The service works with both the ScanSnap iX500 and the iX100 ( my review of iX100 here) and is available for Windows and Mac.
It’s called ScanSnap Cloud, and it works by taking your scans and pushing them out to a number of cloud services that you probably already use. I honestly didn’t think the ScanSnap folks at Fujitsu could improve on the scanning process - in goes the paper, select the scan’s location with your tablet, phone or computer, and all done. It works great, and my home-office remains 99% paperless. Sometimes I use my PC when I need to perform some minor editing of a scan or save them to a location other than Dropbox. As the documents are scanned, I send them to Dropbox with the push of a button. I have a large clear box in my office labeled SCAN that builds up a stack of paperwork, and once a month I sit down and feed it all into the scanner. A few years ago they added the ability to connect to the iX500 with a tablet using the scanner’s built-in WiFi support - no need to have the iX500 connected to a computer unless you just want to do so.įor some time now, my iPad has been my primary method for examining and organizing my scans. The iX500 can scan documents as JPEGs or PDFs in various resolutions (600 dpi is my default), and the included software allows you to select how scans will be saved - in a folder, as a Word doc, as an email attachment, and half a dozen other options. The tray can hold up to 50+ pages at a time, and its double-sided scan ability is fast. My go-to scanner that sits on my desk is the ScanSnap iX500 ( my review here). These days, feeder-type scanners that can do double-sided full-color scans can help you whittle down your paper clutter quickly and easily.
I’m not talking about the old-style flatbed scanners that were slow to scan, finicky, and only provided one-sided scans after you’d opened the lid, placed your document, and then closed the lid. I have written numerous times over the years about the benefits of owning a personal scanner.
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