Doxie One - Standalone Portable Document & Photo Scanner

Ive been reading reviews on the Doxie One for a few weeks now and finally decided to go ahead and get it. I ordered it last night around 6:15 pm and requested one-day delivery for an additional $3.50 (Amazon Prime). My scanner was delivered this morning at 9 am! I couldnt have gotten this scanner any easier, quicker or cheaper, so I was thrilled before I even opened the package. The scanner was well packaged and very simple to unpack and set up. The scanner is so user-friendly you wouldnt need to use the included owners manual, but it is so well-written and easy to read, you may as well. It includes all the information you might need and nothing you dont. Its also available on the manufacturers website, so you dont even have to worry about keeping that piece of paper. I downloaded the necessary software from the website, also a quick, easy process, and went right to scanning. Papers go in smoothly (just remember to put them through the scanner face UP) and downloading to my MacBook via USP was a breeze. Its easy to rotate pages, staple multiple pages together and send them to Evernote or Dropbox (or other location) for archiving. I havent yet tried scanning photos, but there is an included photo sleeve to protect your photos and I expect that to be just as easy as scanning papers. I live in an RV, so space and weight are at a premium. Ive been wanting to scan papers and photos for a while now, but it was such a hassle with my larger printer/scanner/copier (which now lives at my mothers house). Using this Doxie One is exactly how scanning papers and going paperless should be.

I absolutely love the Doxie One for home office use! I finally decided to take the leap and go paperless. No more paystub receipts clogging up a file. No more figuring out if I should create a new file for one type of invoices, or if I should just stuff them all in one file together. No more worrying about how long I should keep a document vs how much longer Ill actually have the space to store it. I dont have to deal with any of that anymore. I paired the Doxie One with the Eye-Fi Connect X2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DV4234/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01), and synched it up with my Evernote account. Clearly you dont have to do it this way (and there are a lot of good options, cloud storage of your data or not), but it was incredibly easy. I basically set aside 2 hours and just powered through all my files, scanning to PDF then shredding. Now I just have to break my old habits and not let a pile of mail accumulate on my desk before I scan it in. Thats proving to be the hardest part of this paperless transition. Other pros: - The device is small and easy to hide away when not in use. - Setup was incredibly fast. I was up and scanning within 15 minutes. It would have been faster, but the Eye-Fi I paired this with took a little extra setup time. - Scanning is super quiet. (Follow-up shredding is not.) Cons: - It turns itself off after a short time idle. Thats actually a pro for power usage, but I did find myself getting annoyed that it had turned itself off while I was deciding if something should *really* be shredded after I scanned it. Although, again, I could probably prepare better to avoid this mild annoyance. - It only scans 1 side of the paper. Have fun with double sided mortgage documents! (No, these did not get shredded after they were scanned.) Overall, Im extremely satisfied with the Doxie One. Its exactly what I expected.

I ordered this in January and its now October. No problems. It works well and does what I need. Im using this mostly for receipts and some full page scanning. There are a few who have mentioned its hard to feed straight. There is an issue with that. The wheels can pull the paper in crookedly, so one has to be sensitive to how they are pulling. However, I find after the first one or two receipts, Ive got the pattern back down and it becomes a simple rhythm to feed them in properly. Someone mentioned that the power cord on the Doxie side is loose. Thats true for mine as well. It does not hold in well. However, I dont find that to be a big problem as Im generally sitting in one place using it. If Im not, I have batteries in it. The scan quality is good. Ive got receipts of varying lengths. Some are close to 12 inches long, possibly longer. They feed well (again with the occasional slip to one side or another [see above]) and even when they dont, I can clearly see the image. My receipts are wrinkled, wadded, and altogether not very flat. This hasnt been a problem for me. I open them up, smooth them out and make sure the leading edge is as flat as I can get to start. As long as that edge catches, its good to go. Even on wrinkled receipts, the print can be read. The image looks wrinkled as well, but everything is legible, its not a problem. Im happy with this purchase. I needed something portable, dependable, and clear for my record keeping. I did not get this to scan pictures, so I cant say as to any details on that. But what I have scanned looks good. The software is easy to use and I found it quick and easy to combine scans, and save it to my files.

