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Fujitsu Fujitsu ScanSnap s500

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Very Good
  • Pros
  • Very high image quality
  • Includes document management application
  • Cons
  • OCR software is basic

Fujitsu ScanSnap s500 Review

by Richard Jantz

- The Fujitsu ScanSnap s500, a lightweight, 5.9-pound model, is one of the most compact document scanners available, measuring 6.2 by 11.2 by 6.2 inches (width by depth by height); it's about the size of a breadbox. The $495 (as of 2/6/07), 600-dpi, sheet-fed USB scanner is primarily designed to convert single- or double-sided pages into searchable PDF files, and provides quick-start buttons for convenience. You also can customize a button to scan and print, scan and e-mail, or perform other scanning tasks.

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User Reviews for Fujitsu Fujitsu ScanSnap s500

  • Reviewed by: ChristmasB

    Duration of ownership: 5 Months

    Strengths: Fast and virtually flawless.

    Weaknesses: None now that the Vista driver is out.

    Overall Evaluation: My only frustration was the lack of a Vista driver. Today it was posted and I installed it without a problem. (http://tinyurl.com/2by5h6) It seems to work just fine. For personal use, this unit may seem expensive, but the speed and efficiency with which it works means that you can: 1) Convert just about everything in your file cabinet(s) to electronic and discard the originals; and 2) Keep the unit on the desk and scan stuff in as you receive it, then toss it. It also allows easy sharing of all sorts of things via email. You will feel very good about this purchase.

  • Reviewed by: thomasebellamy

    Duration of ownership: 1 Year

    Strengths: Very quick and easy to scan documents. We even have some scan directly into a shared folder for many users to access. Scans quickly into pdf format, front and back scans at the same time.

    Weaknesses: The software is limited, but if you are looking for the basics as we are it didn't matter to us.

    Overall Evaluation: We started with one in our office to quickly scan and send documents. One quickly turned into several and now every office and work center has one. This really is a great simple product that every office should have.

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