there are so many different scanner wands out there. i just want to carry one around w/ me to scan books & some photos. would you recommend this one?
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I would recommend this one, but without the dock if you are planning to carry it around with you.
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Yes very easy to use for that I use it to scan invoices and gas receipts out on the job sight
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Yes, I recommend it. I've had four different scanners. This is by far the best, light, multiple resolution settings, color or b/w. I love this one.
1064182
Yes!I've been using mine lately to digitize all of my school papers that I might find useful at some future time, so that I don't have a suitcase full of binders and papers to haul around with me anymore. I love the fact that I can detach the wand and scan full pages of old journals, etc. so that I can carry memories with me and reference them easily wherever I go.Like any technology, it's not perfect... there are a few quirks but you can acclimatize quickly to these.
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No. Unless you have a very steady hand, the photos will come out blurry if the scanner moves off from a straight line in the slightest bit.
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Yes, I love this scanner. It detaches from the base to do books, and is very good with pics when attached to the base. High quality.
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Yes. It scans color or b&w;, pdf or jpg, and has 3 settings for fesolution. The docking station charges the battery in the scanner or you can charge it through a USB port on a computer. Docking station feeds anythjng up to 8 1/2" and has slider to match the width of your document. I got rid of my flat bed scanner entirely. Remove the wand from the docking station and use it to scan books and photo albums. It adjusts the scan if you move it a little too fast or slow. I get my best scans by putting an 8x10" glass plate from a photo album on the object to be scanned. The plate smooths out the document to be scanned and allows smooth motion of the scanner. I like this better than he $300 Neat scanners. Yes. It scans color or b&w;, pdf or jpg, and has 3 settings for fesolution. The docking station charges the battery in the scanner or you can charge it through a USB port on a computer. Docking station feeds anythjng up to 8 1/2" and has slider to match the width of your document. I got rid of my flat bed scanner entirely. Remove the wand from the docking station and use it to scan books and photo albums. It adjusts the scan if you move it a little too fast or slow. I get my best scans by putting an 8x10" glass plate from a photo album on the object to be scanned. The plate smooths... » Read More Yes. It scans color or b&w;, pdf or jpg, and has 3 settings for fesolution. The docking station charges the battery in the scanner or you can charge it through a USB port on a computer. Docking station feeds anythjng up to 8 1/2" and has slider to match the width of your document. I got rid of my flat bed scanner entirely. Remove the wand from the docking station and use it to scan books and photo albums. It adjusts the scan if you move it a little too fast or slow. I get my best scans by putting an 8x10" glass plate from a photo album on the object to be scanned. The plate smooths out the document to be scanned and allows smooth motion of the scanner. I like this better than he $300 Neat scanners. « Show Less
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The Magic Wand takes batteries for use anywhere you want to scan. It comes with a USB cable to download into your computer.
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It could be done, but there are far better scanners for scanning books. It's great for small things like business cards or a small image on a page, but not whole pages. As l said it could be done, but you would go insane.
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The wand is hand-held and manipulated and has the actual scanning window. The dock in this case is the stationary base which has a motorized feeder for single loose pages and which also charges the wand. Thus for loose pages of regular size the wand can be placed on the dock for greater stability and even flow. But for larger or bound items, the wand by itself can scan the various surfaces.
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Yes you can. It is a higher dpi when you scan with in attached to the base. But you can scan very well with the the wand. I love mine! I have scanned pictures, documents and everything with it.
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The scanning quality is good, depending on your setting. Scanning for "professional printing" is a little vague because you didn't mention size or the type of artwork. I have not been unhappy with any of the functions.
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It is portable and easy to carry with you. I have a copier scanner and the Scansnap does a far better job. You can desiginate searchable words in your document so you can locate it later. It will scan both sides in one pass. It does an excellent job of scanning photos to jpeg format. Lots of bang for you buck.
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I have both, and the ScanSnap gets my vote. The Neat Receipts idea is great, but the software didn't deliver. It was good at character recognition, but after scanning only 100 documents/receipts or so, it started loading extremely slowly, and got slower and slower each time I scanned a new receipt. It was basically useless, unless you want to wait 10-15 minutes for it to load, and the same amount of time to scan one receipt. I don't know about you, but my paper backlog amounts to a lot more than 100 receipts. I went out and purchased the ScanSnap. There's no character recognition, but if you just want to digitize your documents and receipts, the ScanSnap is your product. Compared to the Neat Receipts scanner (when first purchased) it is as fast (or faster) with single or double sided scanning. It automatically detects blank pages, and it has never once jammed. It creates a pdf wherever you want it saved, and I can easily email the document (which I often do, instead of faxing). ScanSnap is still as fast as the day I opened the box. It gets my vote hands down. Maybe someday they'll add character recognition to the included software.
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I am interested in what yoiu decide. I am looking at the same two scanners, primarily to scan family slides. The reviews for the Canon seem more consistently favorable. Those for Epson seem to reflect either love or hate.
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thats why i bought it. you can do it. it is not as fast as some other scanners. took me a while to figure out how to make a multiple page pdf.the quality of the scan is good. it is not as quick as it could be. also you have to perform all operations through the computer. it is not wireless. i would look for a scanner that has a single button to scan and s wireless. my next scanner will have that.
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VuPoint Solutions PDSC-IW441-VPS Carrying Case for Magic Wand IV Portable ScannerThis is the one I bought that fit it. I had previously purchased another one that was too short for the scanner.
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I have that magic wand scanner, and it fit in the case perfect. I love it. (Just letting you know, I'm not the seller).
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Yes. I do it all the time. Just scanned in an 8 page document last night. That has more to do with software than the hardware and the software that comes with the scanner works well.
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It works very well. I take the scanner with me when I need to make copies on the spot. (I am a realtor)
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Hi... I've had several Scanners, and before I purchased this one, did a huge amount of research. This one is tops in all areas. Great resolution, and top notch in all that I do with it. Then there is the question of might the one you buy, be made on a Friday or Monday, as rsch indicates some stuff made on those days, NOT very good.
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I have not noticed any markedly less quality compared to the HP Photosmart scanners I had before, but it may not be quite as good as my dedicated Canon scanner. If scanning photos is your primary objective, I would not rely on the Epson WorkForce. I would get a dedicated scanner.
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Yes. That has been my experience. Quality is not superior but decent. This is an affordable scanner for the masses. I recommend this highly IF you intend to use this for scanning large documents and books. I use my older Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500M if I want to scan regular size documents, receipts, business cards since the quality is superior. Hope this helps.