The 5-star rating is also a reflection of the customer service. My first doxie was malfunctioning on arrival. I contacted customer service and they were extremely courteous and helpful. After some quick troubleshooting, ( very quick, done in one conversation) they sent a replacement and had me ship the broken one back in the same box. They paid for all shipping of course. The replacement was brand new (not refurbed) and worked flawlessly. The Doxie One ships with AC adapters for the US, United Kingdon, Europe and Australia. If you really want to take this thing places, you wont have to buy an adapter. It will also run on 4 aaa batteries. A 2GB SD card is also included. The USB cable is only used for transferring the digital images from your Doxie to your PC. The USB cable does not power the Doxie One. When my new Doxie arrived I set to work digitizing 29 years of documents. This kind of task is best performed with a machine that can handle batches of paper but, I am cheap err, frugal yeah, lets say frugal so, I did it all one sheet at a time by hand. I didnt see the need to spend a few hundred bucks just to get through the initial batch of personal documents. Everything after that will be in manageable portions and a portable scanner will be more than enough.The Doxie was a workhorse and performed perfectly. The only bad scans were my fault and related to damaged documents The Doxie performs best when fed a diet of perfectly flat sheets of paper and sitting on a flat surface. If your document is damaged, I suggest feeding the sheet through starting at the least damaged side. Like a photo the image can be flipped later. Taking the time to remove staples and smooth out creases is well worth the effort. Much like painting, you dont HAVE to do the prep work but, if you dont, youll pay for it in labor. For those who are unhappy with the need to feed the sheets carefully, I suggest looking at some handheld scanners on the market. They cost almost as much as the Doxie but YOU move the scanner over the sheet of paper. I used to own one of those. They work well but take FOREVER. After experiencing those devices you, like me, will truly appreciate what the Doxie does and how well it performs especially at this price. Unlike its closest competitor the Neat portable scanner, the Doxie One will work with PC or Mac. The Neat scanner has to be purchased in the model that is designed for your OS and will not work with a different OS. The Neat portable scanner also costs $30 more. If you adjust your expectations for a portable scanner and dont expect it to work like a commercial machine, you will be very happy with the Doxie One. I highly recommend it.

When I first got this it worked for one scan and then didnt work at all. I contacted the company and they mailed me a replacement along with a return sticker immediately after a little troubleshooting. It was annoying that the first one didnt work but the company was quick to make sure I got a good working scanner. It works well and getting the documents on my computer is easy. One complaint I have is that, no matter how I feed documents into the scanner, they always catch on one side and go in crooked. Since I am using this so I can get rid of a lot of paper documentation and to send simple signed documents to people, it is fine but I really wish it would feed documents in straight. Also, I found out that you can only use a certain kind of rechargeable batteries and they will not charge while in the scanner even if it is plugged in. So you have to purchase rechargeable batteries AND a separate charger and then constantly remove them from the scanner to charge them. This means you may even want to purchase two sets of batteries so you can swap them, allowing one set to charge while the others are in use. This will tack another good $30 onto your investment in this scanner if you need to use it when not plugged in. At least the recommended brand of batteries are reasonably priced on Amazon. Finally, their documentation is... shall we say... suggestive. I showed it to several people and it is clear there are sexual innuendos throughout. It would be mildly humorous if it didnt involve a little girl which makes it disturbing instead. I am betting they are, for some reason, either not aware of the suggestivity or havent clued in on its inappropriateness. However, it is interesting that doxie is street slang for a prostitute which makes me wonder... I think they need to update the imagery in their documentation as it is rather inappropriate.

Ive ONLY had the Doxie for a short period of time. I only used it twice. Put it away and guess what---when I needed to use it a third time---it doesnt work. You need special batteries---Im using them---the light keeps flashing rapidly---the machine simply stopped working--and the card is fine. It just stopped working. This is the worse purchase Ive made because the product is so whack. I contacted Doxie----the never responded back. Dont bother. There are other portable scanners on the market that work so much better. This is a waste. Update: Today a friendly representative contacted me regarding my Doxie. Theyre replacing my Doxie promptly and assured me that my initial contact emails had not gone unnoticed. I really appreciate the follow-up and professional customer service received today and Im glad that my Doxie is being replaced--because initially it worked perfectly well and I was extremely pleased with the quality of the product and the scan. Its refreshing to have had someone reach out-genuinely-to help me resolve the issue. Apparent really cares about its customers---thats important and they stand behind their products fully. The representative also explained that Doxies main power source is the A/C adapter, and rechargeable batteries are optional. Roxie must use Ni-MH rechargeable batteries because regular alkaline batteries dont provide a steady flow of power to run the feeding motor. Most likely my original Doxie had a rare misphap and the memory and card werent functioning properly together. Im sure the new scanner will work. Im looking forward to purchasing the Doxie Flip! Update: Works Perfectly!!! Thank you for the great customer service.

