Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 Sheet-fed Scanner by Fujitsu Imaging
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Digital camera reviews of Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 Sheet-fed Scanner
Digital camera Review: About so-so
Summary: 3 Stars
To be fair, I use this as a work scanner, primarily. When I came to the company I work for now, there was a large amount of legacy documentation that was contained in binders that I wanted to add to searchable PDFs for client download. Makes sense, right?
Well, a full computer swap, two hours' worth of time hanging out on the phone with Fujitsu support, running through the entire litany of getting drivers for Windows 7, and I'm wishing that either Fujitsu got over themselves and made it easier to use the damn thing, or that my company had bought an Epson Workmate.
First, the scanner doesn't (as everyone else has noted) use TWAIN drivers. It's a proprietary software that makes this thing work, and while you can theoretically hack it using a Japanese driver to run Mac, the support isn't native on any machine.
Photos scanned were standard 4X6 and 5X7s, and went right to PDF - which means I have to break them apart to get them out of the PDFs and into a usable format. Not horrible, just another step in the process.
Linux support. Ha. Pull the other one, it's got bells on it.
Large stacks of paper: yep, it handles that. It does handle anything paperish I throw at it, but stiff cardboard / thick items are clunked.
For my personal purchase I'll be getting something else; for now this is an older, decent machine that I managed to get to work with what I needed it to do. The full five stars goes for the footprint; Fujitsu did get that right, and that's something that Epson's fat butt can't seem to wrap their heads around.
Since I'm working on digitizing all of my old records, and will be moving towards doing so for my fiancee's stuff as well, I think it will likely be that I roll out an Epson Workmate for my next scanning toy. I'll certainly NOT recommend this to my father, whose business needs to scan multiple documents.
Digital camera Review: Absolutely LOVE it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Simply said, very easy to use, versatile, fast, and small footprint.
Makes work just that much more efficient. LOVE IT!
Digital camera Review: Absolutely perfect scanner! The BEST scanner I have ever had!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Fujitsu snap scan is fabulous! I am a Realtor in Chicago and I am always scanning documents, condo papers, contracts, customer paperwork and many many other documents. I scan 500 to 1000 pages a week and this fantastic machine eats them all up! This is the best scanner on the market! You will love it! I am in the process of scanning all of my files in order to go 100% digital. This wonderful machine makes this a snap! You will love this super duper scanner. It is perfect right out of the box! BUY ONE TODAY, you will love it.Digital camera Review: Absolutely wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
Extremely easy to use, very fast, automatically scans documents as searchable pdfs. One of the best investments ever in electronics. Can truly go paperless now.Digital camera Review: Almost Great
Summary: 3 Stars
A fast document scanner like this one can be a huge help in organizing your life. Six months ago, the S510 was about the only game in town for a reasonable price. Now, there may be better options, especially for rather heavy-duty users like me. The pluses have been well-written about, so I'll give only the minuses:
1) No Grey Scale! B/W is fine for pure text and some graphics, but is horrible with photos. In a publication with b/w photos, one is stuck with either copying in full color which results in large files, or manually switching between color mode and B/W mode since "Auto-Color Detect" senses color, not the presence of photos.
2) The paper input tray has fences that are too short. Pages tend to torque left as they feed. The paper output tray has no fences at all, which often means that the output pages get shifted around or kicked off onto the floor. The "De-skew" option can get confused if there is graphics on the page or if the printing is stylized.
3) The color scans are too light and there is no way to adjust the setting.
4) Japan has lousy paper. As a result, this scanner has a hard time with good quality paper as it's too thick.
5) Oft-used scan options are buried in strangely organized menus.
6) Inadequate cooling. A few cooling holes in the base along with rubber feet would fix the problem, but as it is, there is no airflow through the unit.
7) Life limit of 150,000 - 200,000 pages, possibly due to the bad cooling. There are now quite a few pixels missing from the scans; it's still okay for text, but irritating for illustrations.
It's doing the job, but I'd shop around were I looking for the same type of scanner today.