The ScanSnap S1500 provides Windows users an effective way to greatly reduce paper clutter, storage space, and security risk associated with unmanaged paperwork at home or office. Even better, documents scanned by ScanSnap take on a higher level of accessibility and usefulness once liberated into the digital realm.
Compact Color Duplex Scanner for Microsoft Windows
One button searchable PDF creation
Intelligent paper feed detection
Blazing 20ppm color scanning
50-page Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Comes with Adobe Acrobat X Standard
Easily Transform Paper with the Touch of a ButtonAchieving organization with the ScanSnap S1500. Starts with the touch of a single button and ends with a host of productivity features that keep you ahead of the stack. The S1500 can scan your documents into searchable PDF, JPG, editable Word & Excel, and business card to simplify and centralize the management.
Intelligent Scan CorrectionScanSnap converts disorganization into order with intelligent features that work behind the scenes to correct images so you don't have to. A host of smart features include Auto Color Detection, Auto Rotation, Blank Page Removal, Straightens and Crops, and Auto Quality, all of which work together to ensure a perfect result.
Fast Double-Sided ScanningTypically, higher quality means lower performance, but the S1500 maintains a speed of up to 20 pages per minute even at 300 dpi in Color!
Advanced Paper DetectionScanSnap S1500 is now equipped with an ultrasonic sensor that can be turned on to help operators avoid losing images. What’s more, an interactive interface allows users to easily bypass intentional double-feeds such as a taped-receipt on expense report.
Pros: The S1500 is my 3rd scanner. I purchased it for faster scanning and duplex capability. Let me tell you… this scanner does NOT disappoint!! No TWAIN, but that is not missed at all. I used to have problems with TWAIN + ADF + Acrobat. Not any more! Everything JUST WORKS RIGHT, and I’m beginning to believe that TWAIN is more of a liability than an asset. The S1500 is super fast. I put a number of mixed documents onto the scanner, then press the lit (blue) button on the scanner. It pulled those pages through, scanning them all perfectly. No fuss, no issues. It comes with a clear “Carrier Sheet” if you need put feed through very small receipts or sticky notes which you fear otherwise might not feed well. The included ScanManager software is very good. Ther's also a full version of Acrobat 9 Standard, a business card scanning program (which I’ve not used) and ABBYY FineReader if you need to convert scanned images to MS Word, Excel, or Powerpoint. That works very well.
Cons: One of the disadvantages of using an ADF over a flatbed is that the ADF causes a bit more non-linearity. For example, I fed through a monthly statement that was mailed Z-folded in the envelope. Because it’s folded, as it’s fed through, it moves a bit. The lines on the edges don’t look 100% straight. It’s not significant for me enough to deduct an egg for it, but it’s just something I noticed because I used to do map scanning on my flatbeds which required very good linearity. If OCR is important to you (as it is to me), let me warn you that Acrobat 9 (and 9.1) has a serious bug with the OCR. The “OCR Suspects” features is completely broken in Acrobat 9. It’s always pulls up nothing, even if Acrobat completely makes a mess of the OCR. Very sad; I expected better…ADOBE FIX YOUR SOFTWARE!
Overall Review: Before I purchased this unit, I debated whether to get the slightly more expensive package which is bundled with V5 Rack2 Filter. If you are unsure like I was, I would recommend you download the demo software from the Fujitsu website. I’m glad I had a chance to play with it because after using it, I realized that it wasn’t going to be useful to me at all so I ordered the lower cost package without that extra software, saving me about $45.