Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 or S1500 vs Canon Scantini: If I want to go paperless and keep folders of 100-200 household subjects, do I need anything besides included software (either Canon or Fujitsu) if I have Microsoft Office?
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I have both the S1500M as well as the S1300. I can attest that both work well on a mac, the quality of the scan seems to be very good [and equal between the two models]. The software is quite customizable and capable, including the ability to scan to a network drive, google docs, etc... However, I can verify the comment from 'Desalegn' above, who indicated that the 1300 is slower. It is A LOT slower. If speed is any concern for you, then I would recommend the 1500 variety. The additional size of the 1500 is not that significant when compared with the 1300, unless you actually plan on lugging the scanner around with you. The other benefit of the 1300 is that it can be powered via the USB port on your computer, and the 1500 cannot. This is a big deal for the traveling office. If you are trying to decide between the two models, it is really an issue of portability. If you are traveling and need a scanner to go with you to do some light volume imaging, you will be happy with the 1300. If you are going to use it on a desk, you will be much happier with the 1500. The 1500 can be moved around without too much trouble, just not in a laptop bag like the 1300. Moving the 1500 between offices once in awhile won't cause much distress, and the speed of the scanning will make the trouble more than worthwhile, but you're not going to travel with it on a business trip.
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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.
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I'm also interested in scanning bulky books. This scanner sounds good because it's fast. The film/slide capability would be a great bonus, but fast book scanning and OCR are my priorities. One big question is whether or not the lid can be removed. Another Canon model only accommodates media up to 1 inch thick. Meanwhile, I have found the Plustek Opticbook 3600, designed _specifically_ for book scanning. So other book scan fans should take a look at this one.
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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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If you are speaking of the bundle software versus just the scanner the answer is "YES!". The software alone has a value equal to or exceed the cost of the scanner alone. Adobe so that you can create and edit PDF's. The disk had both the old Rack2Filer and the new Rack2Filer Smart software which is the way to store documents (and the source file as well which can be edited from the binders". Cardminder, though not perfect with many of the new creative business cards, is also useful software. If you are in an organization using SharePoint you can save directly to your SharePoint site with the added software. In my opinion the scanner without the software is just a way to create a PDF almost like having and auto without any roads. We had used the earlier S1500 the ix500 is a great improvement.
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I can't speak to the Canon, but I have been using the V500 for several months with an HP desktop on Vista Home Premium. I have scanned about 1000 35mm slides and all have scanned nicely. I have also scanned a few negatives and they scan better than the slides. Sadly, I still have about 6,000 slides to scan. . .
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Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some scans of maps that were previously on microfiche.Best Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some... » Read More Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some scans of maps that were previously on microfiche.Best « Show Less
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It scans receipts easily, the thin ones did better on straight pass setting like a credit card.The Presto Page manager was fairly easy to use for my limited purposes.The card scanning software sent with my unit was not compatible with Mac Mountain Lion it required a $30 upgrade. Which was why I sent the unit back. But the unit is beautiful.I did not try Greeting cardsPhotographs were not "Great" but I thought acceptable.I now own a Fujitsu that I am very happy with. I would have kept the Canon if it did cards.
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This link might helphttp://www.documentsnap.com/fujitsu-scansnap-how-are-the-s1300-and-scansnap-s1500-models-different/
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@ K. Newsom I would recommend that you buy the Canon MX850 for use in the office and outsource the film/slide scanning. The MX850 is a much better value than the MX860 and offers better quality, speed and functionality in a head-to-head comparison. MX850 ink is also ~24% less expensive according to ISO/IEC printing tests. You can even print wirelessly from a laptop if the MX850 is plugged into a WiFi router. See http: //www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/technology/personaltech/14pogue.html? for a recent NY Times article on one slide scanning service written by technology columnist David Pogue. You might also try googling, "slide scanning services review" for other alternatives. To do it right, negative/slide scanning requires specialized equipment -- much better than an MP980 -- and a lot of work and patience. If you place any value on your time, it's much cheaper hiring someone else to do the job. If you still wish to take on this project, buy a used Nikon or Canon 35 mm slide/negative scanner on eBay that has been designed specifically for this task. New models cost well over $500, and an additional ~$200 for an automatic slide loader.
