Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner

I have rarely been this excited and pleased with a piece of electronic equipment. This is, without doubt, one of the best office machine purchases I have ever made. ScanSnap was a snap to set up and start using. It occupies otherwise unusable space on my desk, is simple to use (insert document, press button) and has worked flawlessly thus far. Ive tested on color photos as well. 5x7 scanned to a 152kb PDF file and looks great. Business card scanning software works well too. If I need to copy a document, I can scan and print right from my desk. If I need to scan and email, piece-of-cake two step process. Scan and store, just as simply. Only draw back is less exercise. No more trips to the central copy/fax/scanner to run a couple page job for me! Best feature? It is small and light enough for me to carry along on road trips and can be powered from my notebook computers USB port. With this, my notebook PC, portable printer and mobile broadband dongle I can load up the RV and still be a complete office almost anywhere.

First, let me say that the best price for this product was found on Amazon and shipping was FREE! It doesnt get better. This scanner shocked me with its speed, accuracy, quality, etc. I have no complaints, just a wish: now, lets make one that is both a printer and scanner in the same size. That way I could carry justs one item on trips, not two. :-)

I bought one of these and tried it out. Worked so incredibly well I bought one for my other office (to have one on each desk). Worked so well three of my employees/colleagues wanted one. Got them all one. I am a long time believer scanning to save important notes on my computer rather than paper. This simply is the best scanner Ive ever used. Easy to use, easy to understand, and the software that comes with it is the best scanning software I have ever seen or used(esp for the purpose of scanning notes and keeping them organized in a filing system). Ive been using Scansoft for scanning needs. For scanning notes you intend to file and keep on your computer, this is so much better. In fact, its so much better for rapidly turning anything into a PDF. Update: Ive been using two of these units now for over a month. They are fantastic and I like the software that comes with them even better than I did at first (and that was a lot). Fantastic equipment. Very usable, friendly, fast, and well thought through.

The scanner is easy to set up and use. It does exactly what it is designed to do. I love the dual page scanning. Small and compact.

I was very impressed with the Fujitsu scanner at work which is why I looked for one at home. This newer scanner is even better and was less than 1/2 the price. It is fast, the scanned documents are clear and concise and it is extremly quick. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend it to anyone wanting to run a paperless office/home.

I had been happily using this scanner with a windows machine. when I recently switched to a Mac, I was baffled to see documentation which claimed this did not support Mac. it seems that HW on this one is same as the s300M. thanks for [...] I could easily (painlessly) make this work on Snow leopard. and BTW this is a great product. I would have been a little more pleased, if I had found this fix to make it work with a Mac on the Fujitsu website.

This is the only product Ive ever purchased that worked exactly as advertised. Within 2 minutes I went from unboxing to scanning (not including reboot time). I used to have a neat receipt scanner and it is day and night difference. It is quick, and the quality looks excellent

I am a consultant and work out of my home office about 70% of the time. I deal alot with documents and purchased this scanner in hopes of getting a good scanner for the variety of documents that I handle almost daily. I am always converting the paper document to pdf. My objective was to reduce the size of my paper files, eliminate the need for a fax machine, and increased efficiency (example: sign agreement and immediately turn it around to conclude the deal). I am very happy to report the ScanSnap has exceeded my expectations in all categories. And I consider myself to be a tough judge. So let me provide some real-life experiences: (1) the scanner is very fast, (2) very small footprint, (3) so far it has successfully scanned all documents on first attempt in a wide variety of sizes and shapes and regardless of the number of pages (max so far: 20 at one feed). I have set it for the 2nd best scan resolution and find that is enough to provide very readable scans. The color is excellent too, showing the signature on documents in the blue ink I always use. The software provided is great and does what I need it to do. The ScanSnap is small enough that I would consider it to be portable, although I have not carried it with me to my clients locations. I run it using Vista Business on a Dell laptop and have had zero problems to date (about 7 months usage). I have had no contact with customer service. Highly recommended.

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: ----- * 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: ------- * 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.

Its fast. Accurate. Small form. The only complaint I have about it is that when you put papers in it, it doesnt feel like theyre in there securely. Its not like they fit in a slot (like a printer might). Other than that though, great product. Would definitely buy again.