Ive never experienced as much difficulty feeding a piece of paper into a scanner. The smallest deviation from a perfectly flat sheet of paper will cause the paper to feed crooked (even using the guide). But sometimes it will feed perfectly fine with same imperfections. I scanned at least 1,000 documents over the course of a week with this scanner and the scans are great when fed properly. A little patience is needed. The 300 dpi scans of this scanner are perfectly fine. 600 dpi would be overkill for scanning text, IMO. If youre needing to scan a lot of photographs, pick another scanner. The included photo carrier/sleeve works for the occasional photo but youll get better results from almost any all-in-one printer/scanner. I really like the software. It is very easy to grasp and ridiculously easy to merge documents into one PDF. The OCR is like magic. I can now hit Command-Spacebar on the Mac, type in a few letters, and find any document without ever having to visit the file system. Works great with Yosemite.

I bought the Doxie One, and I dont regret it. The most important criterion in a purchase for me is reliability, and having soldiered through a massive backlog of paperwork and receipts, I feel reasonably confident giving the Doxie One a positive mark on that score. Once during the process, a discolored line began to appear on my scans, but a quick treatment with the included cleaning tool took care of it in short order. I have not tested the included software, but thats because one of the things I was looking for in a document scanner was the ability to operate without any special software - too many bad experiences with gaudy monstrosities of drivers. The Doxie One ticks that box as well - stick an SD card in the slot, start scanning, your scans appear as JPEG files on the card, plug in the USB cable and it looks to your PC the same as a thumbdrive or card reader. No options to configure the scanning when operating without the software, but for my purposes, I havent missed them. Theres only one standout bad thing about the Doxie One, but it can be very annoying: the document feeding mechanism is very fiddly. It actually deals with folded and wrinkled paper fairly well - such documents wont look beautiful, but theyll be readable. What it does not deal with well is paper with a less-than-crisp leading edge, especially if its a receipt. If you have such a document to scan, its probably going to take several frustrating attempts before you get a successful result. The machine will grab the edge and start rolling, one side will get stuck, the resulting image will be smeared beyond recognition, and youll just have to fiddle with the edge and try again until it works - I always managed to get it to work, but the experience wasnt terribly fun. Another reviewer commented that it was not unlike trying to get a wrinkled dollar bill recognized by a vending machine, and I have to agree. One more minor issue I experienced was that the scanner would cut off the bottom of any document longer than something like 14 inches. Not a problem if youre dealing with most paper documents, but annoying if you happen to be scanning the absurdly long receipts that seem to be popular with too many retailers these days. On the whole, it works well enough and itd be a really great product if they just put some more effort into the feeding mechanism.

1. High Quality: This thing is worth every penny. I was hesitant to buy it initially, thinking it may degrade the quality of photos or what have you. Boy was I wrong. This not only retains the quality of a photo, but enhances it. I scanned tiny 2x1 photos, loaded the card into my PC, and it was like seeing the photo under a microscope. Brilliant! Youd never be able to tell the original was so tiny. My only complaint is that it doesnt handle Polaroids too well. They often get stuck midway, but I havent tried scanning anything with the provided sleeve. Didnt seem to be a problem with the itty bitty iZone strips though. Ive also used this to scan old letters (circa 1889) and recipe cards. It scans nice, crisp images. 2. Easy to use: This thing is literally plug and play. I havent connected it to my PC (because I dont have to). Just plug it the power, insert the provided SD card (which holds thousands, btw), push the on button until the light is solid, and start feeding the scanner! It pulls things through pretty quickly. I think I averaged about 300 scans an hour. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to digitize their lives. I plan on circulating it amongst family members and loading all of the images onto a photo sharing site to preserve everything. Its been a great way to share and retain family history.

My original review was a very strongly worded negative review dealing with the power cord connector (wouldnt stay in the unit). It was a frustrating experience as I needed to have some documents scanned quickly. Within 12 hours of posting the review I received a call from the seller (Apparent) to discuss the problem. They asked a few questions, identified the problem as a possible short and promised a replacement unit would be delivered just a few days later (call was received Friday 12/20 and I had the replacement unit by Monday 12/23). Not only did they replace the unit but also threw in a few extras for my problem (battery recharger and batteries, case for the unit and some photo cards). While I am very impressed with the customer service (best I have seen so far for an internet sale) the question is how does the replacement unit work. a. First test was checking the power cord connection to the unit. while the initial unit saw the cord slipping in and out very easily the replacement cord has some sticking power to it. It feels solid and well connected (Yea). b. I scanned some paperwork and they scanned fine (always liked the scanning ability and the fact it could handle color) c. Transfer of files worked fine So overall I am quite happy with the unit and especially with the seller. Would definitely recommend the seller and so far the unit. I will test the unit for a few months and post how the cord connection holds up. Nice to have a positive outcome for a frustrating situation - Kudos to the seller for excellent treatment