Technical characteristics
| Scan technology |
CIS |
| Scan Format |
A4 |
| document size |
216 x 360 mm |
| scanning resolution |
1,200 dpi |
| interface |
USB 3.0, Wi-Fi |
| connection position |
USB rear |
| Max scanning speed |
20 ppm |
| automatic document feeder |
50 sheet |
| light source |
LED 3-colour (RGB) |
| color depth |
no specifications |
| operation power consumption |
20 w |
| dimensions (WxHxD) |
292 x 159 x 168 mm |
| Weight |
3 kg |
| automatic document feeder |
available |
| Duplex scanning |
available |
| Scan-to-PDF |
available |
| Scan-to-Cloud |
available |
| feature |
detects and corrects sloping positions and shows images in their proper orientation |
disadvantages
- the work is done perfectly
- with almost any document is clear the scanner
- jam is a foreign Word for the scanner
- the scanner is very quiet, fast and small
- scanner
- ScanSnap Manager could be more user friendly and chic
- is not suitableif it is dependent on the TWAIN driver
with the ScanSnap iX500 can convince not only the technical data, because the document scanners from Fujitsu can hit very well in practice. The model iX500 is the successor of the ScanSnap S1500 General and this has been further improved. The ScanSnap iX500 is 25 instead of 20 pages per minute faster and also USB 3.0 and Wi-Fi are supported. The ScanSnap iX500 offers also the possibility that the scanned documents to the mobile devices with Android and iOS are transmitted. New is also the support of the popular cloud services such as Google drive and dropbox.
The technical data and the scope of supply
per minute iX500 Fujitsu ScanSnap can scan 25 pages and the automatic document feeder can be used up to 50 sheets to fill. On the market is one of the few document scanner that supports even USB 3.0. The device can be operated either via Wi-Fi or via USB. Up to 600 dpi is the resolution for the document scanner and the paper size is maximum size of 216 times 360 millimeters. The scanner has a weight of three kilograms, he has a power of 20 Watts and the dimensions are 15.9 times 29.2 16.8 centimeters. Nice would have been only the files on a USB-stick could be stored and also the LAN port would be very good. The technical data of the device can but otherwise very convincing. The device in a simple cardboard box will be delivered. All parts were wrapped in plastic sheets and aside from the power cable there is also still a foreign power cable. The scope of supply includes thus the document scanner, USB cable, power supply, the power cord, the quick start guide, the software DVD, the Setup DVD and document pocket. Full version there with XI standard with the scanner Adobe Acrobat. PDF pages can be edited with the help of the software and so they can be deleted for example, moved, inserted, cut out or rotated. The software package alone already has a price of around 100 euros. Some sellers offer cheaper the scanner without Adobe Acrobat XI standard. At the time of purchase, everyone can check whether the Adobe software accompanying the scanner. If there is no DVD drive in the computer, then the software can be downloaded from the Fujitsu website. On the Adobe website Acrobat XI standard is maintained. Anyone can download it, then install and it is entered the serial number from the DVD.
What is required for the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500?
The optics of the scanner is able to convince many prospective customers of less, because it's an edgy plastic housing with straight lines. However, can absolutely convince the device in the test. The scanner can run on the Mac and on Windows. Linux is officially supported in the scanner not. Who has no optical drive in your Ultrabook, which can quickly find the software in the network and then install. Only Adobe Acrobat XI standard and ScanSnap Manager is important. The scanner there is the TWAIN driver and this is the standard for the exchange of data between programs and image input device. With ScanSnap ixX500 it is not possible that documents are imported directly from PhotoShop. It is nothing without the intermediate step with the ScanSnap Manager. The ScanSnap Manager is visually unconvincing and who send software like dropbox or Apple user interface is used, will be quickly satisfied. Is getting used to the software and the settings are distributed across some riders. The ScanSnap Manager would like to have confirmed several times often certain actions and some settings are not noted. With the right click on the Manager icon, the settings are found. The quick menu can be turned off completely and then land the documents directly to the hard drive and less dialog box must be clicked.
Conclusion
With the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 scanning is a great pleasure. Only the documents are inserted, the button is pressed and ready. The appliance can scan very quickly, it creates different formats without problems and excellent OCR results are delivered. Just then, if the paperless office is desired and when scanning many documents, there is a special pleasure.
