This is Day 3 in a 12 Post series: 12 Days Of Paperless Gifts. If you know someone who could use some help going paperless, or if you’d like to drop some hints, this series is for you. Don’t worry, the regular DocumentSnap tips will still be flowing.
So far in this series we’ve covered desktop document scanners and personal document scanners. You’d think we’d be all scannered out by now.
There is one more category I want to bring to your attention, and that is mobile document scanners. These are smaller than the other two categories and are super helpful if your recipient is someone on the go.
It doesn’t hurt that they are at a lower price point too.
Here are some good choices:
Fujitsu ScanSnap iX100
- Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want mobility and the ability to scan wirelessly to a computer or mobile device.
- How fast is it?: 11.5 pages per minute, single sided.
- How much paper can it hold?: 1 page.
- How big is it?: 10.74“ x 1.87” x 1.41".
- How much does it weigh?: 14.10 oz.
- What software does it come with?:
ScanSnap Organizer,
ABBYY FineReader For ScanSnap,
CardMinder,
ScanSnap Receipt - What else is cool?: If there is no Wi-Fi network available, it can create its own network so you can scan wirelessly from anywhere.
- My review: Click here to read my ScanSnap iX100 review.
- Where can I buy it?: Amazon
Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100i
- Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want mobility but also the ScanSnap experience. It’s like the iX100 but without the battery and Wi-Fi.
- How fast is it?: 11.5 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?: 12.34 oz.
- What software does it come with?:
ScanSnap Organizer,
ABBYY FineReader For ScanSnap,
CardMinder,
ScanSnap Receipt - Where can I buy it?: Amazon
Doxie Go Plus
- Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want a lot cost ability to scan documents and pictures, along with the flexibility of scanning to an SD card.
- 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?: 14.9 oz
- What software does it come with?:
Doxie Scanning & Sharing Software - What else is cool?: If you have an SD card reader you can import your scans to an iPad. The Plus version is brand new and has 3X the battery life of the old Doxie Go. There is also a Wi-Fi version available for wireless scanning.
- My review: Click here to read my review of the original Doxie Go.
- Where can I buy it?
Amazon
Canon P–208II
- Who is it for?: Windows or Mac users who want a mobile scanner that is TWAIN compatible.
- How fast is it?: 8 pages per minute
- How much paper can it hold?: 10 sheets
- How big is it?: 1.5“ X 12.3” X 2.2"
- How much does it weigh?: 1.3 lb.
- What software does it come with?:
Canon CaptureOnTouch,
NewSoft Presto! BizCard - What else is cool?: For its size, it is pretty amazing that it has a 10 sheet feeder and duplex scanning.
- Where can I buy it?
Amazon