Antec PID-100 (Attache) Portable Color Scanner

by Antec

Product Details

Product Manual [110kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 1.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000512DY
• Item model number: 761345-65100-4
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 12, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

When you need your scanner to work anytime, anywhere, this little wonder is just the ticket. At a featherweight 12 ounces, you won't even know you're carrying it along, and no power source other than your notebook PC is required. Maximum paper size is 8.5 x 14, so it's capable of handling all your letter- and legal-size documents. With 300 x 600 dpi resolution, your black and white images will come out clear and crisp. The manufacturer offers a one-year limited warranty.

From the Manufacturer

The ultimate in portable color scanning, the Attaché is the ultra-compact color scanner for laptop PCs. Its compact size and high-quality color scanning capability make the Attaché the ideal scanner for home or office and on the road. With its PCMCIA interface, it can be used with any Windows-compatible laptop. Any contract, sales order, or handwritten drawing can be scanned and then immediately sent off as an e-mail attachment or faxed. It's great for the international traveler, as it requires no batteries or AC and has no power compatibility problems.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works fine with Windows 2000, December 8, 2003

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Jane Fleming "MCSE, CNA (that's Novell, not n... (Shell Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antec PID-100 (Attache) Portable Color Scanner (Office Product)

Like a previous reviewer, I needed to e-mail the company to get drivers for XP/Win2000. They sent them the next day. My laptop still has 2000... software installed easily.
I have to disagree with the reviewer who said this scanner isn't even mentioned on the company's website. At the bottom of http://www.antec-inc.com/support_faqDownload.html they tell you where to e-mail for Attache drivers.
I've only used the scanner in OCR mode... not actually doing OCR, but scanning entry forms etc when I'm on the road. The quality is quite adequate... and the documents are marginally easier to read than when scanned with my Canon LiDE20.
You do need to be a little attentive when feeding paper through the scanner. Be sure it's inserted all the way before clicking on Scan, and making sure it travels straight.

Very happy I bought mine, and would do so again.

Jane Fleming, MCSE

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this little scanner!, September 11, 2004

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Hulagirl (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antec PID-100 (Attache) Portable Color Scanner (Office Product)

For the price, this is a great little scanner! In fact, the OCR is sometimes better than my HP flatbed at work. I bought it because I am doing a family genealogy and wanted something portable so I didn't have to borrow documents and photos then worry about returning them. Considering the cost, this is the PERFECT solution. It only weighs about 12 oz., fits nicely in my laptop bag and, even though I'm an XP user, I had no problems getting the drivers from Antek within about 24 hours. Since it's so inexpensive compared to the Visioneers, I'm headed to purchase a spare right now!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice little Roadie, November 24, 2003

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Knest (Western MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antec PID-100 (Attache) Portable Color Scanner (Office Product)

I wasn't expecting great image quality at this price, but have been very pleasantly surprised.

Have been using with Windows XP Pro without any problem at all. Tech support on Antec website e-mailed XP drivers on request.

Paper transport needs a bit of hands on guidance with really small items and sure, USB interface would be nice. But this is a closout, so one should not be expecting state of the art.

It's not for the desktop, but it fits very nicely into laptop case and is great for the road.

Even with XP, it's a deal at this price if you don't mind making the effort to get the drivers. But it would probably be wise to get them before buying.