iX1300 Compact Wireless or USB Double-Sided Color Document, Photo & Receipt Scanner with Auto Document Feeder and Manual Feeder for Mac or PC, White

I’m probably crazy but 20 years after college I still was holding onto my college notebooks and I refused to throw them out. We needed the space and so I decided to scan them with a printer/scanner combo. With over 25 classes of notes, it was taking an hour per class PLUS the notes were not duplex so I had a scan of the odd and even pages. As with just about any printer, I basically need to fix it every time I use it. The printer/scanner experience is just a trash fire. After so many paper jams and not trying to lose my sanity, I started looking for another solution. It didn’t take long to find this amazing scanner. Amazon delivered fast and the install was effortless on my Windows 11 PC. The instructions are so easy to follow, you connect it with a physical wire and then immediately it shows you how to set it up for wireless. It just works EVERY TIME. This thing is fast. As I stated earlier, it was taking me an hour to scan a single class of notes with my printer/scanner. This scanner completed all of my 25 class notes in under 3 hours. Plus all the scans look beautiful AND they are duplex (front and back of pages) in PDF format. The software is so easy to use. I’ll admit that the first few scans required some adjustment but once I got it tuned it was perfect. I was also afraid of getting any new devices since space is at a luxury in my home office. This thing is small. It folds up and I can slide it into a drawer. Everything about this device is awesome and just well designed. If you need a scanner look no further. It isn’t cheap but you a definitely going to love what you are getting if you pick up this scanner. Just the time saved during the holiday season more than made up for the cost.

I had a stack of historical documents that needed to be scanned and was trying to use a manual scanner to slog through it. This device wasn't cheap but I figured I'd splurge and see if it performed as promised. I hadn't even had the thing out of the box more than two hours and I was finished. Couldn't believe it. Installed the software from the web, powered it up, hooked up the USB then configured it for WiFi. It connected no problems, disconnected the USB and loaded up my first stack of documents. Hit the scan button, saved to a folder as PDF. Great quality, the software is basic but offered fantastic editing options like rearranging the order of pages when you stacked them wrong. The scanner copied both sides at once and detected if it was blank or not. I am absolutely amazed at how easy it was to setup and to use. Folds up nice and compact for storage when you are done. WiFi means only one cord going to it. I'm loving this thing.

I've used Scan Snap scanners for over a decade at work. I bought this one for personal use at home. It's a fast scanner for a low price. Normally the faster it is, the more you pay. The software has good features and is easy to figure out. They make a great product that just works.

I like this scanner for documents. It’s fairly simple to use and goes quick. The option to scan both sides, or not, is clutch. The software is more clunky than it should be. Figuring it out - options - changes - what to do - is deep in and very old fashioned. It also updates A LOT. I am not easily able to figure out what they updated and what’s changed. BUMMER, because I like the device - but again, the software is antiquated.

I have been buying, owning & operating tech gadgets since the late 70's and this scanner ranks up there with the best on that list. Just look at these features: a) USB or Wi-Fi option b) compact size - easy to pull out when needed and then store for later - not a lot of desk space c) duplex scans of standard paper document in about 2 seconds each d) duplex scans photos at 600dpi in about 5 seconds each e) auto top feeder (about 10 sheets) or manual front feed We have another brand's multi-function color laser unit that we bought several years ago (for a good chunk of cash) which has served us well. However when the wife suggested we scan all our old photos (boxes & boxes of loose photos and shelves of photo albums) - I knew I was not going to spend years scanning two or three photos at a time with that thing's flatbed scanner. I read the reviews and most suggest another brand's scanner that is almost twice the price of this one. I decided to take a chance and be a bit more thrifty and it has worked out more than I could have hoped for. Mostly that decision came down to this model's manual front feeder. In one week I have spent about 4 hours with this scanner and have scanned almost 1k photos. The most time-consuming part is taking the photos out of the albums. I just pop them in the front manual feeder and then let the scanner spit it back out where the photo then drops into a bin underneath for disposal - each photo takes about 5 seconds scanning at 600dpi and the quality is good enough (note: the quality really depends on how good the original photo looks. those old 70's polaroid's are not going to scan and then be able to printed at 24"x36" size down the line - let's be realistic - but they look good enough to me on the computer reviewing them afterwards). My only wish is that it could scan at 1200dpi but that would certainly jack up the price. There are a few pictures which we put aside to scan with the multi-function scanner for this reason because those pictures have more sentimental value. I had two occasions this past week needing to scan a full-size paper bill and decided to use this instead of the multi-function. It scans a piece of paper both-sides so fast that it is done before you blink. The software is very basic but it is completely functional. Since this is just a scanner I am glad the software just concerns itself with the simple scan settings and not image manipulation or PDF editing. I have purpose-made software to do that other stuff.

