Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 Deluxe Bundle 600 DPI x 600 dpI Scanner (PA03603-B015)

by Fujitsu

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 5.8 x 7.2 inches ; 3.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002VCJLM8
• Item model number: PA03603-B015
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #27 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Scanners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2004

Product Description

The ScanSnap S1300 Mobile Scanner - Makes Document Management a Snap! Take document scanning to a whole new level with the ScanSnap S1300 mobile scanning solution. Whether you're at home digitizing receipts, bank statements or term papers, or at the office capturing mission critical documents for a business trip, ScanSnap takes scanning beyond the desktop and into your world.Rack2-Filer V5.0. Additionally, the ScanSnap S1300 Deluxe Bundle includes Rack2-Filer V5.0, an ultra-intuitive scanning and file management application for home or small office. Through the use of graphical cabinets and e-Binders, users will experience a familiar yet heightened level of accessibility and convenience to their digital content. Performance in a compact size! At nearly half the size, the ScanSnap S1300 is designed to be the smallest Fujitsu multi-page duplex scanner for one-button ease of use at the desk or on the road. Just press the "SCAN" button and the 10 page automatic document feeder scans both sides of each page at up to 8 pages per minute. The S1300 automatically recognizes the size of each document, detects and corrects for skew, and shows images in their proper orientation with blank pages removed. Creates Searchable Content from Your Scans With ScanSnap, operators can remain connected with their scanned documents. The ScanSnap S1300 can automatically convert scanned data into searchable PDF files at the touch of a button. Users can also use a colored highlighter pen on a black & white document to create searchable keywords automatically. Operates on USB Bus Power for Ultimate Portability.For added mobile convenience, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 can be powered though the PC's USB port when an AC power source is not available. When using the USB bus power cable, the PC must have two USB ports; one for power feeding and the other for USB cable connection. Ready to be used on a PC or Mac.

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138 of 139 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Much Better Option than your standard multi-function printer..., August 16, 2010

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Sachmo - See all my reviews

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The S1300 is definitely expensive, and it may seem unnecessary given that there are a lot of multifunction printers out there. I have to say though, that the software for it is awesome and that it has been an *incredible* time saver.

To give you a little background, I use to have a multi-function HP printer that had a flat-bed scanner attached. It had the potential to be decent, but the software SUCKED.

Every time I loaded a page on to my old multi-function printer, it would first have to take a test scan, then I'd have to preview the scanned page, and only then could I scan the document for real.

Each scan took about 10 seconds... It was agonizingly slow. So 10 seconds for the preview, a minute or two to change some settings, and then 10 seconds for the actual scan. I'd have change the settings for each page too. It was a serious pain. To scan a 10 page document would take about half an hour. Once the scans were done, I'd have to occasionally touch some of the images up in photoshop. That could take even longer.

Also the HP software runs a lot of useless background processes that steal RAM even when your computer isn't scanning stuff. It noticeably slowed down my CPU.

I can't speak for all the different brands out there, perhaps it was just HP. But unless you have a document feeder on your multifunction printer, you are going to be scanning one page at a time, and its going to take a while to get through something as short as a 10 page document.

My other beef with multifunction printers is that they often don't function well as printers either. The ink for the inkjet kinds are expensive, and I've never owned an inkjet printer that lasted more than 3 years.

I've found that laser printers last a lot longer, and their toner is cheap, but to get a multi-function laser / scanner with a document feeder, you are looking at spending a LOT of money.

Anyway, this scanner on the other hand, chews through documents. I put the 10 page document in the scanner, and press the "SCAN" button. That's it. From the moment I press the "Scan" button, to the moment that I have a useable, scanned pdf, it takes about 90 seconds.

The Fujitsu software automatically boots up (I don't have to actually run the program at all) and as I scan the documents it asks me where to save the file. The files are automatically adjusted for contrast and brightness (its not perfect, but its pretty good) and are saved as pdfs.

Another really cool feature is that the Fujitsu software can automatically convert scanned images with text into SEARCHABLE documents, something completely outside of the capabilities of my old scanning software. I open up the Scansnap program, type in a couple key words, and very quickly find the documents that I'm looking for. The search functionality was in the end what convinced me to buy this scanner.

Because of this scanner I don't ever fax things anymore. Its quicker to scan and email documents now, which saves a lot of time, and also makes it much easier to keep track of my correspondence with people.

The only downside to this scanner is that it quite obviously can't scan images from a book per say, like a flat bed scanner can. It can only scan loose paper.

I haven't found that to be a major downside yet, as over the past several months I haven't actually needed to scan an image from a book. I can see how for certain people (someone writing a dissertation), a flatbed scanner would be essential.

The one other thing I would mention is that I don't think that the Rack2file deluxe bundle is worth it. A friend of mine has the S1500 and it doesn't really seem to add a lot of useful functionality. If you're good with computers, know how file paths work, and have your own system of organization, you don't really need it.

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get much better!, March 31, 2010

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Phillip J. Crump "jazzmanMPLS" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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I bought the scanner because i wanted to image all of my historical tax records, medical records, etc. I have had it for approximately 2 weeks and have scanned about 2000 pages. It has functioned flawlessly in scanning duplex, color and B & W. The Rack2Filer software is pretty good as well and I am happy that I bought it because it allows me to organize the scans into Libraries, Cabinets & Binders. I'm running all of this on a Win2K box with 750MB of memory - so it's no screaming machine.

I have never owned a scanner but would certantly recommend it to anyone who has a need for a fast, reliable (so far) duplex sheet fed compact scanner!

61 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent scanner but beware of Software included, May 17, 2010

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Luis C. Gonzalez-serva (Coral Gables, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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First of all, the Deluxe bundle could be temporal, and after 40 days, you may need to formally buy the program. Secondly, I bought this scanner because of his dual platform, PC and MAC, and it works excellent on both, but RackFiler included on the bundle, this archival program does not work on a MAC!. Despite this , it is a great product. Simply, do not buy the Deluxe bundle....