Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner
by Fujitsu Imaging
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Customer Review: Good Tool for Home Office
Summary: 5 Stars
I basically bought this to help reduce the amount of paper in our home file cabinet. I've used it for about a month now - and it's been great. I appreciate the size (can just toss it in a desk drawer when not in use) and how simple it is to use (I use to be an "early adopter" kind of guy - now 4 kids later - I just want something that works quickly / as advertised). You just plug in the power cable and the usb cable / open the scanner / load your the items to scan / and push one button - then you get a pdf with a simple option to email it / or save it anywhere on your drives. The icon in the system tray makes it easy to switch any of the scanning features on / off. This is not what you want to buy if you need to scan 100 page legal documents (you can load about 15 pages at a time) - but if you just want to remove some clutter (think old bank statements, bills, receipts) from your regular household life - this will do the trick. Could type a lot more about the software, etc. - but really I never have that much time. :-)Customer Review: Why didn't we meet before!?
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow scansnap S300. I'm lovestruck. Why didn't we meet 10 years ago? You have changed my life so much already, in just three days! What a liberation to power through those big piles of papers and receipts. I've finished off or restarted long postponed or forgotten tasks along the way. I so much better and in control of things now.
This little scanner is truly a marvel of human ingenuity and practical design. The scansnap organizer software is also a pretty darn simple yet effective tool that can be easily adapted to work with other pieces of software (Evernote, Onenote, windows desktop search, Adobe Acrobat...) or you can set things up to bypass the organizer and dump scans straight into folders or one of these other applications.
The reviews here say it all. Have you ever seen so many high marks for the same product?
If you are on the fence about this purchase, just buy it (and send me the check in the mail later thanking me for helping you take the leap) it is well worth it.
Customer Review: Great little scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the Scan Snap 1500 in the office and the 300 in my home office. They're both incredible scanners. Much nicer than any other scanner I've ever used. The 300 is nice and small, can take power from the computer (doesn't need a separate power plug), easily commutes in a laptop bag, and is nice and quick.
The only downside of the form factor is that because it doesn't have a glass screen, it can be a challenge to scan receipts and odd-sized papers, as well as those that are wrinkled or otherwise damaged. The 1500 comes with a special transparent envelope that holds those kinds of documents.
Regardless, I highly recommend this scanner. If cost is not a big issue, and you do high volumes of documents, than I would consider the 1500.
One thing I can't comment on is the organizing software that comes with the scan snap. Though I use the scanning client (works fine), I use evernote to actually store the app (I highly recommend it if you don't know what it is).
Customer Review: Indespensible for a Business Traveler
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned and used the older brother which is the larger ScanSnap S5XX model and this model operates in the exact same fashion at less than half the size.
Pros:
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* Can be USB powered. However you need to attach two USB cables. One for Power and one for data.
* Default settings are fast. This scanner feels faster than even my S500.
* Great PDF scans. Perfect for business operations on the go.
* There are no other product on the market that the speed, operation ease, of ScanSnap S300 and especially at the size.
Cons:
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* Using USB powered mode, you need to attach total of two USB cables. It cannot draw power from the USB data line.
* The auto page orientation feature needs to be disabled as it is too inaccurate and would incorrectly flip your PDF document.
* Relatively pricey. Would be nice if it was in the $150 range not the $230 range which is out of reach for a lot of folks.
Customer Review: QB 2010 Document Managment Companion
Summary: 5 Stars
Very Nice little unit. Flawlessly scans a two sided document quietly and quickly. The unit sits in front of my second monitor screen right on my desk. When i need to scan a document or reciept, I open the lid, and press the button, thats it! Scan snap organizer is a nice pdf file drawer program that comes with it. I bought this unit beacause of the reviews that it scans flawless, and the purchase was not a mistake. Have not used the scanner on my HP all in one since the day the fujitsu arrived. Once in a great while the scanner will tell me it could not detect paper size, but i figured out that if you are scanning multiple reciepts at the same time, feed the largest doc in first and then the smaller ones and the problem is solved. I use QB 2010 doc managment system, so every day to day reciept, doc, bill etc is turned into pdf and uploaded to QB through the local files tab within seconds. It is very easy to use, the quality is immaculate. Would buy it again!