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the canon scanners are as good as i have found at pulling through whatever you put in them. the guides do not move far enough inward to hold standard receipts. that said the software does an excellent job at detecting documents that have shifted from an upright position and rotates accordingly.i have to ask, do you intend to feed through high volumes of stacks of paper? if you will only be passing through receipts and cards here and there take a look at the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. it's smaller, cheaper, does as good or better job at receipts, has a special card feeder, and uses the same software. the canon scanners are as good as i have found at pulling through whatever you put in them. the guides do not move far enough inward to hold standard receipts. that said the software does an excellent job at detecting documents that have shifted from an upright position and rotates accordingly.i have to ask, do you intend to feed through high volumes of stacks of paper? if you will only be passing through receipts and cards here and there take a look at the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. it's smaller, cheaper, does as good or better job at receipts, has a special card feeder, and... » Read More the canon scanners are as good as i have found at pulling through whatever you put in them. the guides do not move far enough inward to hold standard receipts. that said the software does an excellent job at detecting documents that have shifted from an upright position and rotates accordingly.i have to ask, do you intend to feed through high volumes of stacks of paper? if you will only be passing through receipts and cards here and there take a look at the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. it's smaller, cheaper, does as good or better job at receipts, has a special card feeder, and uses the same software. « Show Less
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Hi Kathryn (same spelling as my daughter). I previously tried to use a film scanner that I never got going - software clash or faulty - I don't know. What I liked about the SVP was that it is stand alone, scans to an SD card, jpg files. That way as long as your computer can read a sdcard (via a sdcard reader slot or a USB sdcard memory reader - about $10NZ) you can get your pictures. The other beauty is that last weekend I was asked to mind the gallery for a couple of hours so I took the SVP scanner, some negs (the SD card 32Gig) had lunch and and scanned 7 rolls of films. So YES it should be okay for a mac. Enjoy, regards Murray Hi Kathryn (same spelling as my daughter). I previously tried to use a film scanner that I never got going - software clash or faulty - I don't know. What I liked about the SVP was that it is stand alone, scans to an SD card, jpg files. That way as long as your computer can read a sdcard (via a sdcard reader slot or a USB sdcard memory reader - about $10NZ) you can get your pictures. The other beauty is that last weekend I was asked to mind the gallery for a couple of hours so I took the SVP scanner, some negs (the SD card 32Gig) had lunch and and scanned 7 rolls of... » Read More Hi Kathryn (same spelling as my daughter). I previously tried to use a film scanner that I never got going - software clash or faulty - I don't know. What I liked about the SVP was that it is stand alone, scans to an SD card, jpg files. That way as long as your computer can read a sdcard (via a sdcard reader slot or a USB sdcard memory reader - about $10NZ) you can get your pictures. The other beauty is that last weekend I was asked to mind the gallery for a couple of hours so I took the SVP scanner, some negs (the SD card 32Gig) had lunch and and scanned 7 rolls of films. So YES it should be okay for a mac. Enjoy, regards Murray « Show Less
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I don't know about the Neat Desk, but I agree completely with Norm Stimers answer and Frederick Cuthbert II's answer that the Fujitsu Scansnap is flawless. I am "over the moon" with how clean and organized my home and office are now!
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I use this machine 5 days a week in an office then also scan receipts with it for my own personal purpose. It has held up well.There are faster machines that are in the $600 to $700 range but this is adequate for me.I've seen the scanners that come with software to sort receipts but that looks designed for home use and not small business.This should work fine for you but you want to think through your sorting method. Sort by year/month, category.And by all means, DO FREQUENT BACKUPS!
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Canon has a pretty neat tool for scanning. This model also has a feature to email directly from the unit. So to answer your concern, you will not be disappointed with this machines ability to scan.
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This is the bare bones model, no backup software. I prefer these to others with software. I buy two and clone a second one as my true data backup. Costs me more, but these are a good deal and worth the money. If you want absolute peace of mind, back up your file copies to an external and also to a cloud based service. You are frankly less likely to ever lose a hosted document than one you are maintaining on your own equipment. You can always zip file your stuff and password protect if before uploading if you are paranoid. Dropbox is good, but Google Docs has the best deal by far and it works very well. Files, PDFs, anything up to 1 Gig in size per item can be uploaded. They won't lose your stuff. Drives like these here are best for large media collections, not critical documents. And to protect your media collections you need to always clone your drives once or even twice. Then if the drive fails, and they all do someday, you'll have a backup you can then clone again.
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This is true. I thought I can make use of Rack2 better than the ScanSnap software but I was wrong. With Rack2, the documents are filed using a proprietary folders (directory) format so you will have to go to Rack2 to know what is within those folders unlike the standard ScanSnap software. The best scenario will be a Rack2 frontend with ScanSnap backend but, for some reasons, Fujitsu decided not to implement it that way.