You may be just like I was a couple years ago in regards to individual scanners. My initial thought was that it was silly to purchase one individually when you can just get an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax machine. However, I needed to scan a lot of documents several times a week and didn't want to spend all night doing it. In addition, I was given the job of scanning all my family pictures to preserve for my siblings and myself, which is what sent me shopping for a fast and reliable scanner. I decided on the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and am absolutely in love with it. If you do any type of scanning on a regular weekly basis, then you REALLY do need this scanner. It will make your life so much easier!
Product Features
Well, the first thing that you need to know is that the machine is incredibly fast. It will scan roughly 20 pages a minute...which translates into 40 pages a minute when you have double-sided documents! Next is the scan quality. The quality is great and has surpassed all of my expectations. It will scan in color, black and white and grayscale - up to 600 dpi. The photograph scanning is great too. The software included with the machine includes the following: Adobe Acrobat 9, Rack-Filer, and ABBYY FineReader. It is not compatible with TWAIN, which is the only notable drawback I could find with this product.
