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Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers USA
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- B&H # FUS1500MS
- Mfr# PA03586-B105
Product Highlights
- Fast Color Scanning
- Create Searchable PDF Files
- 50-Page Automatic Document Feeder
- Many Automatic Features
- Simultaneous Two-Sided Scanning
- Quick Menu to Simplify Scanning
- Small and Lightweight
- Configured for Mac Users
- Includes Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional
- Bundled Software Suite
The S1500 can only be used with Fujitsu's own proprietary software.
The ScanSnap S1500M by Fujitsu for Macintosh computers is a sheet-fed scanner boasting one-touch operation, and fast performance with scan speeds up to 20 pages per minute in color and B & W with resolutions of up to 600dpi. It comes loaded with a 50-page Automatic Document Feeder, duplex printing and automation to ensure quality scans with little operator intervention. These features include: Auto Color, Black & White and Grayscale detection, Auto Page Size Detection, Auto Crop and De-skew, and Auto Content-based rotation.
The S1500M comes with a productive software package including Quick Menu, for feature management, Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional, for PDF file editing, ABBYY FineReader 4.0, for scanning directly into Microsoft word and Excel, and Cardiris 3.6, which converts business card scans into contact management programs.
Note! The S1500 can only be used with Fujitsu's own proprietary software (drivers). It is not TWAIN compliant.
- One Touch Operation
- Organizing with the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M Document Scanner happens at the touch of a single button. All this intelligent technology working behind the scenes ensures that PDF or JPEG files look their best automatically.
- High Speed, Quality
- The ScanSnap S1500M delivers fast performance with up to 20 pages per minute in color, grayscale, or black & white, at resolutions of up to 600dpi
- Automatic Features
- ScanSnap S1500M has several automatic features to help ensure scans look their best without operator intervention before or after they scan. These features include: Auto Color, Black & White and Grayscale detection, Auto Page Size Detection, Auto Crop and De-skew, and Auto Content-based rotation.
- Small Document Enhancement
- ScanSnap S1500M can be set to detect small documents intermixed in a stack placed into the automatic document feeder and automatically increase their resolution to help ensure that the finer-print typically associated with smaller documents, such as receipts and business cards are more discernable.
- Intelligent Paper Feed Detection
- ScanSnap S1500M has an ultrasonic multi-feed detection sensor that can be turned on to help operators avoid losing images. What's more, an interactive interface allows users to easily and quickly bypass intentional double-feeds such as a taped-receipt on an expense report.
- Productivity Software Package
- The S1500M comes with a software package which includes: Quick Menu, for feature management, Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional, for PDF file editing, ABBYY FineReader 4.0, for scanning directly into Microsoft Word and Excel, and Cardiris 3.6, which converts business card scans into contact management programs. Users can also send scans directly into iDisk with a MobileMe account.
| Scan Quality | |
|---|---|
| Scanner Type | Sheet-Fed with Automatic Document Feeder, Duplex Scanning |
| Optical Resolution | 600 x 600dpi |
| Scan Speed |
Auto Mode: Simplex or Duplex, 20ppm Normal Mode: Color & Grayscale 150dpi, Monochrome 300dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 20ppm Better Mode: Color & Grayscale 200dpi, Monochrome 400dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 20 ppm Best Mode: Color & Grayscale 300dpi, Monochrome600 dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 20ppm Excellent Mode: Color & Grayscale 600dpi, Monochrome 1200dpi, Simplex/Duplex, 5ppm |
| Paper Sizes | Business Cards to 8.5 x 14.17" (Max.) |
| Color Depth | Not Provided by Manufacturer |
| Effective Pixels | Not Provided by Manufacturer |
| Dynamic Range | Not Provided by Manufacturer |
| Film Formats | N/A |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Duty Cycle | Not Provided by Manufacturer |
| Preview Speed | Not Provided by Manufacturer |
| Batch Scanning | Yes |
| Automatic Document Feeder | Maximum 50-sheets (Letter size at 20 lb or 80 g/m2) |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| System & Software Requirements | Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5 |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Light Source | White Cold Cathode Discharge Lamp |
| Image Sensor | CCD (Charge Coupled Device) x 2 (front x 1/ back x 1) |
| Front Panel Controls | Yes |
| Power Requirements | 100 - 240VAC (50 / 60Hz) |
| Power Consumption |
Operating Mode: 35W or Less Standby: 4.5W or Less |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 11.5 x 6.3 x 6.2" (292 x 159 x 158mm) |
| Weight | 6.62 lb (3.0 kg) |
- Quick Menu
- Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional
- ABBYY FineReader 4.0
- Cardiris 3.6
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 106 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Good resolution (85)
- Excellent software (79)
- Easy to set up (69)
- Accurate color (56)
- Good bit depth (35)
Cons
Best Uses
- Publishing (14)
- Photos and graphics (6)
- Document scanning (4)
- Business cards (3)
- Documents (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Frequent user (82), Casual user (19), Great graphics (4)
- Primary use:
- Business (54), Personal (47)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (58)
REVIEWS
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Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
- None so far
Best Uses
- Text documents
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
I'm using this product for business and personal text documents that I need to send to other or archive. I'm trying to eliminate as much paper as possible.
