Rack2 Filer Software worthwhile ?? I can buy the ScanSnap 1500 with or without the Rack2 Filer software (cheaper without). What, if any, are the advantages of using this product with the Rack2 Filer software ? There's only a $17.00 difference in the price with the software -- is it worth it ?Mostly, I just want to file copies of receipts, contracts, etc but maybe I'd want to start filing copies of Magazine articles, etc.Thanks for your help !! Rack2 Filer Software worthwhile ?? I can buy the ScanSnap 1500 with or without the Rack2 Filer software (cheaper without). What, if any, are the advantages of using this product with... » Read More Rack2 Filer Software worthwhile ?? I can buy the ScanSnap 1500 with or without the Rack2 Filer software (cheaper without). What, if any, are the advantages of using this product with the Rack2 Filer software ? There's only a $17.00 difference in the price with the software -- is it worth it ?Mostly, I just want to file copies of receipts, contracts, etc but maybe I'd want to start filing copies of Magazine articles, etc.Thanks for your help !! « Show Less
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An alternative is to use Copernic file search software http://www.copernic.com. The home version is FREE. The corporate version is less than $100 for 1st copy. It indexes all files, including their contents. Just type in what you're looking for & it gives you a list of the files that match your search. Click on the file(s) that looks correct and it opens the file for review. I like this option versus the manual indexing required by most document management software pkgs.
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Thanks for this tip. It appears to truly index the CONTENTs of PDF files & a bunch of other formats (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, HTML, WordPerfect, text, ZIP files and OpenOffice) and indexes JUST the filenames of other formats (GZ, HLP, RAR, SWF, TAR, VSD, SXD, MHT) - see tinyurl for yju73uq for a list of all formats supported in both ways. For $49 you get a really useful tool for ALL your files (professional version of Copernic Desktop Search just adds indexing of Lotus Notes & eases deployment, don't care about either). I'll report back on how this works out.
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And it works to search contents within a pdf file? That's usually the holdup...
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It is very easy to combine Acrobat files (and other files, like Word, Excel) using the version of Acrobat that comes with the ScanSnap, using either the Create Files or combine Files features.
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I bought my S510 with Rack2 filer and I haven't used it yet. I have scanned 1000's of doucuments this past tax season. Love the S510. The Adobe program was easy to use for saving & organizing my documents, I never saw reason to use the Rack2.
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I've had my ScanSnap for a couple weeks now. I decided to go ahead and order w/the Rack2Filer software since it was a pretty cheap add-on. I use it and I do like it. The advantage over nested folders is that you can browse through your documents much easier. For example, I scanned all of my bank statements into one "Binder". To browse through them all if I had stored them in folders would require me opening each one seperately (assuming that I wouldn't have them all in one file) in Acrobat -- much more tedious than simply turning pages in a binder. Once the binders are set up, it's a pretty intuitive way to organize your docs. I've had my ScanSnap for a couple weeks now. I decided to go ahead and order w/the Rack2Filer software since it was a pretty cheap add-on. I use it and I do like it. The advantage over nested folders is that you can browse through your documents much easier. For example, I scanned all of my bank statements into one "Binder". To browse through them all if I had stored them in folders would require me opening each one seperately (assuming that I wouldn't have them all in one file) in Acrobat -- much more tedious than simply turning pages in a binder. Once the binders are set up,... » Read More I've had my ScanSnap for a couple weeks now. I decided to go ahead and order w/the Rack2Filer software since it was a pretty cheap add-on. I use it and I do like it. The advantage over nested folders is that you can browse through your documents much easier. For example, I scanned all of my bank statements into one "Binder". To browse through them all if I had stored them in folders would require me opening each one seperately (assuming that I wouldn't have them all in one file) in Acrobat -- much more tedious than simply turning pages in a binder. Once the binders are set up, it's a pretty intuitive way to organize your docs. « Show Less
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I just purchased a S1500, and I have one question as to manipulating the PDF files. I may scan laboratory reports for 5 different patients at once. Instead of having all of them in a single file, I would like one PDF file for each, so it can be inserted into the patient medical history. Is there a way to do this with the bundled software, or do I have to scan each report separately, which would take much more time? ( I don't have the Rack2filer)
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Sorry, don't know. I really did not like the software, so I dumped it for a Brother DS700d sheet fed scanner with Page Maker software which are far superior and costs less.
