Does it make sense to buy this now, 2+ years after it was released? I'm in need of a scanner, but I can wait a few more months (let the paper piles stack). This is clearly the best reviewed scanner I've seen, but I'm surprised there hasn't been a new model/version announced since it came out in early 2009. Any news/advice?Thanks in advance! Does it make sense to buy this now, 2+ years after it was released? I'm in need of a scanner, but I can wait a few more months (let the paper piles stack). This is clearly the best reviewed... » Read More Does it make sense to buy this now, 2+ years after it was released? I'm in need of a scanner, but I can wait a few more months (let the paper piles stack). This is clearly the best reviewed scanner I've seen, but I'm surprised there hasn't been a new model/version announced since it came out in early 2009. Any news/advice?Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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ive been wondering the same for a long time now. no updates on their website...
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Yes, it comes with it's own management software which is very good. Acrobat is only to manipulate scans to PDF and to serach indexed PDFs
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Me four. :) Seems like a replacement could come along sooner than later. Two years is a looooooong time for consumer technology.
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I think this is the right answer. I purchased this in January, and the only negative about its age is that the version of Acrobat is relatively ancient (but works fine on Macintosh under Snow Leopard). The most recent drivers shipped with the scanner, and it is very well built.If you need it now, buy it now. It will take a long time before you outgrow its capabilities.
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This scanner is superb and so widely used that fujitsu will be supporting it with drivers for years to co e as they have done with older scanner models. I bought this in January with that in mind. Also note they immediately released Mac os x lion drivers, day of release of lion, so great support from them. If a newer one comes put, you can always decide to sell this one and get the newer version, which does not always have to be the better one. This scanner is truly the best you can buy and I have found no flaws.
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Yea I'm wondering the same. I' d really like to get this and I need a scanner now. Maybe someone can check with fujitsu and let us all know about an update?? Then again it appears so good why change it??
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Same here :-PI'm wondering if Fujitsu would release a newer model anytime soon...
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Also waiting for my Cintiq to ship. I purchased it May 1, 2011. Does anyone have any current deliveries to speak of. Just trying to get an idea of realistic wait times for this. Some people have made reviews on the product as current as a month ago, so just looking to hear from anyone that has in fact received this item in 2011.
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Good website. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. I will probably go with the first one an get the software if needed. good advice. The new one looks pretty, gut I don't spend money if there isn't enough upgrade to justify the added espense.
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Yes! I have been happy with this scanner. Has a reasonable price tag. Good luck!
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FWIW, I bought the Scansnap 1500 for Mac 6 months ago; use it with MacBook Pro. Haven't bought any organizing software yet, and so far, haven't missed it. I just run OCR in Acrobat AFTER I have scanned the docs (doing it during scanning takes too much time). When I want to find something, I just put the word in the Finder spotlight window, and 99% of time it finds the doc. I only 'name' docs that I think are really important (e.g. taxes).
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The primary development is for the Windows platform, and a Mac OS X version of the scanner software is planned in the future. Possibly about the end of 2014?I'm impressed with the Xcanex and am using it on my MacBook Pro Retina, running Windows 7 under Boot Camp. That's a bit of a hassle and I fervently hope for the Mac software. But the usefulness of this portable document scanner for bound material such as books and journals makes the hassle worthwhile to me.
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Hi, Richard! Thank you for your query about the Medi-2200, which we are happy to offer to Amazon customers. To answer your particular questions: 1. You don't wait for lamp warm-up, so save time there. It starts scanning immediately. It'll do that scan in under 30 seconds. 2. You can choose from several formats: TIF, BMP, JPG, PSD, PDF, GIF. We do have this on sale, now. Sale ends today. If, by some chance you miss that window please contact me and I'll put it back on sale long enough for yuo to get the sale price. You can find full details and even a demo video on our Website, if you need more information (also fine to ask me via Amazon)--click on the scanners link in that first bullet point row on the home page. Best Regards, Mark Lamendola Mindconnection, LLC
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I am becoming skeptical that it will ever be released...I thought this was too good to be true...A real wall-scanner for 300 $ ?? The DeWalt website actually claims it is in stock both here and on other tool supply sites but all the sites they point you to are on "PreOrder" status. AcmeTools claims availability "approx September" while the other sites claim "avail July". On their Facebook page someone asks this very question on the 4th of July. A DeWalt employee answers the question on the 8th of July saying it is available and provides a link to their re-sellers list which I have pointed out mostly claim wrongly "In Stock". On the 10th of July the poster points out that the stores that DeWalt claim have stock all don't. They never reply to that afterwards - kinda just fades away.
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I'm in the same boat. Been researching all morning and have narrowed down to the same 2. Best review I've found is on pcmag... with bottomline given as "If you need a scanner that scans both film and prints, but you are more concerned with the prints, the 8800F is an ideal choice. If your needs are more film-based than print-based, look at the V500 for excellent film scanning."
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Vuescan is fantastic and far more affordable than Silverfast which is outrageously priced. Mr Hamrick is great about support. He personally answers most questions in 24-48 hours via email. I would recommend the Pro version as it is much more flexible. I use Vuescan with my Coolscan 5000 and current Epson scanner.
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I don't have an answer for you, but I have done some Google searches on this model and noted two things about it. First, there don't seem to be any professional product reviews for it in any publications; only user reviews (like on Amazon.com) are available. Second, some of what I read indicated that the model would be available in the spring, or even the summer of 2010. Clearly, it became available for sale before that. Perhaps it's not "officially" available in some way? One final thought: this model essentially replaces the BDP-N460, which is still on the market and costs more money. I've been surprised that prices have not been slashed on those models. Perhaps Sony does not want to encourage sales of the BDP-S370 until its inventory of N460s is depleted.
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It is portable and easy to carry with you. I have a copier scanner and the Scansnap does a far better job. You can desiginate searchable words in your document so you can locate it later. It will scan both sides in one pass. It does an excellent job of scanning photos to jpeg format. Lots of bang for you buck.
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wtf is right. why is this going for almost 3x it's regular price? surely there is a new and improved version out there (which normally makes the price of the older model go DOWN). does anyone know?
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Pardon any inaccuracies, but best I recall there are 2 "modes" you can scan with: the "built-in"/one touch mode (for lack of a better term) and the other using the extremly unstable "Paperport LE" software that came with it....in either case it uses sorta a date format, renaming each subsequent scant 001, 002 et
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Thanks for this info - that definitely shows that the MF4150 has some awareness for the need to do duplex copying.My next question would be: Can the software that comes with the scanner allow you to scan one side of 30 pages, then scan the other side of the same 30 pages, then the software will generate a PDF that orders the pages correctly?
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I'm astonished that Amazon believes that I own this device. I have, however, been searching diligently for information on this very subject. The best estimate/guess for general release is perhaps the middle of November. Apparently the W700 has experienced limited release in just a few major markets. The surprising element to me is, considering the vast number of articles previewing this and similar devices (all touting an Oct. 26th release), is the silence regarding their absence in the marketplace.
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Yes. That has been my experience. Quality is not superior but decent. This is an affordable scanner for the masses. I recommend this highly IF you intend to use this for scanning large documents and books. I use my older Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500M if I want to scan regular size documents, receipts, business cards since the quality is superior. Hope this helps.