There are many useful apps can do like this device in these days.
I’ve used Lemon, Expensify to organize my receipts.
What I want is just tracking my expenses, so I satisfied the function of these apps.
Not sure what you are talking about. I just bought the ScanSnap S1300 for $240 on sale a few weeks ago from Newegg… and it even does duplex scanning!
Now if it could only grow arms and scan the documents itself without me having to feed it, that would be awesome. Can’t have it all, I suppose.
Amazing: I was considering purchasing this over the weekend for full price, so this timely woot is a sign from God that I should just purchase it and dive in. So I did!
Based on the comments I read, I will only use this for non-photo stuff and keep my flatbed scanner for the laborious task of scanning hundreds of photos.
But what I want to know is can this unit scan to plain PDF or does it have proprietary software?
Thanks for all your thoughts!
Personally, I prefer the Fujitsu ScanSnap. It only costs a few bucks more, has a smaller footprint on my desktop and can scan everything directly into Evernote for easy access from my desktop computer, my tablet and my phone. ScanSnap is an all around winner.
http://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-ScanSnap-Instant-Sheet-Fed-PA03603-B005/dp/B003990GMQ/
From the point of view from someone who already owns an nice all in one with a flatbed scanner and an Auto Doc Feeder do I really need this device or could I simply use what I have? I’m already short of desk space so I wonder if I could justify this device along with a full sized scanner?
It can indeed scan straight to PDF. In fact, it has a dedicated PDF button right on the face of it. You should find this gadget to be quite handy, based on the needs you described. =D
It all comes down to needing “the right tool for the right job”. It depends on your needs. If you have a stack of papers, receipts, etc that you are just dying to archive and get rid of, this will run circles around your all-in-one’s auto doc feeder.
But if you seldom scan papers, or your all-in-one scans at a speed and quality that you find satisfactory, you can stick with it.
Where this device and the Fujitsu ScanSnap shines is speed and software. They both scan both sides at the same time, so each page only needs ONE pass, while most all-in-ones require it to pull the pages in for a second pass. Also, with the Neat Receipts scanner you get NeatWorks which helps you organize documents, while Fujitsu has a very robust PDF maker with tons of settings and “profiles” you can save, which let you recall specific settings for things you scan often.
Hope this helps.
Is the one available on Amazon right now new for the same price? From third party, but who cares. Am I missing something?
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Is the one available on Amazon right now new for the same price? From third party, but who cares. Am I missing something?
nevermind - price just went back up
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It all comes down to needing “the right tool for the right job”. It depends on your needs. If you have a stack of papers, receipts, etc that you are just dying to archive and get rid of, this will run circles around your all-in-one’s auto doc feeder.
But if you seldom scan papers, or your all-in-one scans at a speed and quality that you find satisfactory, you can stick with it.
Where this device and the Fujitsu ScanSnap shines is speed and software. They both scan both sides at the same time, so each page only needs ONE pass, while most all-in-ones require it to pull the pages in for a second pass. Also, with the Neat Receipts scanner you get NeatWorks which helps you organize documents, while Fujitsu has a very robust PDF maker with tons of settings and “profiles” you can save, which let you recall specific settings for things you scan often.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks, That does help
I wasn’t aware of the two sides at once scanning so that certainly beats my all in ones ability.
Eck. Can we institute limits on certain Woot items which seem to show up often but have interest to only about .0000014 percent of the Woot fan base? No more Neto scanners or Dyson vacuums. Booooorrrrrriiiinnnngggg.
Well, anyway, that’s my worthless opinion.
anyone know how well this works for scanning handwritten notes and later searching them?
I have the ScanSnap S1500M for my Mac and it came with Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 (Mac). It has really served my purposes. A fried had the Neat scanner and has never gotten it to scan anything straight - always comes through with a slight angle.
i’ve tried to to press it and it does not work and i’ve tried to uninstall and install again and it still doesn’t work.
Have this & the portable with version 5. It’s AMAZING! Being able to attach scanned items to quickbooks is a huge plus.
I’ve read more reviews that just on Amazon it seems that people who buy this either LOVE it or HATE it. Very few reviews in the middle ground. Some say it’s SO SLOW and others say it’s SO FAST.
Not sure what to think now, but I’m leaning toward buying it for my Mac.
(From what I could see, it seems that those who got the PC version said it was slow, but the Mac version was fast. LOL. So maybe I’m good? Hehe.)
hate me if u want but since amazon bought woot, all they offer is refurbished poop that got returned to them adios amigios!
Here’s a workaround: get (free)the BullZip PDF printer driver. Then “print” your scanned image to BullZip (acts like a printer driver) and it will make a PDF in a variety of qualities. It’s freeware. FREE PDF Printer
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I’ve read more reviews that just on Amazon it seems that people who buy this either LOVE it or HATE it. Very few reviews in the middle ground. Some say it’s SO SLOW and others say it’s SO FAST.
Not sure what to think now, but I’m leaning toward buying it for my Mac.
(From what I could see, it seems that those who got the PC version said it was slow, but the Mac version was fast. LOL. So maybe I’m good? Hehe.)
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I like this 2-year update review:
UPDATE After 2 Years: After having owned this product for a good while I have to say it’s worked fairly well for what it is. During this time I made the switch to a Mac and the Mac version of the NeatWorks software was a huge improvement. (From what I understand, the PC software seems to have caught up somewhat.) For the most part it has done what I want it to: scan a few receipts for expense reports but mostly documents of 10 pages or less. I tried to scan my mortgage documents of about 60 pages, but it kept grabbing multiple pages. I had to scan in batches and grab a beer (darn).
I have the SnapScan S1300 and I love it. It’s kind of a mid point between the deskop scanner from Neat and the portable scanner. It’s small enough to travel with if you have the space but provides some of the nice features of the desk scanner, like a paper feed and one-pass scanning.
I researched the differences and went with the ScanSnap based on many user reviews. I’ve heard the latest software from Neat is an improvement.
One last point: I bought the S1300 because it works on both Mac and PC (I have both).