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Macworld Review: Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M

June 19, 2008 —  Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M takes the technology from the company's well-received desktop document scanners, such as the ScanSnap S510M, and puts it into a device that's easier to carry from location to location. The S300M is a speedy scanner that's very easy to use, though it does have some limitations.

The S300M measures 11.2-by-3.7-by-3.0 inches when the paper feeder is folded, and weighs 3.10 pounds, including the power adapter. It fits in larger backpacks or briefcases, and feels sturdy enough to withstand daily travel; save some room for the power cable, which is attached to a 2.7-by-1.9 by-1.0-inch power brick. The S300M can also draw power from a USB port and comes with a USB-to-power cable. However, if you use bus power, you need to use two USB ports on your Mac: one for the data transfer, the other for power.

The ScanSnap Manager is the main software interface for the scanner, and it's just like the software shipped with the desktop ScanSnaps. The software lets you save scans to a folder, scan and print, scan directly to iPhoto, or scan to an application, such as the bundled Iris Cardiris software for scanning business cards. You can also scan to an e-mail, which automatically generates an e-mail message with the scan as an attachment, but this feature only works with Apple's Mail. If you use another mail client, such as Entourage, you can set it as a target program in the ScanSnap Manager's scan-to-application feature, but then you must manually change the settings if you want to do something else with your next scan.

Unfortunately, Fujitsu doesn't bundle any OCR software with the S300M. However, since you can scan to a PDF file, you can use Adobe Acrobat's OCR Text Recognition feature. Read more at: Macworld

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About Fujitsu Systems Business (Thailand) Ltd.

Fujitsu Systems Business (Thailand) Ltd., FSBT, incorporated in Thailand in September 1990, provides a wide range of computer and telecommunication products and solutions for manufacturing, education, retail, banking, and other business sectors.
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