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Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600 Versatile Cloud Enabled Document Scanner for Mac or PC, White on sale for $400 at Amazon - $399.99

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Model: Ricoh ScanSnap iX1600 Touch Screen Document Scanner - White

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jwr28s
05-10-2021 at 08:29 AM.
05-10-2021 at 08:29 AM.
Quote from USMCR :
Amazon has Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600 Versatile Cloud Enabled Document Scanner for Mac or PC, White for only $399.99, the lowest price per CCC.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PMQQZ8H/
I always struggled on whether to buy a scanner like this, given the amount of physical paperwork in my daily workflow. I could never justify it. The quality of phone cameras -> dedicated scanning apps -> PDF handling and native OCR/text search is just too mature at this point to have a piece of hardware this large just occupying space.

Not to derail, but if you're considering setting up a solid workflow and are comfortable with iOS:
- scanning app: Scanner Pro, ScannerLens+ (paid apps), Dropbox (free, native scan to PDF)
- PDF handling / OCR: PDF Expert, PDF Pen 6 (paid apps)

All in, $20-25 to match the functionality of a ScanSnap. These apps have various ways of hooking into each other and uploading to your preferred storage service or local hard drive. I'm sure there are equivalent apps in the Android ecosystem.

I'd really like to hear opinions of scanner owners that considered this alternative and went the other direction, fwiw
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05-10-2021 at 08:49 AM.
05-10-2021 at 08:49 AM.
Quote from jwr28s :
I always struggled on whether to buy a scanner like this, given the amount of physical paperwork in my daily workflow. I could never justify it. The quality of phone cameras -> dedicated scanning apps -> PDF handling and native OCR/text search is just too mature at this point to have a piece of hardware this large just occupying space.

Not to derail, but if you're considering setting up a solid workflow and are comfortable with iOS:
- scanning app: Scanner Pro, ScannerLens+ (paid apps), Dropbox (free, native scan to PDF)
- PDF handling / OCR: PDF Expert, PDF Pen 6 (paid apps)

All in, $20-25 to match the functionality of a ScanSnap. These apps have various ways of hooking into each other and uploading to your preferred storage service or local hard drive. I'm sure there are equivalent apps in the Android ecosystem.

I'd really like to hear opinions of scanner owners that considered this alternative and went the other direction, fwiw
I was in your same boat. $400 is tough to swallow are hard to justify. But if you don't mind used, discontinued models they go at $200-$220. If you want WIFI, $400 is the price to pay with software updates. Otherwise you are looking at $500-$1000 bucks for office use if not more for higher tier models.

For personal home use, it is a HUGE time saver. I went with $220 for a used product but looking for something new with WIFI. That is either Fujitsu IX1600 or Epson Workforce ES-580W (both of which right at $400). It's the decent price at this point in time for 2021. Also, I do use iOS scanning feature and its great but its too slow for digitizing everything. Its great for a page here or there but not something I would sit around scanning dozens of pages. The scanner is better for clearing out tens of pages. The difference will be if you want to go paperless + how many scans you do. It is something that will help clear the house while giving you comfort esp if you are a paper hoarder.

For me, I think I would bite on IX1600 or Epson Workforce 580w if they go to $330 but as of yet they are new releases so cheapest would be $393 for Epson 580w.. you would have to wait a few years when they go out of fashion. Also these are DOCUMENT scanners so obviously you will not be able to scan pages from books. And you will also not be able to scan photos. These are for receipts and loose single pages.
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05-10-2021 at 09:20 AM.
05-10-2021 at 09:20 AM.
Yes, I agree with you guys that $400 is way too much. I have had a Xerox DocuMate 3220 scanner for around 10 years, and it is not working properly for last 3 years. I have been on the fence for pulling trigger for a better scanner. I finally decided to buy this Fujitsu scanner this morning just to save time because I have so many stacks of paper waiting for me to scan into searchable PDF.
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05-18-2021 at 09:41 PM.
05-18-2021 at 09:41 PM.
I had an ix1500 for a few days - it literally delivered the day after the ix1600 was announced, returned it and purchased the ix1600. In my short experience with the ix1500 it operated identically to the ix1600 other than a minor difference in rated scanning speed. If I need another I'd grab whichever model is cheaper between the ix1500 and ix1600. Have had the ix1600 since January 2021 - paid $10 more than the $399 price now.

