Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner

I bought this years ago and I still use it very often. Mostly I use it to scan receipts and other documents that I need to be in electronic file form, but it does a great job on color prints too. Very utilitarian and high quality scanner. I would highly recommend!

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 been using another scanner for years to download files during client meetings. It would not work with my new 64 bit machine. I was forced to buy the ScanSnap. It is faster, easier, and even fun to use. I have had no problems and scan documents, color and B&W photos, duplex documents and documents of various sizes, all at the same time. I now look forward to scanning in piles of documents. Just open it up and it turns on. Load the docuemts in the feeder and hit scan. All the documents shoot through in about 2 seconds a document, for both sides, in color, right side up, and create a PDF or JPG file. This is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I wanted to replace my aging scanner with this one. My current scanner does not have any supplies (AKA consumables) that I have to buy and this one does so I returned it. One reviewer wrote the pad assembly (Part # PA03541-0002) needs replacement every 10,000 sheets or a year-- google the actual part # to see the $8 retailers); the pick roller (Part # PA03541-0001) lasts about 100,000 sheets-- about $12. This is wrong. Even at the lowest prices, when adding in shipping ( in one case $10 for a $7 part) the cost is likely to be $30 to $45 ANNUALLY. Why annually? Well if you go to the manufactures site and read all the fine print, it says you need to replace the consumables the earlier of annually or x number of sheets. Most of us will likely never achieve the sheet count so the will be an automatic annual cost for the consumer. The other reason I dislike consumables is the if the unit doesnt sell well, it will be discontinued and you wont be able to get the supplies.

Weve been using these portable scanners at work for a couple years. They are very compact, scan quickly, and help us perform our jobs much more efficiently. The only draw backs...Ive not figured out how to scan pictures in jpeg format and they should sell the scanner with a carrying case.

The scanner works really well, but, as expected, its pretty heavy. I am glad I got it, though I bought it for work (and I travel a good bit). I wish it was a bit lighter, but the performance is so great, you dont have to babysit it as the pages go through, and I think if you really want one of these, plan on trading performance with weight of product in your decision-making.

I love it. It works better than I thought it would. It even lets you know if it thinks it didnt get a good scan like when the paper gets jammed or croocked. It does take a long time for the software to install even on a new PC with Vista. Not sure why that is but give yourself time. But this scanner really works.

I scan all relevant documets with this scanner into pdf files. It is fast, easy-to-use, and rare paper jams are very easy to fix. I am 100% satisfied with the product.

Ive been using the SnapScan S300 for about a year now and Im very happy with it. The duplex feature is great and its been a true workhorse as Ive been moving my entire office to the digital world. Things I like: - Scans to PDF files. - Has software for organizing PDF files. - Fast and quiet. - Duplex--that was a requirement. - Scans multiple-sized pages into a single PDF file. - Files are stored as PDFs in folders on the file system. I LOVE THIS! Im not locked in to some proprietary system of storing my files. Things I wish it could do: - Scan to JPEG, TIFF and PNG files in addition to PDF. - Let me add meta-data to the PDF while scanning, like a description of what the file is, author, notes, tags, etc. Right now all I get is a plain PDF file. - Let me search for files based on meta-data, so its easier to find what Im looking for. For example, show me all files that are tagged utility bill. Currently I must hunt through a bunch of folders, hoping I organized things well. - Let me tag PDFs with multiple tags, then be able to filter/view/sort files based on tags. - It would be great if the software could encrypt the PDF and upload it to Amazon S3 or FTP the files to set location. Much better for disaster recovery, etc. But all-in-all, a great product for the price and Im VERY glad I purchased it.

Ive owned this unit for about a year now. Works well under moderate use. Good scan quality, fairly fast. Easy controls. The software is mediocre - somewhat un-intuitive setup wise. Moderate learning curve but once its set up it ok. The Cardsnap software that came with it is pretty much useless. I originally installed under Leopard and it worked pretty much flawlessly except for the occasional unexplained crash. BUT when I upgraded to Snow Leopard, I was in for a surprise! No longer will it Scan to Folder! This has to be about the most used feature Id think. Send your scans to a folder on the HDD for sorting/storage. This is broke with Snow Leopard! Its been quite a while now and NO fix! They give some really lame and long winded workaround but apparently theyre not working too hard on a fix! BTW, I came up with my own workaround - Scan to Print and just use OS Xs native .PDF ability to Save as .pdf - it works but not as efficiently as their Save to Disk! If Fujitsu would bother to support their existing customers, Id probably give it a 5, but with the lack of timely updates for a real problem, I have to be generous and give them a 3 solely for the excellent hardware + my pre-Snow Leopard experiences. I hope this review helps someone to avoid the headaches Im experiencing atm due to the incompatibility issues. Namaste!