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Price?? This is cheap compared to my Synology NAS that I use for shared storage. This particular device is great for network storage or as a backup device for a 1:many scenario. It is not difficult to setup, just read the documentation. I have had mine running now for 2 years without a hiccup. If you have problems call tech support up. The tricky part is understand one has to claim a volume before one can use it.
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I purchased this software and was highly disappointed with it. It is only a sample of a business plan. If you need other documents you have to purchase them through a third party. If you csn buy it for less than $8 then it may be worth it. Otherwise I would suggest formswift 7 day trial for $7.95 . Thats where I ended up getting mine done. Ir turned out wonderful.
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It depends on your needs. I hadn't had the chance to fully utilize the filer software, but it appears to create a filing system within its software instead of with your own folder/filing system that you may already have created for yourself on your computer. However, through the default scanning method of the Scanner, it will give you destination options where u can manually send each scanned item.In short, if you don't already have a customized filing order/system in place on your computer, it may be worth the investment. Otherwise, the base model is just as good and it is user friendly. It depends on your needs. I hadn't had the chance to fully utilize the filer software, but it appears to create a filing system within its software instead of with your own folder/filing system that you may already have created for yourself on your computer. However, through the default scanning method of the Scanner, it will give you destination options where u can manually send each scanned item.In short, if you don't already have a customized filing order/system in place on your computer, it may be worth the investment. Otherwise, the base model is just as good and it is user... » Read More It depends on your needs. I hadn't had the chance to fully utilize the filer software, but it appears to create a filing system within its software instead of with your own folder/filing system that you may already have created for yourself on your computer. However, through the default scanning method of the Scanner, it will give you destination options where u can manually send each scanned item.In short, if you don't already have a customized filing order/system in place on your computer, it may be worth the investment. Otherwise, the base model is just as good and it is user friendly. « Show Less
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Don't get hung up on the software. Its a trial version that expires after awhile. I was disappointed in that. You will need a master to work with in the duplicator. If that's not a big deal then you won't need the software. Remember it won't duplicate copy protected discs. If you do need software for your master at least you can try out Nero.
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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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That was the easy part for me. The scan worked well, but the retrieval of it for filing is slow slow slow. Honestly, I have gone back to my Epson GT-S50 - its fast and I scan to my gmail drive so it puts it in the cloud. I do have the small NeatConnect scanner and I like that for travel, but the NeatConnect - I would save your money
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I don't know the feature differences between the units, so I can't suggest a direction based on that. I usually fall towards buying the most up to date platform since this is an investment and you likely will have it for some time. An extra $100 is probably not significant given how you will spend even for the DS1512+. I can easily say that the DS1512+ will easily keep up with 2 users. I have 4 in my household, iTunes library, photo library, Movie and DVR library feeding 4 Rokus (streamers). Granted all is not active at once but never has the DS1512+ bogged down, except when I ask it to trans-code a movie on the fly. It does not have enough CPU for that, by design. I don't know the feature differences between the units, so I can't suggest a direction based on that. I usually fall towards buying the most up to date platform since this is an investment and you likely will have it for some time. An extra $100 is probably not significant given how you will spend even for the DS1512+. I can easily say that the DS1512+ will easily keep up with 2 users. I have 4 in my household, iTunes library, photo library, Movie and DVR library feeding 4 Rokus (streamers). Granted all is not active at once but never has the DS1512+ bogged down, except when I ask it to... » Read More I don't know the feature differences between the units, so I can't suggest a direction based on that. I usually fall towards buying the most up to date platform since this is an investment and you likely will have it for some time. An extra $100 is probably not significant given how you will spend even for the DS1512+. I can easily say that the DS1512+ will easily keep up with 2 users. I have 4 in my household, iTunes library, photo library, Movie and DVR library feeding 4 Rokus (streamers). Granted all is not active at once but never has the DS1512+ bogged down, except when I ask it to trans-code a movie on the fly. It does not have enough CPU for that, by design. « Show Less