I've used a flatbed scanner with automatic document feed, but was disappointed in the slowness and skewed images. Speed and lack of skew was what I was looking for in a scanner for a small business. I had tried the Canon ImageFormula c-125 and was very disappointed in the fact that documents continuously came out skewed and were not corrected automatically by the software. As well the Canon software was very cumbersome to use, and the product seemed very cheaply made. I returned the product.
In contrast, the Scan Snap is an excellent product. Easy to install the software, easy to use the software, excellent scans, not skewed and very fast scanning speeds. If you have the money, I strongly recommend this product. It's worth not having to spend your time working out the glitchs you might have in other products.
Note: I have not used the product for scanning photos or graphics, so I can't comment on it's performance for those tasks.
Additionally, I have only used this on a pc, but will also be using it on a Mac.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Fast, easy to use software, high quality!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- EASE OF USE
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Fast
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Business Cards
- Business Communications
- Electronic Filing
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
This product was very easy to install and has so far performed very well. I have scanned several business cards in attempts to organize my contacts. So far, the information has been categorized correctly about 85% of the time which is better than other products that I have experienced. As for non-business card scans, the scansnap has performed flawlessly. The enclosed software and OCR capabilities are outstanding. I have only been using this for work so far and have not yet tried to use it for pictures. For work purposes, I have to give it two thumbs up.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
I had a 2004 Canon, and the software would no longer work through the Parallels portion of my Mac. Thus, I purchased the 1500M by Fujitsu. Reviews were good, and they were spot on!! It is a wonderful scanner in terms of ease of use, speed, clarity of the resulting scan. In brief, it was everything I was looking for in a scanner for Mac with a small footprint.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
- Publishing
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Easy to install on a 2009 MacBook and fires through stacks of papers quickly with double or single-sided scanning. The only thing that would have made it better was if it shipped with the latest version of Acrobat.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Fast and integrates with software. Going to start scanning info for taxes next year so I don't have to store all that paper.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
- Works on Network
Cons
Best Uses
- Still Playing Around
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
After much research I decided to purchase the S1500M. I couldn't be happier. When scanning documents the interface makes it so easy. Whether you want to file them, place them directly into an email or save them as a word doc, it is literally one click and done. Fast quick scanning. I wasn't looking forward to cleaning up the office but the Scansnap is going to make my job a breeze.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Scan all your incoming mail easily regardless of size, double sided or single sided - it doesn't matter. Goes in skew? Doesn't matter. The scanning software automatically corrects the skew without your input. I couldn't be happier. Couple this with one of the many doc management tools out there
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Converting Paper To Pdf~~~apos~~~s
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Great use for speed and quickly getting rid of most all my filing cabinets. I love it as I have hundreds of pictures of family before the digital age and now I can work wonders with them for books and other various digital means.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
This scanner is truly plug n play. Simple to use and yet all of the necessary options. Just the right office scanner tool for light scanning.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Fast
- Good Resolution
- Never Jams
Cons
- Not Cordless
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
My husband and I travel every weekend for our business. Besides our laptops and a portable travel desk for working in the car (one of us drives, while the other works), we bring a portable printer (HP 470) and the Fujitsu ScanSnap. The ScanSnap is indispensable! It's fast, always works flawlessly and somehow retains hi-resolution images, while at the same time, compressing into files that can be e-mailed easily--even surprisingly, documents with enormous numbers of pages. We have purchased this scanner for all of our key employees, as it is truly, a productivity tool.The only improvements I would like to see are blue-tooth capability and a battery, so it could be used cordlessly at times. Tutorials on using the software to its fullest capabilities would be the cherry on the cake!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- De-clutter Home Office
