What They're Saying About: The Fujitsu ScanScan S500

If you are more interested in top-notch document scanning than in pretty photos, then you may want to check out the Fujitsu ScanSnap S500. This color scanner is fast at 18 pages per minute, and includes duplex (two-sided) scanning. According to reviewers, its ability to convert images to text is also excellent.

Price: $402-$529
Type: Document scanner
Scan Speed: 18 pages per minute
Scan Resolution: 600 dpi
Special Features: Double-sided scanning, scans to PDF

Digital Dingus Review

Rating: Highly Recommended

Liked: Improved scanning over all resolutions, surprisingly small and compact size for what it does, 600dpi scans of color documents and images, multiple scanning modes for a wide range of documents and images.

Disliked: N/A

In Short: The S500 is a welcomed improvement over the fi-5110EOX2 and I thoroughly enjoyed using it over the last month. The built-in stacker is more convenient than you might think. Having used the previous version, keeping the stacker on the scanner itself is the smart way to go. I'm sure you have enough accessories lying around your business or home office, and while a stacker might seem useless at the moment, it really comes in handy when you're scanning a large assortment of documents.

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PC Magazine Review

Rating: 4 out of 5

Liked: Document and business-card scanner. Rated at 18 pages per minute, or 36 images per minute for scanning both sides.

Disliked: No standard drivers, so you can't scan from within most programs.

In Short: Like earlier ScanSnaps, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S500 is a top-quality personal document and business-card scanner.

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