A few notable examples are Visioneer’s Strobe XP 220 and XP 300, both lighter than the S300, with the latter capable of duplex scan and an even snappier scan time than the S300 but no ADF. (A completely stand-alone scanner is a future concept we will briefly discuss later in this article.)Īlthough this is more of an in-depth review than a comparative one, it’s still worth mentioning that there are several somewhat similar (and a few less similar) portable scanners on the market today at roughly the same price, around the $300 mark. Using the USB to charge the S300 makes it a truly portable device, although it still requires a computer. Using a USB for power increases the scanning time, typically seven seconds more for each page on our test, independent of the resolution used. One of the most interesting design and hardware features on the S300 is its ability to charge directly using a USB connector-actually, two USBs: one for power, and one for data. Sadly, Fujitsu neglected to add a retractable tray to collect pages after they have been scanned, but putting the scanner in the middle of a table solves this, and we easily improvised cardboard to do the trick. The S300 turns on when you open its cover, which can be extended to support longer (A4/letter) pages. At 3.08 pounds (1.4 kilograms), the S300 might not be the lightest, or smallest, device of its type, but it’s portable enough so that most people can carry it along with their laptops if they need to and for its size, it’s defiantly the smallest automatic document feeder (ADF) with duplex capability in the world. The unit has only one button, which starts the scan going directly into the computer. ![]() The ScanSnap S300 is a very friendly, simple device in terms of is construction. The S300 is one of several portable scanning units currently available on the market, made to increase the productivity of the road warrior while still maintaining high-level scanning for office applications. We received the Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 portable scanner in early 2008. TFOT tested the mini-scanner extensively to see if its slim design and duplex capability can actually make this tiny automatic document feeder the scanner of choice for the professional road warrior. Fujitsu recently came up with the innovative ScanSnap S300 portable scanner.
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