Visioneer Strobe 400 Duplex Mobile Color Scanner
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The Visioneer Strobe 400 Duplex Mobile Color Scanner makes it easy for advanced single- or double-sided color scanning for people on the go. It easily fits on your desktop or in a briefcase, suitcase or handbag. This scanner will convert your originals such as business cards, plastic ID cards, checks, receipts, photos, and letter size (8.5 x 11", 216 x 279 mm, A4) pages into digital files at 600dpi resolution. The Strobe 400 is fast. It scans single-sided media (letter) in only 5.5 seconds. Double-sided documents scan at 10 inches-per-minute (ipm).
Operating the Strobe 400 is quick and easy. With the Visioneer OneTouch utility the document is scanned automatically to e-mail, or Word, your printer, or simply to a file folder. It incorporates Kovax VRS image enhancement technology to help create scans that are as clear as the originals. The unit can be powered by your computer's USB interface or via the included power adapter, making the Strobe 400 a reliable scanning solution that can be used anywhere.
- Visioneer OneTouch
- Visioneer OneTouch is an easy to use utility that connects the buttons on the Strobe 400 with a powerful set of scanner settings to greatly improve the efficiency of your workflow - so that with one touch, the document is scanned automatically to email, or Word, or your printer, or simply to a file folder.
- Text Searchable PDF
- If you can't search your scanned documents by their content, you might as well be looking at paper again. The Strobe 400 can scan automatically to searchable PDF. It preserves the integrity of the scanned page so that layout, signatures, logos, photos, etc., remain intact, but the text is OCR'd so that you can search the document by its content. This is very powerful when looking for a single document among hundreds or thousands.
- Kofax VRS Technology
- The Strobe 400 integrates Kofax VRS image enhancement technology into the OneTouch scanning process. VRS is the gold-standard in image improvement technology. Imperfect originals are automatically turned into perfect scans that are easier to read for the human eye and the computer's eye. OCR results are dramatically improved, file size is decreased and scans look as clear as the originals. And every page is custom corrected automatically so you can batch together clean, laser quality documents with your imperfect originals. The results are amazing.
PC Software
- Nuance PaperPort
- Millions of professionals rely on PaperPort to save time and money by transforming paper documents into searchable digital documents. PaperPort combines the efficiency of document management, the convenience of superbly scanned documents and the power of creating PDF files, to bring a new level of operational proficiency to your organization.
- Nuance OmniPage Pro
- Provides a precise OCR and layout retention solution, quickly turning scanned documents into editable, formatted text. The text can then be used in virtually any word processing, desktop publishing or web publishing program
Mac Software
- ExactScan
- The ExactScan capture utility enables multiple scanner configurations to be set and controlled by the two scan buttons on the front panel of the Strobe 400. Scanning as PDF files to e-mail, folders, print or the application of your choice is as easy as pressing a button.
- Presto! PageManager
- Presto! PageManager makes it easy to share, and organize your documents, notes, receipts or photos and documents. OCR your pages to edit them in word or reuse the text elsewhere
- Mac Software Support
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Below are features that are supported by the included Mac software:
- Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5, or later including Snow Leopard (10.6+)
- PDF and compressed PDF file support
- Visioneer OneTouch button scanning from scanner front panel or software
- AutoCrop & Deskew
- Scan to Print (copy function)
- Scan to E-mail
- Scan to File
- Single or multiple pages per file
- Configure before scan
- Variable compression
- Unique file name for each scan
- Color, resolution, brightness, contrast & gamma controls
- Custom or preset paper sizes
- Profile Naming
| Scanner Type | Dual CIS |
| Scan Speed |
B&W (simplex): 11ppm @ 200dpi B&W (duplex): 10ipm @ 200dpi 8.5 x 11" (letter, A4): 5.5 seconds per page |
| Optical Resolution | 600dpi |
| Bit Depth |
Color output: 24-bit Grayscale: 8-bit Bitonal: 1-bit |
| Interface | USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) |
| System Requirements (Minimum) |
PC: Pentium IV or equivalent processor 512MB RAM (1GB RAM for Vista & 7) Windows 7 / Vista / XP 350MB available hard disk space DVD-ROM drive USB port
Mac: |
| Software |
PC: Nuance PaperPort Nuance OmniPage NewSoft Presto! BizCard Visioneer OneTouch with Kofax VRS technology TWAIN & WIA Drivers
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| Power Requirements |
USB 110~120VAC, 50/60Hz Power Adapter (included) |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 11.6 x 2.5 x 2.0" (294.6 x 63.5 x 50.8 mm) |
| Weight | 1.6 lb (725.7g) |
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Comments about Visioneer Strobe 400 Duplex Mobile Color Scanner:
I was excited about receiving and using this product. Then, through online research, I uncovered a FATAL flaw regarding the PaperPort and OCR software which power the scanner.
The software is provided Nuance Software. Nuance has an activation process, which is fine by me - Microsoft, Adobe, etc., do the same. HOWEVER, Nuance adds an utterly ridiculous twist. They take a hardware "finger print" of your computer system, and then check to make sure that it doesn't change. If it changes, then your software becomes deactivated, and you have to reactivate it.
Problem is, Nuance factors in external hard drives. This means that, every time you plug in (or unplug) an external USB drive, for example, the Nuance software will deactivate itself. Yes, you can explicitly reactivate it, but only for a very limited number of times. After that, you have call Nuance and beg for mercy, and, reportedly, they treat such requests with deep suspicion.
I contacted Nuance customer support via telephone to verify my understanding of the activation process. The rep confirmed it, and gave me the official company recommendation, namely, that I uninstall their scanner software prior to adding/removing an external drive, and then re-install afterward.
This is simply preposterous since I plug/unplug USB drives and compact flash cards (which are treated as drives) on a daily basis.
Anyhow, this flaw alone prompted me to return the Visioneer scanner unopened. To be fair, it reflects more on Nuance than it does on Visioneer, however, the fact remains that, for my purposes, the product in sum is completely unacceptable.
I would advise potential customers to weigh this shortcoming carefully prior to purchase.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Hardware
- Small Footprint
- Works on Windows 7 OP
Cons
- Difficult To Use
- Hard To Setup
- Poor software
- Short cables
Best Uses
Comments about Visioneer Strobe 400 Duplex Mobile Color Scanner:
The Strobe 400 hardware makes an excellent copy and it's small footprint can go anywhere on desk. Wish the cables were longer. The software loaded fine on Windows 7 pro laptop but would not load on Windows XP Pro SP3. My work around took several hours downloading and piecing together items to get it to work on main desktop. Software is okay but is limited in setup. I'm getting used to it's quirks and my office specific needs. Not for the faint at heart. OCR is useless when scanning forms. With the limited paperless office software on the market I'm glad I at least have good hardware. Maybe future software will show up.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast
Cons
Best Uses
- Replacement
Comments about Visioneer Strobe 400 Duplex Mobile Color Scanner:
very easy to set up...only took a few minutes. Scan settings easy to use. Very good quality and speed seems to be very acceptable.
- Primary use:
- Business
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- Power Adapter
- Installation CD (Includes Software for PC)
- Installation CD (Includes Software for Mac)
- 1-Year Warranty
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