Xerox 100 Travel Scanner XTRAVEL-SCAN

Does what I need

Reviewed By: Jeff on 11/12/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Small, USB powered, auto feed, price, easy software, scans direct to PDF. Newegg has a great price now with the $40 promo, $50 rebate, $26 discount, and free shipping. Windows 7 drivers can be downloaded from Xerox.

Cons: Difficult to get paper fed in correctly. This results in blank space on the top of your scanned document and perhaps cutting off the bottom. The software should automatically crop the top and scan to the end, but it doesn't. It usually takes 2 or 3 tries to get an full page scanned correctly.

Other Thoughts: I'm moving my very small business to digital archives. I use this to scan in new receipts and it is easy enough for my pre-teen kids to scan in my previous year's files. The post processing software makes it easy to review, rename, move, and combine PDF scans. I use it with Vista and XP.

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Reviewed By: on 10/3/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This scanner both looks and works great! It is lightweight, small, quiet, and above all: simple. I'm most impressed with the software included. Crooked documents were straightened, blank scan spaces were erased, and scanned parts were shifted up accordingly, all automatically with no setting adjustments required. The software was intuitive to use and installation didn't automatically include bloatware (though, you can select to add it if you really, really want to...)

Cons: It took some practice to learn how to feed papers into the scanner. The paper would sometimes snag on something in the initial feed, creating some black heading on the scan (which the software cleaned up beautifully). After a while I figured out I wasn't pushing the paper in forcefully enough, not that you need to cram it in or anything for it to work.

Other Thoughts: I'm a college student and I bought this to scan completed homework, tests, and other letter-sized documents to store on my hard drive. This + campus printers replaced my large all-in-one, creating more desk space and freeing an electrical plug. I highly recommend this scanner!

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Using this with other software.. dont

Reviewed By: Paperless on 1/18/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day

Pros: Scans quickly when it works USB powered, probably works great with its own proprietary software.

Cons: Uses old USB (Square) cable connector, Attempted to operate with 3rd party doc management tool took about about 2.5 hours just to get one receipt to scan in. Uses Visioneer One Touch software that stays resident in windows all the time. For those of you already stuck with this device and using 3rd party software you MUST insert the doc then press the button then scan if you do anything in any other order it will most likely lock up your tool you will have to force close and start over RAR!. After one night with this thing I quickly gave up and returned it to place of purchase.

Other Thoughts: Without mentioning any competitors there is another comparable scanner that I exchanged for. The difference is black and white to put it neatly. Same price huge difference in driver, hardware quality and attention to detail.

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very compact

Reviewed By: Trip on 7/22/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day

Pros: does the job...

Cons: doesnt complain...

Other Thoughts: the guy "paperless" who gives the device a low score because he is using the wrong software, and he acknowledges it....and also refers to the "old square usb" which any slightly tech savy person knows is a USB2 which is the fastest and newest...should not allowed to rate tech products that he does not understand...

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Very good price

Reviewed By: on 5/6/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: The price is amazing with the xerox rebate. Just sent off for the rebate, assuming all will go well with it. Scanner is like other portable scanners,comes with little pouch. Good quality and generally easy to use.

Cons: Doesn't seem as easy to use as the Neat brand, but it was half the price. Can't figure out how to scan very large receipts effectively yet, but have only used it a few times so far. Definitely the best buy out there and worth the money

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Using this with other software.. dont

Reviewed By: Paperless on 1/18/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day

Pros: Scans quickly when it works USB powered, probably works great with its own proprietary software.

Cons: Uses old USB (Square) cable connector, Attempted to operate with 3rd party doc management tool took about about 2.5 hours just to get one receipt to scan in. Uses Visioneer One Touch software that stays resident in windows all the time. For those of you already stuck with this device and using 3rd party software you MUST insert the doc then press the button then scan if you do anything in any other order it will most likely lock up your tool you will have to force close and start over RAR!. After one night with this thing I quickly gave up and returned it to place of purchase.

Other Thoughts: Without mentioning any competitors there is another comparable scanner that I exchanged for. The difference is black and white to put it neatly. Same price huge difference in driver, hardware quality and attention to detail.

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