ScanSnap S510M Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Scanner

This is a great document scanner! It works well with my Mac. The included software is all youll need to scan documents on a Mac. Buy the PC version if you want PC software. Ive scanned magazine articles, business cards, brochures. It will scan just about anything that isnt wider than letter size paper. Its feeds documents through pretty quickly and scans instantly when you press the button. I dont use it for scanning photos and things like that. A flatbed scanner is a better choice for those. $430 seems expensive, but this is a great quality product that will let me file almost everything I do electronically, so my files can travel with me on my laptop. Buy a shredder to file all your print documents after scanning them into your computer. Just make sure you have a good backup plan.

after seeing the scansnap in action on a website, i must have spent a good months several pouring over the 10+ odd reviews on amazon for all the pros and cons. the possibility of going paperless was almost more than my inner productivity nerd could handle. so is it worth it? * initial impressions: i distinctly remember my impression the first time steve jobs demoed the iphone. o @#*$@#*$. watching the scansnap slurp in a stack of papers and output them instantly in pdf form produced a similar reaction. so FREAKING FAST. * as other readers have expressed, the ocr is slow. if you dont need to ocr everything you scan, youll be good. at this point, ive just decided that some things dont need ocr. * i heavily debated waiting for the upcoming s300m but ultimately decided to go in for the s510m. the dealbreaker was that the s300m does NOT come with adobe acrobat professional. in my opinion, this TOTALLY makes it the s510m worth it. the ability to optimize / compress / combine / split / adjust your pdfs is very very nice. * make sure to visit the fujitsu site for a $[...] manufacturers rebate. see the discussions on the amazon product page for the s510m more information. * this does photos, but my photo friend told me that the good quality 600dpi is going to give you fuzzy photos. i would imagine if youre not big on exact replication of your photos, youll be fine. in my experience with images + text, no problems. * document clarity is excellent as others have indicated. you can set it up to scan one side (simplex) by default, two sides (duplex), or auto-detect. and yes, it is stupid fast. * my only gripe is that there isnt a save as option right after you scan a document. you have to manually rename in finder. * you know things are different when you start conniving things that might need to be scanned so you can shred / throw them away. bye bye stacks of paper. the speed and ease of scanning is a game changer. there you have it. good stuff!

I bought this so I could send faxes from home. I know, you can get fax machines for much less, but I didnt want to mess with shared lines or installing a separate line. The image quality on scanned sheets is great, it automatically saves the file as a pdf and it integrated perfectly with my MacBook Pro. The files work fine with my online fax service and the pdf format makes file handling simple for emails, file sharing, etc. Its a little challenging to get the paper to feed straight for the scan (especially a multi-page scan), but thats the only (minor) issue Ive had with this unit.

This product has solved my desktop paper organization issues. Ive been using it for about four months, and it has been superb. I recommend it highly. 1. Reliable: does not jam often, and when it does, jams are very easy to fix. 2. Good quality scans. 3. Simple and easy to learn software makes organizing scanned files a breeze. 4. Hardware is as simple and straightforward as it gets. 5. Easy to install. 6. Small desktop footprint. 7. Very fairly priced given the quality of the product and the fact that you get a full version of Adobe Acrobat with the product. 8. Scans quickly. 9. Not a portable product but lightweight and easy to move around. At first I had problems with the document feed for multiple page scans. However, I quickly learned that if you begin the scan of a multiple page document with the scan button (as opposed to the automatic system in the feeder) the issue with multiple page scans goes away. (This based on scans of up to 20 pages. I have not had need to try more.)

Initially the scanner came with wrong adapter wire. I contacted the seller who replaced it promptly. Prior to my buying this scanner I made some queries with the seller who was very helpful in providing information and assured me that in case I was not happy with the product I could return the same for a full refund. That was great. I have used the scanner for just two days so I cant really say much except that so far it is running very well. For an old and used scanner it is doing a decent job. Specially since I am still in the learning mode. Overall I am very happy with the purchase.

This is a great machine. It works right out of the box. It is amazingly fast and simple to use. Quiet too. My old multifunction just cant compete. It is now in the basement. Installation is simple. Is much smaller than you would imagine and has a very small footprint. I use this in a home office to scan important documents, receipts, etc. One can actually imagine going paperless. Has a very solid feel. Simple and straight-forward design. One thing to keep in mind, to be able to use the auto-scan button on the scanner you need to have the scan manager software configured as a startup option, the auto scan button only works when the software is up and running. This is easy to do and only puts an icon on your dock. I wish all products were this well designed and useful. This is the Ferrari of scanners. Before I bought it I wondered about the comparatively high price, but after using it, Ive concluded it is actually a bargain compared to the alternatives. Well worth the money due to its speed, design, and quality of output (I havent tried it with photos, only text, magazines, and similar). Pros: simple installation speed small size solidly built good easy to use design high quality scans of documents Cons: One small software glich -- custom file naming is rudimentary and standard built in file naming options are limited. This could be improved.

I bought this scanner after looking for an affordable solution to clearing up the paper that had accumulated in our house. This scanner has been fabulous and is really attractively priced (especially when there are rebates) for a unit used at home. I have been able to clear up multiple drawers from several file cabinets that included: taxes, receipts, recipes, magazine articles, bills, etc. I now am confident that I can actually located something when I need it for taxes or warranty work. The scans are clear and the text recognition is very good. In addition I find the software to be very flexible and works with my workflow. I have two different scenarios for use: 1) Daily As I get my mail and open it or pay a bill, I mark it paid and immediately scan it and then shred it (this is where I cant already get an electronic bill). 2) Bulk scanning Here I will typically sort paper into sets, this is where the software flexibility comes in. I take everything that needs double-sided scanning and is the same number of pages and I set the software to create a new document every n-pages. Then I can stick a stack of pages in that arent related and let it do its job. If I have a stack of single sided items I make sure to mark it like that in the software and everything goes smoothly. Originally I bought this when I was using OS X 10.4 (Tiger), upgraded to 10.5 (Leopard) with no problem. I had to wait till a new driver and software was released before upgrading to 10.6 (Snow Leopard). It works just as smoothly as before with the new drivers. This has really reduced the amount of paperwork that stacks up in the house and with Spotlight on the Mac, I can find these documents way better than I could in my filing cabinet. I highly recommend this product to those looking to reduce paper!

I can only repeat what others have said: I love this thing. I looked at several other sheet-fed scanners from HP and others. Nothing seems to do what this does. It is very simple, very well designed, a very fast. My advice is to download the updated software on the support site - scanning profiles is a nice feature. Im a grad student who is overloaded with research and documents - this made it very simple to create pdfs and use spotlight to search for them when I need them.

Honestly, I would have to say that this is one of the best electronic products I have ever bought. The ScanSnap works exactly like advertised. It is extremely easy to use. Just put your document in the feeder and push the scan button. It scans multi-page documents both front and back quickly and automatically saves them in PDF form. You have the option of saving the document as a text searchable PFD. This is a must have product for anyone wanting to rid themselves of the clutter of paper. Works like a charm on a Mac. It is extremely easy to find documents after scanning with spotlight.

A friend insisted that I upgrade to a ScanSnap S510....I didnt read ad carefully enough to note that scanner offered for sale was for a mac and not a windows pc.... but all was not lost. My daughter was pleased to get such a wonderful gift and loves it. Me..I went to the Amazon Market Place and purchased a Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 to work on my Windows system and I am very pleased. Anyone interested in a used Visioneer XP450 in great condition? I find that recently I have become long on scanners