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
This product is a tremendous help in reducing the paper clutter at home. It scans both sides quickly and accurately. Software takes a little bit of time to set up, and paper sometimes gets fed incorrectly, but overall it is a very good product and is working great. It really cuts the time down in scanning documents compared to a flat bed scanner.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- scanning documents
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Used at home to reduces the volume that one accumulates. File retrieval is easy.. Scanning is fast and the image produced is very clear. Easy to set up and with its small footprint does no require a lot of limited desktop real estate.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
- Works on Network
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Scansnap is very easy to use, one button for scanning and easy to save your documents. I use mine for work everyday. This is my third scanner and by far this is the best brand I have ever owned.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
- Works on Network
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
I just got this and love it! I work in a busy office and have already scanned hundreds important documents. One of the things I love is it automatically does double-sided copies. If you forget a staple it automatically stops, I can easily pop it open and restart scanner with no problems. Great for office and easy to fold up and have discreet on desk.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
Cons
- None that I can think of
Best Uses
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Easy to set up and it works perfectly with my iMac. A very high quality product.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Acrobat Pro wMAC version
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
Cons
Best Uses
- Publishing
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Worked immediately, very good software for my MAC. No problems.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Abode Acrobat Included
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
- No problems
Best Uses
- Scanner Feeds 50 Sheets
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
The scanner is the third Fujitsu scanner I have purchased and every one has been great! I've scanned thousands of pages with the scanners and the reason I purchased this Fujitsu scanner is because it is compatible with my 27 inch Mac desktop computer. Installation was seamless and the scanner worked immediately without any flaws. Did I mention the scanner comes with the full copy of Adobe Acrobat! Scanner and software for less than $500 - that is a home run!
NO PROBLEMS with scanner, installation or software!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Fast
- Good document handling
Cons
Best Uses
- Document scanning
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
Very happy with this scanner. It's fast (amazingly, duplex mode is apparently as fast as single-sided: both sides are scanned in a single pass), feeds documents of various sizes quite well, comes with a complete version of Adobe Acrobat, does everything I wanted it to do. I am converting years of personal papers to digital form. With my flatbed scanner, I never even tried, knowing it would take too long. With this scanner, it can be done. I am not yet very familiar with the other software that comes with it, but don't foresee any major problems. Haven't used it for photo scanning yet, so I don't know about resolution issues – don't need high resolution for documents.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Set Up
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Reliable Fast
Cons
Best Uses
- Bulk document scanning
Comments about Fujitsu S1500M ScanSnap Sheet-Fed Scanner for Mac Computers:
If you have either a high volume of documents to scan, or routinely scan documents and need reliability, this scanner is worth the money. I use the Windows-version at work, where we scan thousands of pages each month. After nearly two years, we've never had a maintenance issue, and everyone can operate the units easily. I decided to purchase one for home to eliminate several fire boxes full of documents, and have run hundreds of pages through at one sitting--the feed has jammed only twice, both times due to pre-existing tears in the documents. Both jams cleared quickly, re-scanned easily, and the scanning continued without having to start that batch over. Tremendously efficient, except that in scanning 50-page batches double-side, the scanner is so fast you can't really focus on other detailed tasks. You move from naming/saving the scanned file (you can set standard saving locations and naming conventions to automatically increment, greatly simplifying that step), execute the next scan, and prepare the next batch "on deck" to go when the scanning finishes, and that's about all you can do.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
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