A document scanner is one of the best purchases you could make for a home office. This will help you stay organised during tax season and conserve space that paper binders would otherwise occupy. In addition, desktop document scanners make it simple to digitise anything, from business cards and financial papers to receipts and reports, in contrast to flatbed scanners, which have restricted capabilities.
The ScanSnap range from Fujitsu is one of the most well-liked alternatives. It has long been a mainstay at front desks and home offices, and for a good reason. They are inexpensive, dependable, and powerful.
Well, in this blog, we will do a short review of the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600.
· DESIGN:
The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1500 and every other desktop paper scanner on the market are remarkably similar to the iX1600. In addition, the device comes in black-and-white colour options and features fold-out trays for creating a more compact device when not in use.
· SETUP:
Setting up a gadget is as easy as connecting to the power adapter and turning it on after it has been removed from its packaging. If you want to use a wired connection, the next step is to connect the scanner to your computer using the included USB cable. If you choose wifi, you can start the configuration process from the scanner’s screen and leave the cord in the box.
For smart phone communication with the scanner, there are two Android and iOS apps available: ScanSnap Connect (Android, iOS), and ScanSnap Cloud (Android, iOS).
Here is a quick summary of the differences between the two because Fujitsu doesn’t do the best job of explaining them: ScanSnap Connect allows your mobile device to connect with the ScanSnap iX1600 and control all of its functionality, including the capability to scan directly to your mobile device, using a wifi connection (either a direct connection or over an existing wireless network); On the other hand, ScanSnap Cloud is an app that allows you to link the scanner to a variety of cloud services (including Box, Concur Expense, Dropbox, Evernote, Expensify, Google Drive, Google Photos, Hubdoc, LedgerDocs, OneDrive, QuickBooks Online, Rocket Matter, and more).
· CONNECTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE:
Fujitsu’s finest advanced desktop scanner to date is ScanSnap iX1600. The automatic document feeder can scan A4-size colour documents at 300dpi and hold up to 50 pages at once. In addition, Dual band wifi connectivity proved to be as fast as a wired USB connection.
· AMAZING SOFTWARE PACKAGE INSTALLED:
The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600 scanners have an excellent software suite called ScanSnap Home. The use of this site is rather simple, and scans can be started from the scanner or control panel. However, because the ScanSnap scanners do not come with a ScanSnap TWAIN driver, they have not yet been able to be utilised if you have a professional programme that needs to start the scan on its own via TWAIN, as many medical, dental, tax, or DMS apps do. This void has since been solved by independent software provider JSE, which created a TWAIN driver for the entire ScanSnap line. In addition, support is provided for even older ScanSnap models.
· PRICE:
The retail price for the ScanSnap iX1600 is $499. It’s an investment, but if you intend to scan hundreds of photographs at once or dozens of documents each week, it will be well worth it because it offers all that desktop scanners in this price range that are similarly priced do.
Conclusion:
Overall, the ScanSnap iX1600 adds new and better functionality than its predecessors because of the ScanSnapTWAIN driver software package while building upon a long-respected line of scanners. However, Fujitsu might improve its user interface, particularly when utilising the scanner with both a desktop and a mobile device. Once configured, though, the tool has little trouble scanning page after page and image after image, converting your physical collection of papers into orderly digital archives.
