which is super fast and with a setting or two adjusted to just a little higher resolution than the defaults I find I can pretty much read even the smallest print with ease.
My only complaint is that for some smaller documents it does not always pull through fully straight..however there is a software function to deal with it and it works ok most of the time. Some documents (like thermal rcpt paper) are a little hard for it to handle. If the first pass doesn't get it right and a REALLY want to keep the scanned copy I will take a sheet of paper and tape the receipt to it to act as a holder .. this works well. I tried inserting small docs into a plastic carrier like a sheet protector..the the plastic is a bit too slick for the rollers to handle reliably.
For anyone wanting to purge a lot of paper that piles on your desk and store it electronically this is a great tool. The dual-sided scanning is very fast.
The ornanizing app they supply w/ the scanner is ok ... and supposedly indexes the PDF files from the scanner on words it sees..I've not messed with this too much but what little I have seems to work as advertized.
Customer Review: The Scanner I've been waiting for
Summary: 5 Stars
This is not a heavy duty scanner. It is not the scanner to buy if you do a lot of 200 page documents. And it's not the scanner to buy if you scan 500 pages a day. But it is the scanner for most of us who scan 10 or 20 or even 40 pages a day who don't need a flatbed. It's simple. It's been great (but not perfect) at feeding one page at a time. The results are excellent. It's quiet. It gets both sides of the page at the same time (if there's anything on the backside, and eliminating the backside if it's blank). It's portable and runs off the USB alone (albeit at a slower rate) on the go. It's small enough to take with you in the laptop bag to bring to work or bring to home or out to a site. I have great difficulty imagining how this small, simple device could be better without sacrificing the things that make it great (small, simple, portable, runs off USB alone if necessary). I HIGHLY recommend this if it seems like it fits your needs. It really is a performer, and I'm VERY happy with it. One thing Fujitsu could work on: it would be nice if it did not require proprietary software and could be driven by programs such as Adobe Acrobat alone. But the proprietary software is actually pretty good. Everything should work as well as this product has for me.Customer Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
The ScanSnap S300 has been the best electronics purchase I've made in a very long time. I've eliminated all the random paper that tends to accumulate on a desk (and kitchen counter). What few bills I still receive in paper are now scanned and stored with the others electronically (originals shredded of course). When the kids bring home papers that need to be kept I now just keep them electronically. No more lost project papers.
I've been using it for about 2 weeks now. It's a fantastic tool to help you organize your desk and life plus it just works well. That seems like an obvious thing but far too often in the electronics world devices have bugs or irritating shortcomings. I haven't found any on the ScanSnap S300. The duplex scanning is amazing. It's easy to merge PDFs. It can handle most paper sizes. It doesn't jam. It even scans photos that are suitable for online use (Facebook, etc.) - I wouldn't recommend it for your permanent photo scanning unless you don't mind lower resolution scans. Keep in mind though, it's not intended for that. Oh yeah, and it's fast; it scans with an incredible, breath-taking, makes-you-want-to-scan-something-else-anything-else, "Top Gun" speed.
Customer Review: Great little scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
Th ScanSnap 300 is aimed at the business crowd, and for that group of folks, this is a terrific little scanner. It is amazingly fast at double-sided scans, which is a huge time-saver. It scans directly to PDF, which is quite helpful, especially for those who don't have Acrobat or other similar software that allows them to do this. Of course, much of the beauty of this is its size -- small & light enough to throw into your computer bag along with your computer. This provides me the freedom to tackle some scanning jobs at venues outside of my office, or when I am on the road - a nice feature. I've been impressed with the quality of the scans, including color graphics, though admittedly I've not tried scanning photos. This is not designed to be a photo scanner. If that's your need, look for larger, cheaper, better flatbed photo scanners. My only gripe with this is that there is more plastic than I expected, and some parts seem a bit flimsy. That said, it has traveled to/from the office with me for a month, plus an overseas trip, and has stood up well for 6 weeks. Not cheap, but a worthwhile investment for those who need a fast, reliable, portable business scanner.