I bought the first one in 2022.. After almost two years, in March 2024, it broke down. I quickly ordered a new one. The qualities of the second device, especially the software, were very disappointing. I bought my first Scansnap because of the quick succession of scanning documents. That is "no longer" due to the "automatic" scan function that apparently cannot be switched off. You now have to press OK after scanning each individual document, sometimes this can be done quickly via an Enter, but sometimes it only works via the mouse. With those unnecessary actions, the speed is gone. Another disadvantage is that if you want to scan receipts, the device chooses to scan only 1 side. This even goes so far that if a receipt is in the scanner the wrong way around, a white document is delivered. But beware, that's not all: if you have made an [important] note on the back of a receipt, it will NOT be scanned - because it is a receipt. Yes, that means that you now have to check your equipment, the scanner and your laptop, on the work done to see if they have done their job together properly. Terrible. In my view, the computer checks me, my job is not to check the computer and the peripherals. Thanks Scansnap for the lost notes. But now it is the end of October 2024 and now the "new" device is showing the necessary quirks again. The device thinks that there is already a document in the manual feed, while that is not the case. After this thought, the device does nothing more. This one can also go on the waste mountain. But this is half a year after I bought this new one. I think that is going too far. In summary: this used to be a nice scanner but it is nothing anymore, well, it is a device with a lot of quirks and it eats up my time and attention.

This has by far been the best scanner I’ve ever used. Working in accounting, I have to scan documents in various sizes (ranging from fast station receipts to legal-sized contracts), and this scanner can handle it all. The front manual feeder is perfect for those longer receipts or cards, and the automatic top feeder is great for stacks of papers. The scan quality is crisp and clear like if you had typed the document yourself and exported it to a PDF. The ScanSnap software saves me so much time by auto-naming files based on the information scanned (perfect for receipts to differentiate card numbers!). This file naming system is clever and accurate in the data pulled. The only time I have to manually adjust the name of a file is if a pre-selected field doesn’t exist on the document scanned (e.g., including the last 4 digits of the card used in the file name, but a receipt not having that info). I hate cords, so this scanner having wireless connectivity is perfect for my needs. Once it’s connected, it stays connected and there is no delay in the transfer from the scanner to my computer. The value for your money couldn’t be better. I would argue that this smaller scanner is even better than the more expensive version just given the manual front feeder, let alone the price of this unit. I’ve seen some other reviews about this scanner not working or only connecting to a single computer at a time and can confirm it is user error; I share this scanner with a colleague and we can both use it with ease throughout the day. You can’t go wrong with this scanner!!!

Love this little scanner. I moved my home PC from a windows machine to a Chrome Box a couple years ago. Love the decision, but I had to retire my previous photo scanner, as it didn't have a Chrome Box interface. I've mostly only used the ScanSnap to scan photos, so I've only used it so far with the front feeder, not the auto document feeder, as not sure ADF will work with thicker photos. It's fast. You put the photo at the front feeder, the scanner gives you a second to get the photo square at the feeder, then pulls it in, and out the back, then pulls it in from the back and spits it our the front, all within a few seconds. Very quick and easy to put that photo on the "done pile" and insert the next. It stores lots of photos, I've done up to 80 so far, and then you copy the batch of scanned photos to whatever directory you want on your Chromebox, and scan the next batch. Setup instructions were a bit lacking. There's no "On Switch" on the scanner. If you open the ADF loader, the scanner seems to stay on, and the Chrome app can find it. If you don't have that open, the "Scan" button turns the scanner on, but not for long if it doesn't connect to the app. Once I figured to open the app, then quickly push the "Scan" button, I haven't had any problems connecting. I'm running it over WiFI, not USB printer cord. Never had to use the USB interface during setup, but you do need a WiFi, so I believe this would work well with an Android phone. The App window does scale somewhat for my Chromebox, not a phone size window on my big monitor.