Casio FREEDIO Portable Handheld Scanner

by Casio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004T2LC
• Item model number: FZ-700S
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Freedio FZ-700S is a handy portable scanner that's perfect when you're on the go. It makes a great companion to your infrared IrDA-compliant PDA or printer (such as the Cassiopeia E-115 or the Casio Freedio FZ-500P printer), or it can connect directly to a parallel printer or to your desktop PC's serial port. Scan small documents, like business cards, by inserting them directly into the scanner, or hand-scan larger documents.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT, January 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Casio FREEDIO Portable Handheld Scanner (Office Product)

To repeat what another customer said, "what a useless toy!" I've never been so let down by a product in my life. Read the fine print very carefully. It can only scan half a page of continuous text and has almost no storage capabilities. If you are a serious researcher, don't bother.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a useless toy!, December 15, 2000

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Bob M. (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio FREEDIO Portable Handheld Scanner (Office Product)

After a huge headache getting no support from Casio, I finally got it to beam to my Casio E115. You have to download a utility to make the casio emulate the freedio printer. I got it to work to discover that the battery is only good for about 4-5 scans of something as small as a business card. Since the battery is not removable without taking the unit apart, after the 5 scans you need to charge the unit for another 8 hours. I'll use my digital camera thankyou very much.

On a positive note, Amazon made it very easy to return the unit at no cost to me. If it wasn't for the battery issue, I would have kept the unit.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This thing is great!, June 23, 2000

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Vibhas Jain (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio FREEDIO Portable Handheld Scanner (Office Product)

My Dad had the Casio pocket PC so I bought this for him on his birthday.It is so cool!I have a PC but not a scanner and I am always spending money on getting photographs scanned.But this thing is so small and portable that I can scan anything,anytime.Scans images at a very good resolution.