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It scans photographs pretty well. I don't think it's quite as good as my Epson v500, but it's "good enough" unless you're doing archival work and want the absolute best result you can get. The software does little to no post-processing, and your only choice of output for photographs is JPG (which is always a "lossy" format, as opposed to TIF or other "lossless" format). I don't know if it's the particular JPG compression or the scanner itself, but there is a [very] slight "tiling" effect to the scanned photographs. I suppose overall, I would give it a 7.5/10 for photos. Additionally, since it is a sheetfed scanner, if there is any dust on the scanner "lens", you will end up with a line, as opposed to the V500, so you need to keep that clean. On the plus side, you can scan multiple photos (of approximately the same size) automatically from the document feeder tray, and you can scan the back of the photos at the same time to keep context (many people write notes on the back of photos, which takes twice as much time to scan if you are using a photo scanner). I will upload an example of this scanner vs my V500 in the "customer images" and you can judge for yourself. (edit: never mind...Amazon won't allow me to add customer images for this product) The image is at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pg9fxsfvvdmutlj/S1300i_vs_V500_comparison.png
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This comes with everything I needed, including the scanning software, and with Adobe PDF OCR (character recognition). So I store all my scans as a PDF and organize them in my own directory structure (for example, 2013 receipts). I found this to be the best solution. I also own a Neat Receipts scanner, but their scanner only works with their software and their scanning software doesn't reduce the scanned file size very well, and is much slower than this scanner. So with Neat Receipts you can't incorporate multiple scanning devices, and utilize Dropbox if you scan some items with your cell phone, etc. I hope this helps with your decision. This comes with everything I needed, including the scanning software, and with Adobe PDF OCR (character recognition). So I store all my scans as a PDF and organize them in my own directory structure (for example, 2013 receipts). I found this to be the best solution. I also own a Neat Receipts scanner, but their scanner only works with their software and their scanning software doesn't reduce the scanned file size very well, and is much slower than this scanner. So with Neat Receipts you can't incorporate multiple scanning devices, and utilize Dropbox if you scan some items with your cell... » Read More This comes with everything I needed, including the scanning software, and with Adobe PDF OCR (character recognition). So I store all my scans as a PDF and organize them in my own directory structure (for example, 2013 receipts). I found this to be the best solution. I also own a Neat Receipts scanner, but their scanner only works with their software and their scanning software doesn't reduce the scanned file size very well, and is much slower than this scanner. So with Neat Receipts you can't incorporate multiple scanning devices, and utilize Dropbox if you scan some items with your cell phone, etc. I hope this helps with your decision. « Show Less
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To Guy J. Clark. Thank you so much for mentioning VueScan! I've tried several other software front-ends with this scanner, and VueScan is definitely the best for this scanner. I also have a Cannon scanner for my usual work, and VueScan is as versatile as the Cannon software. (Using it with Win7)
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i got it on sale cheaper than the 2270. go with low price. the scanner copier are not worth paying extra for.
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Yes, that's what I use it for as well as any other records where I want to reduce paperwork clutter. You can use it for about anything e.g. medical records, EOBs from your medical insurer, photo collections, cd collections, legal documents, recipes - about anything you can think of. The program has many templates for "filing cabinets" which are more business oriented, but you can easily make and customize/modify your own. And all your data is easily retrieved when you need it. Also found tech support very helpful in answering questions/problems. Neat receipt hardware/software was way too expensive for me and you can use just about any scanner you like - if your scanner has OCR software so much the better.
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The $430.89 unit (ASIN B0021AERWY) is for the Fujitsu PA-03586-B015 (which is the Fujitsu p/n for the Rack2-filer bundle).The $405.98 unit (ASIN B001V9LQH0) is for the Fujitsu PA-03586-B005 (which is the Fujitsu p/n for the scanner without Rack2-filer).
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The scanner works OK on Windows 7. Unfortunately the software does not. Scansnap Organizer is extremely slow and freezes up often. When trying to move a newly scanned document to another folder within SS Organizer it just stops and freezes for as long as three minutes before completing the move; sometimes it never does move the doc and I have to use End Process in the task manager to close it. I'm (trying to) running a Scansnap S300 on Windows 7 Home Premium, latest software, firmware, and drivers.I'm looking to replace it now.Jim
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I use mine with Lion and it works BUT the bundled organizational software (Rack2Filer) is Windows-only. The scanning, OCR, etc., software itself does work with Mac. But I would not recommend paying more for the bundle if you have a Mac.