Comments on: ScanSnap iX500: a great scanner gets even better

By: ndrake

ndrake — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:25:00 +0000

How much post processing and double checking of the scan/OCR is required? Is it pretty much scan and forget or do I need to go through each scanned page and make sure things turned out ok?

By: Robin Harris

Robin Harris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:20:00 +0000

I set up a high-quality custom scan profile to use the maximum resolution of the scanner for photos. Not as good as a good flatbed scanner, but fine for my purposes and a lot more convenient.

By: Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000

I will send you a print transcript.

By: Mike Hathaway

Mike Hathaway — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:25:00 +0000

Been on an S300M for a few years now. This is a good reason to upgrade.

By: Joanna Lenn

Joanna Lenn — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:57:00 +0000

Yeah, me, too!

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:54:00 +0000

Your use of technology intrigues me and I wish to listen to your podcast.

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:39:00 +0000

The Deluxe comes with Rack2-Filer Smart for Windows http://www.fujitsu.com/emea/products/scanners/scansnap/ix500-deluxe-gig4.html

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:37:00 +0000

The prior version S1500 did photos fine. I was able to load up several albums about 10-12 photos at a time. The quality wasn’t stupendous, but it was fine to digitize several albums for facebook and flickr.

By: Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:17:00 +0000

I have people talk into the scanner.

By: Joel Johnson of Mars

Joel Johnson of Mars — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:46:00 +0000

He was sent a PDF of $100 bills.

By: trondmm

trondmm — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:08:00 +0000

What are the differences between the regular and deluxe models? And what does the NMS models include?

Is it possible to scan directly to evernote, without using a smartphone or a computer?

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:54:00 +0000

Sorry’n'all that – but I have to ask. If you’re refusing anything on paper, what’re you feeding the scanner with?

By: Sam Graham

Sam Graham — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:53:00 +0000

Beyond getting an evaluation unit, were you offered any incentive for this review?

By: Bonedoggie

Bonedoggie — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:09:00 +0000

I’m also a big fan. I don’t see the wireless bit as a big deal. I’ll most always have the Mac on next to it and the scan to iPhone already works fine for me. Starting by phone not a biggie either as you need to be there to put the docs in.

By: Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:20:00 +0000

Yes, been using ScanSnap for years and it transformed me from a person living amongst piles of paper to a person who refuses anything on paper.

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:04:00 +0000

Could it replace a shredder feed?

By: Henry Pootel

Henry Pootel — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:49:00 +0000

I love the mobile phone integration idea. A lot of devices like that have very minimal UI (if any) and this gives it a nice fancy control panel.

By: Simon Allison

Simon Allison — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:30:00 +0000

How does the sheetfeeder cope with photos?

By: Cosmo Jones

Cosmo Jones — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:16:00 +0000

You are so right Mark. As I have to retype this a third time because both Firefox and Chrome crashed trying to post my comment, I’m reminded that few things are as truly amazing as this scanner.

When I went to buy a scanner, I was looking at the Neato system. They have a really solid ad campaign. Then a friend mentioned the ScanSnap 1500m and pointed out how much better the reviews were. Mostly 4 and 5 star where the Neato was averaging 2 or 3.

The ScanSnap had way better reviews but I was far less familiar with it. They have more visibility now. It is SO GREAT to be able to find a receipt just by entering a keyword in my search bar. And, I have exceeded the 50 sheet capacity on several occasions. How often does a product actually over-achieve?!? Rare these days.

I’ve had mine for nearly 2 years and never had one single problem. It’s one of the few things I go out of my way to tell people about and one of the things I would be saddest to be without. I am so frickin’ organized now thanks to this fella. And as you mention, I scan directly to Dropbox so everything is backed up all in one shot. Great time saver.

The only reason not to get one is if you really need a flatbed for large format or super high resolution. Other than that, this should be the first choice for anyone. Very glad to see you write about it. But based on what you mentioned with the new model, I might just have to upgrade and have an extra for the office. Sounds amazing.

By: Mark_Frauenfelder

Mark_Frauenfelder — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:05:00 +0000

I enter a search term in Evernote.

By: kvh

kvh — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:01:00 +0000

If he’s dumping to Evernote as implied, Evernote will OCR PDF scans and images. You can then just search on them instead filing. And digital searching way easier/faster than by hand.

By: TheOven

TheOven — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:56:00 +0000

You don’t have to still file and search for documents albeit digitally? How does it organise all this information for you?