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This scanner is extremely simple to use. I made sure to buy one with an English instruction manual, but you can get one from Japan and download the manual in English from ScanSnap yourself. You just have to make sure you download the drivers before hooking it up to your computer, then it's remarkably quick and easy to use. I am scanning textbooks I own to allow for quick reference and integrating the information into OneNote. This also is saving my back this semester as I only need to carry my laptop to class instead of the notebook/textbooks. This makes it simple as I don't have to re-pack my bag daily, and I never forget a book for class. The scanning process is very user-friendly. You can set it to scan every couple of seconds, or to acknowledge page turns and it will continuously scan until you tell the program you're done. On average it takes about 3 seconds per page, and I can completely scan a 400 page textbook in around an hour. The scan quality is adjustable, and I chose lower quality for smaller size. As you're scanning, you can see if the computer recognized the correct outline of your book so you won't have to spend as much time adjusting the image after the fact. The BEST thing about this scanner is that it allows you to adjust the page outlines and easily remove your fingers that were holding down the book pages. The page outline adjustment is so that the program corrects the text so it appears as though it's a straight page, and not curved like it was scanned in a book. The scan isn't perfect by any definition, but it's easy to run OCR and read all the text you scanned, and copy it into notecards you make to study with. I thought it would be a better-looking scan if I held the book down with a sheet of clear plexi, but the program actually recognized the edges of the books better when I was holding the pages down with my finger instead of no fingers in the shot. It surprised me, but it's a lot less work and a faster scan this way, so the plexi will have to be put to other uses. Compared to scanners that cost 5-10x more, it's obviously going to fall short, but for those operating on a budget who don't want to break the spine of books in order to memorialize the information, this scanner is worth every penny. I've used handheld scanners that were ok, but the ease of use and the quickness of this scanner makes it a hands-down winner in my book. I only wish I'd purchased it sooner.Read full review
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The scanner is very fast and can keep up with changing the documents rapidly. One drawback is that the user needs to edit the scans to make pages from books crop properly for about 1/2 the pages.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The scanner generally does the things it says it will do. The image quality is not the same as a higher resolution flatbed scanner would be, but the results and very acceptable. Images scanned at an A3 size can be enlarged with very good results. I was scanning pages of 4x6 and 3x5 photos in a 50-year-old fraternity scrapbook for posterity with good results. Photos on pages could be enlarged from the original PDF with good clarity. Individual photos can be isolated, extracted, and enlarged from pages with results.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The product works very well, the software could be tweaked for some improvements, but the hardware is excellent, I used it a lot to scan already over 50 books.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Seems like a very good product. Totally enjoy
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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