Mobile Scanner - 12 Days Of Paperless Gifts

Giftbox This is Day 3 in a 12 Day series: 12 Days Of Paperless Gifts. If you know someone who could use some help going paperless, or if you deserve to treat yourself, this is the place. If you don’t, feel free to ignore this series. Normal DocumentSnap posts will still be coming!

We’ve covered desktop document scanners and home document scanners, so it is time to complete the trifecta. If you or your special someone needs a truly portable scanner, or if you want to go to an even lower price point, mobile document scanners might be the way to go.

Here are some good choices:

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100

Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want extreme mobility.
How fast is it?: 8 pages per minute, single sided.
How much paper can it hold?: 1 page.
How big is it?: 10.74“ x 1.87” x 1.33".
How much does it weigh?: 1.5 pounds.
What software does it come with?:
ScanSnap Organizer (Windows)
ABBYY FineReader For ScanSnap
CardMinder (Windows)
CardIris (Mac)
Where can I buy it?
Amazon US
Amazon Canada

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Doxie One

Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want to be able to scan without a computer.
How fast is it?: 7.5 pages per minute
How much paper can it hold?: 1 sheet
How big is it?: 10.5“ x 1.7” x 2.2"
How much does it weigh?: 13.6 oz
What software does it come with?:
Doxie Scanning & Sharing Software
Where can I buy it?
Amazon
Doxie Store

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Doxie Go

Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want to be able to scan without a computer.
How fast is it?: 7.5 pages per minute
How much paper can it hold?: 1 sheet
How big is it?: 10.5“ x 1.7” x 2.2"
How much does it weigh?: 14.2 oz
What software does it come with?:
Doxie Scanning & Sharing Software
Where can I buy it?
Amazon

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NeatReceipts

Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want to be able to scan and extract receipt information.
How fast is it?: 3–5 receipts per minute.
How much paper can it hold?: 1 sheet
How big is it?: 10.8“ x 1.6” x 1.3"
How much does it weigh?: 10.6 oz
What software does it come with?: NeatWorks
Where can I buy it?
Amazon Windows
Amazon Mac

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About the Author

Brooks Duncan helps individuals and small businesses go paperless. He's been an accountant, a software developer, a manager in a very large corporation, and has run DocumentSnap since 2008. You can find Brooks on Twitter at @documentsnap or @brooksduncan. Thanks for stopping by.