Review on 🖨️ ScanSnap S300M Clear 600 DPI USB 10 Page Auto Document Feeder Portable Scanner by Fred Meeks

scanner and I'm going back. I've always thought of scanners as one of those little necessary evils that some of us deal with while others just refuse. Those who choose to learn how to use a scanner end up scanning documents for the lazy folks we all know. Another reason why I need a really simple scanner. SnapScan S300M is really designed for Mac users. Therefore, I will write a small review from this point of view. Scanning on a Mac becomes a kind of black magic. You should really do some work before buying a scanner for Mac. Some people want to scan from Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop and use TWAIN to upload. I use both of those apps regularly, but this scanner isn't designed for that, and I didn't buy it to be used with either of those apps. So if you're looking for an overview from that perspective, skip this as I only read documents I scan into Acrobat and don't use SnapScan in Adobe applications. I didn't see it show up as a TWAIN device to choose from. No, I use this particular scanner instead to be more digital and less paper oriented. I only use the supplied scanner software from Fujitsu for this purpose. So if, like me, you want to do the following: scan receipts scan documents (often more than one, and sometimes duplex) Fax documents to an Internet fax server like eFaxScan without even messing with the scanner. Use your scanner with OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard). I found a scanner that really works. You may have seen others write reviews claiming that the scanner was great until the user upgraded from OSX 10.5 (Leopard) to 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Well, Fujitsu updated the scanner software to make this scanner work perfectly with 10.6. When you receive this scanner, you should use the supplied CD to install the software for the first time. After downloading the update: [.] This link is the download page and on it you will see a file and a description called ScanSnap_V22L12_S510M_S500M_S300M.dmg. Download and install it to update the software for use with version 10.6. If you are not using 10.6 Snow Leopard, do not install this update. This is only to ensure software compatibility with Snow Leopard. You'll see that the page describes it, so just confirm. As of this writing, the information is correct as of December 23, 2009. Frustration-free scanning: This scanner has only one button. Place a document in the tray, press the button, and the software you installed will automatically open and scan both sides of the document at the same time. In the settings you can specify a predefined folder in which your scans are stored. Aside from that, You can choose from three different default save filename styles. I chose a custom filename with a 3 digit counter. So by default my first document will be "untitled001.pdf" and the next will be "untitled002.pdf" and so on. Now, as soon as you insert a document, business card, or those awful receipts that use a heated cylinder to print text, you have four options to choose from: Scan to FolderScan to EmailScan to PrintPhotoIn the case of email and print the filename by default and folder location get the named file saved as a copy of the event. This allows you to scan a business card and email it to colleagues. Spring. instantly. I am an eFax subscriber. So if someone sends me a fax, it will be converted to PDF and emailed to me. And now and then I have to sign the given document and send it by fax. This would be difficult as I only have a cell phone and broadband internet access. Fax is not an option for me and I don't want one either. I'd rather have faxes reach me where I get my e-mails. The trick is to send the fax back. With the Snap Scanner I just print, sign and scan. I can then fax or email the resulting PDF. It's easy, fast and I have a copy of the signed document on my Mac. And that's really the goal for me. I want digital copies, not paper copies. I want what would be in the filing cabinet instead it would be on my Mac as files in folders. Need to scan a photo? No problem, go to iPhoto. If you want to copy something, just select scan to print. You will receive a PDF file in the default folder as well as a printed copy of the document. And since you have a document feeder, you can make multi-page prints when you need them. If you have printed documents with 10 pages on one side, be sure to disable duplex scanning. Here's an easy way to work with the scanner, using the Mac app that resides in the Dock to handle these subtle changes. Place the document in the tray, but do not press the button on the scanner. Navigate to the Dock icon and right-click on it. Choose Simplex Scan. Then the page with the text is scanned, facing the scanner, not you. This works like pressing a button on the scanner and automatically starts the sheet feeder. You can also do this with a duplex scan. Same method; Right-click the icon in the Dock and select Duplex Scan. In any case, this makes it easier to use the scanner without constant settings. Fujitsu carefully thought through the process for fast and efficient scanning. This is probably the best scanner I have ever had. I don't know why others make such tasks too difficult. I saved the best for last. You can use a full sheet of 8.5" x 11" and something small, such as B. business cards, and put both on the tray and click on the scan. Each item is automatically scanned, one element after the other, even if the sizes are completely different. The resulting PDF automatically knows that they are two different sizes. Try it on a flatbed scanner. So if you are looking for a simple document scanning, this is for you. Platforms have their place. But even the tablet I have in my office with ADF isn't nearly as easy to use. And I wouldn't even risk a business card in it. It's just not configured to do such a thing. Snapscan is. Platforms have their place. But even the tablet I have in my office with ADF isn't nearly as easy to use. And I wouldn't even risk a business card in it. It's just not configured to do such a thing. Snapscan is. Platforms have their place. But even the tablet I have in my office with ADF isn't nearly as easy to use. And I wouldn't even risk a business card in it. It's just not configured to do such a thing. Snapscan is.