Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner

I will definitely make a video review on this once Im finished with scanning all my documents. Ive just started scanning---What a breeze. This small portable S300 ScanSnap makes life easier. For weeks, Ive been using my expensive HP photosmart printer + scanner. I told myself,Why buy a scanner solely for that purpose when I can just use the flatbed? BIG MISTAKE. It took me hours just to scan my fave magazine articles. I just recently quit my job to prepare for a new babe. Ive got loads of work articles and my fave hobby of cutting news articles I like. I just have to unload them bec of the babe! ScanSnap S300 makes it so easy. I installed the software, restarted my computer, attached my scansnap and Go! The software is intuitive. Theres ScanSnap Organizer and ScanSnap Manager. The Manager is a no-brainer. You can scan double-sided or single-sided. The Organizer just lets you organize folders or cabinets on the left side of the screen and drag your recently scanned files from the right. So on the left side Ive got cabinet folders named recipes, projects, baby care etc. On the right side Ive got my scanned pages which i can rename and allocate. Nice and Easy! Scanning is easy. Just touch the Scan button and it does everything for you. Its so light and takes less space. I was going to buy the most recent version of scansnap for $400, but I had to weigh down how much will I use it and space usage. Since only 1-3 people will use this at home and I cant afford another clutter, small version it is. ONLY QUESTIONABLE PEEVE : Will this work in Vista? I think its says XP, but since our technology-infused household is still loyal to XP then my S300 is still a gem to behold. If you have Vista, then you might just consider the newer version. I dont think they have this portable small device in Vista yet or I would have gotten it. I havent looked if its possible to upgrade to Vista. But Boy! If this device can scan all my documents in less than a day. Its worth it!!!!!! Ill update my review in a few months. For now Im back to my scanning chores. bye! Its a KEPPER. ITS A KEEPER. ITS A KEEPER. (So enthusiastic, huh?----Well you should see me scanning from my flatbed scanner. What a pain! Now, I dont need to close/open the lid or wait for HPS slow scanning mechanism. ScanSnap just slides documents through and its scanned. Makes me want to cry. When Im done with this I can focus on laundry for my coming baby) I just hope itll be durable. Almost $240 is a bit painful when I can buy more than 5 mega boxes of pampers! Then again--- my heads reeling bec its so efficient!

This is not a heavy duty scanner. It is not the scanner to buy if you do a lot of 200 page documents. And its 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 dont need a flatbed. Its simple. Its been great (but not perfect) at feeding one page at a time. The results are excellent. Its quiet. It gets both sides of the page at the same time (if theres anything on the backside, and eliminating the backside if its blank). Its portable and runs off the USB alone (albeit at a slower rate) on the go. Its 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 Im 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.

LIke so many others, I was looking for an inexpensive scanner. I was debating with myself for months on a Canon and then recently stumbled across the Fujitsu. Since I wanted it mainly to get a zillion documents hanging around into the computer, after reading the reviews, I decided to spend the $260. Im running Vista 32. Installation was a snap. Scanning takes seconds. The Organizer is terrific. I am so glad I spent the extra money. Ill use it mainly hooked up to power, but I can see that if youre travelling, it would be a snap to take along. This thing is fabulous!

Awesome product. Liked it so much, I bought a second one so I have one at home and office.

I have been using this scanner for several years now and I am very impressed with this product. I travel all the time for work and find myself using this scanner all the time. The best thing about this is being able to load 10-12 pages and have them scanned as 1 PDF document in next to no time. So much better than a flatbed scanner.

The ScanSnap S300 has been the best electronics purchase Ive made in a very long time. Ive 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. Ive been using it for about 2 weeks now. Its 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 havent found any on the ScanSnap S300. The duplex scanning is amazing. Its easy to merge PDFs. It can handle most paper sizes. It doesnt jam. It even scans photos that are suitable for online use (Facebook, etc.) - I wouldnt recommend it for your permanent photo scanning unless you dont mind lower resolution scans. Keep in mind though, its not intended for that. Oh yeah, and its fast; it scans with an incredible, breath-taking, makes-you-want-to-scan-something-else-anything-else, Top Gun speed.

This is a fantastic product. The setup was easy and it has a tiny footprint. The default is to scan standard documents to a pdf. The ScanSnap runs through the packet of docs surprisingly fast. The setup for scanning to jpg was a little trouble but once it is done, you can save the settings for later retrieval. The resulting jpg is a very high quality electronic image. This is one of the best technology purchases I have made in years.

Worked very well but completely quit working at about 2 years of age with little use, was for home use only no business. I just threw away.

I have had this for a week now and I am very impressed. I used to use the ScanSnap S510 at my office, and have been looking for a smaller version for myself to use at home and while traveling. This was recommended to me by a friend, and despite the high price, I decided to give it a try. I am glad I did. I am a PhD student and this is perfect for my needs. I produce about 10 to 20 pages of notes a day (on white copy paper and legal pads). No problem with the device or the software. In fact, it works even better than I thought it would. If you are like me and take lots of notes, but have a hard time keeping up with the process of organizing and making use of them (besides piling them up on desks and floors), then I highly recommend this! =========================== June 23, 2010 Update =========================== I remain immensely happy with this purchase. I have scanned hundreds of pounds of papers (really) over the last year, and the scanner is still running strong. I enjoy writing by hand while leaving my work environment immaculate, without any clutter. Even better, I now have nearly all of the papers I have ever owned (receipts, maps, articles, books, important documents, notes, and anything else that I could scan) organized in my computer so that I can access everything anywhere I go. It was a truly liberating experience packing for a recent move and knowing that I would not be lugging around a bunch of boxes full of papers in various states of disarray to my new place.

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 doesnt 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..Ive not messed with this too much but what little I have seems to work as advertized.