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Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300

Based on 12 reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

5
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros

Automatic document feeder.
Duplex scans.
Comes with document management and business card programs.
Compact yet still offers automatic document feeding.
Scans both sides of document simultaneously.
One-button operation yields high quality results.
Inbuilt intelligence overcomes common problems.
Delivers crisp, clear images.
10sheet document feeder keeps pages straighter than other scanners.
Easy to clear jams when they do happen.
Software supports scanning to PDF, Word documents, and other formats.
Reasonably quick at 10 seconds per page.
Small, relatively light.
USB powered when needed.
Makes great copies.
Relatively fast.
Awesome included software.

Cons

Relatively slow.
No standard driver for working with scan commands in Windows programs.
OCR scanning quality inconsistent.
OCR software had difficulties capturing data from business cards with colored backgrounds.
Photograph shadows somewhat muted.
Items printed on heavier paper stock may get caught in the transport mechanism.
The largest of the scanners we tested.
Bloated software suite takes over 1 GB of hard drive space.
Requires a series of manual steps to get working with Evernote.

By PC Mag on February 17, 2012

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 combines a reasonably portable size and weight with an automatic document feeder and the ability to scan both sides of a page at once....

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By PC Advisor on February 21, 2011

Ultimately, the lightweight Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is a well-designed portable scanner that's capable of producing good-quality images, but its speed is mediocre and its software has limitations. Richard Jantz, PC World US...

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By Electronista on February 15, 2011

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is a solidly built mobile sheet scanner. It does an excellent job of performing its primary function – scanning and organizing documents. The ADF worked flawlessly with most document types, and the ScanSnap Manager...

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By Wired on August 23, 2010

If quality is your concern, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is your portable scanner of choice: It produced the clearest, best-looking images of the scanners we tested, largely thanks to its big, solid document feeder, which holds up to 10 pages. That...

60
By PC Pro on July 15, 2010

Look past the clunky software and you’ll find a fast and versatile mobile scanner...

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By TechRadar on July 13, 2010

Fujitsu's ScanSnap S1300 is easy to carry around, but scanning on the move is only one of its talents. It's also very fast.If you regularly scan documents or large photo collections, it could well prove its worth without ever leaving your home...

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By Expert Reviews on July 12, 2010

While most users prefer the flexibility of a flatbed, the S1300 is great if you want to easily scan and OCR larger documents, while its portability means you can use it anywhere....

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By The Mac Observer on May 07, 2010

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is the latest document scanner to hit the markets. If your goal is to digitize all of your financial records, legal documents, and other miscellaneous papers on the fly, the ScanSnap S1300 should fit the bill at a fairly...

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By Mobile Magazine on May 04, 2010

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 mobile scanner Photo: Mobile MagazineWith a small but steadily growing population of the computing force being Mac users, it’s nice to see Fujitsu thinking of us by offering a serious mobile scanning hardware solution. The...

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By MyMac on April 07, 2010

I have a HP Photosmart C4480 printer/scanner/copier that's hooked up to my AirPort Extreme for wireless printing. Works great for printing and copying. However, in order to scan anything, I need to detach the printer's USB cord from the AirPort...

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