They are amazing document scanners - they scan both sides of the page at the same time in rapid fire fashion. Seem to do a pretty passable job at OCR, and documents land on the computer fast over wifi or USB. ScanSnap Home software has had a few minor updates fixing bugs, scanner itself has had one firmware update. The Fujitsu scanner and software just kind of works - it isn't real fancy, but it's reliable. Fujitsu doesn't seem to roll out any new features to already released models, but their hardware and software feel mature and stable.
Got it to digitize 20 years of printed records my girlfriend had filed away. The Waiting for the Scanner of the process is by far the least painful part of the whole process.

The other similar price, competitive scanner is the Raven scanner - they seem to have a rapidly growing number of very similarly named models available. I got the impression that the higher model Raven scanners potentially have more capable hardware - but their software is in a constant Beta Test state. You'll have to decide for yourself if having a piece of hardware like a scanner download updates and restart weekly is a plus or a minus. I guess it's a plus if they're pushing out a feature you requested, but it feels a bit rushed for proper testing.

While researching to compare the Fujitsu ix1500 to the Raven Scanner I found multiple conflicting pieces of info on the Raven website about features. Consulted with Raven Customer Service about some of the vaguely phrased features only to find that as written they were technically correct, but also as written they were easily misunderstood and felt misleading. After the 2nd response from them that a feature that was alluded as existing on their website description might be added to the scanner in the future, I took a hard pass on the Raven and bought the Fujitsu instead.
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06-01-2021 at 10:22 AM.
06-01-2021 at 10:22 AM.
Anyone know what is the bundle on amazon.
What is the bundle? is it just acrobat pro dc and that only good for 1 year?

So no need to get bundle, if I refuse to pay a yearly fee?

Thanks
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06-01-2021 at 10:29 AM.
06-01-2021 at 10:29 AM.
While these Fujitsu scanners are great from a hardware standpoint (ix500), the ScanSnap software is horrible. I started buying Epson DS-410's for our office (which are also cheaper).

Note that my perspective is from an IT stand-point as someone who has to install/support them. I don't routinely scan with either but I have not gotten any complaints on Epson.
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08-04-2021 at 05:41 AM.
08-04-2021 at 05:41 AM.
Trying to compare an app to a ScanSnap scanner is not really possible( the difference in scan quality, speed, ease of use and quality is not even close. That said if you need the occasional scan a phone based app can usually suffice. However if you do any level of scanning on a regular basis buying a scansnap is well worth the money. The beauty of a desktop scansnap is it is not only an elite level document scanner that handles large volume two sided projects with ease but it can also be utilized to scan photographs (even fairly delicate ones) at high speed and amazing quality!! Also the "Deluxe" packages are super valuable since they include software with the hardware from Adobe that if purchased separately would cost almost as much as the scanner itself.
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08-04-2021 at 06:27 AM.
08-04-2021 at 06:27 AM.
I did go ahead and by this scanner back in May. Always wanted one just thought I could do without. And did not know what I was missing.

Have to say was impressed. Did not know they could actually work this good and fast. Coming from using flat bed scanners for past 20 years.

I finally made the jump and to go all paperless. I actually ended up scanning over 20K individual documents. Over a few days.

Worked great.

Besides flat beds. I have not used any other to compare. But dont see how it could even be better.

To soon to see how reliable it is. But if it breaks, I now could not live without one.
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08-04-2021 at 08:30 AM.
08-04-2021 at 08:30 AM.
The one problem with digitizing everything is companies usually require the original document or receipt, especially for warranties or returns. So you have to keep the paper anyway.
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wildta
11-18-2021 at 03:10 PM.
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Can anyone confirm if this scanner can accommodate a document such as a passport? Sometimes I need to scan my passport and possibly other thick documents.
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11-19-2021 at 09:16 AM.
11-19-2021 at 09:16 AM.
This is a specialty item and overkill for most. The ScanSnap document scanner helps a lot when you have to deal with many documents, long documents, and double-sided documents. I use this for work, and sitting there with a phone taking pictures of each page just isn't productive when you have a document that's 50 pages long whereas a cell phone would be enough for someone just scanning the odd bill. The Adobe Acrobat Pro DC subscription may also worth it if you need a digital signing solution, which is included in the package.
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11-19-2021 at 10:03 AM.
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I have the Scansnap S1500M. Since owning it, I have completely eliminated my papers for storage. Also this unit is pretty bulletproof. I thought $400 was a lot, but after using it for many years, it is worth every penny. When this one dies, I am buying another Scansnap. Oh, after trying Evernote, I now use Devonthink as my file cabinet, Evernote no longer allows private folders and requires online storage. I even paid $99 a year for the privilege of having private folders, so I dumped it when they refused to listen to their customers.
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