![]() Maximum resolution is 600 dpi in colour or 1200 dpi in monochrome. ![]() At a speed of 20 A4 sheets per minute in 200 dpi resolution ScanSnap S1500 scans both sides of the document from the feeder holding 50 sheets. And although we were disappointed with the lack of TWAIN driver support, the S1100 more than redeems itself with its stellar performance.ScanSnap S1500 now faster, simpler and easier than ever before and equipped with ultrasound multi-feed detection for the first time in a scanner in this market segment, ensuring that the front and back images originate from the same sheet scanned. Colors were accurate and bright, while black-and-white documents were clear. You can also sign up for Fujitsu's extended care programs.įujitu's $199 ScanSnap S1100 is great for mobile professionals with limited space in need of a fast, but high-quality scanner. So if your scanner breaks down, you'll have to pay half of the round-trip shipping to get it fixed. The ScanSnap S1100 comes with a one-year limited warranty through Fujitsu's Depot service program, which includes parts, labor, and one-way shipping back to the user. We were, however, disappointed to see that the ScanSnapp S1100 did not work with the standard TWAIN imaging driver, which limits the number of third-party programs that can work with the scanner. To get around this, the S1100 includes a continuous scanning feature, which lets you scan one side of a document at a time and save them as one file. Like most portable scanners, the ScanSnap S1100 doesn't come equipped with a duplexer. That said, Canon's larger imageFormula P-215 Scan-tini offered scans with significantly richer colors. Blues were bright and crisp, while the rows of green grapevines were looked rich and colorful. An 8.5 x 11-inch color photo of a vineyard was the most accurate of any scanner in our roundup. When scanning a black-and-white document, the ScanSnap performed very well, displaying clear text although the ink had a slightly hazy look to it. That's second to only the Xerox Mobile Scanner's 13.5-second scan time. Scanning an 8.5 x 11-inch color photo took an average of 28.9 seconds. Business cards took just 3.5 seconds, miles ahead of the Epson WorkForce DS-30's 9.3 seconds, but slower than the MobileOffice S410's 2.9 seconds. We were able to scan a single-sided black and white document using the ScanSnap S1100 in 9.4 seconds, That's quicker than the NeatReceipts 24.4 seconds, as well as the Plustek MobileOffice S410's 12.8 seconds. Like the other portable scanners in our roundup, we were also able to use the S1100 to scan documents to the cloud including to our Evernote accounts and Google Docs. Overall the software was easy to navigate thanks to its Microsoft Office-style layout.ĬardMinder, Fujitsu's equivalent to BizCard, also performed well, although it was unable to extract text from business cards with predominantly black backgrounds. You can also send previously scanned files to different applications (such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint) where you can edit them. ScanSnap Organizer serves as a place for you to organize your scanned files and convert PDF files into searchable documents. ScanSnap Manager also allows you to set profiles for each application used for scanning documents including CardMinder, ABBYY and Evernote, as well as a standard profile, among others. ![]() You can select the application you would like the S1100 to scan documents to, the scan quality and how the scanned files are saved, as well as other options. ScanSnap Manager, as its name suggests, allows you to manage how the S1100 scans certain documents. The ScanSnap S1100 comes with three main pieces of software, including ScanSnap Manager, ScanSnap Organizer and CardMinder, in addition to Evernote for Windows, Scan to SharePoint and ABBYY FineReader. Close the tray and the scanner goes into a sleep mode. The scanner's blue indicator light will glow whenever the tray is open, letting you know the scanner is ready. To turn on the scanner, you just open the feeder tray. Once the software was installed, we then connected the S1100 to our notebook and we were ready to go. To set up the ScanSnap we first had to install the appropriate drivers and software from the included install disk to our Lenovo IdeaPad V470 notebook (the S1100 works with Macs, too). While we liked the ScanSnap S1100's design, the document feeder tray and the output tray didn't feel as sturdy as we would like. For thicker sheets of paper or business cards, you can close the vertical output tray and simply pass the document through the S1100 as you would with any other scanner. Opening the document feeder tray and output tray reveals the ScanSnap's silver-coated shelf.
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