• USB mobile duplex scanner
• Scans A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, business card, letter, legal documents
• Duplex scanner captures both sides of an image in one pass
• High speed USB 2.0 connectivity (USB 1.1 compatible)
• Compatible with Mac OS X 10.3 and later operating systems including OS X 10.5

Take document scanning to a whole new level with the ScanSnap S300M mobile scanning solution. Whether its digitizing those receipts, bank statements or term papers at home or capturing mission critical documents on a business trip, ScanSnap takes scanning beyond the office and into your world.It's the world's smallest duplex ADF scanner designed to provide best-in-class performance inside or outside of the home or office.

I had used Visioneer scanners for many years to try to maintain a paperless office. The Visioneer scanners were were okay, but slow and clunky. Then I switched to Mac, and could no longer use Visioneer products. I have been using an HP all-in-one for a while now, but it's just not designed for efficient scanning. After a long search at Apple stores, Fry's, etc., I came across the ScanSnap on Amazon. I must say, this is EXACTLY what I have been looking for over the past several months. It scans both sides in one pass, and is very fast on AC power. It sends your file straight to PDF (or jpeg) with no quirky complications. There are plenty of options after the scan if you choose to use them (send image to email, iPhoto, printer, and others), but I typically let the image go straight to a PDF file and catalogue them in Bento 2. The 300M will also operate on USB power, which I plan on using soon.

At long last, a scanner that fits on my desktop, does what it's supposed to do, and does it amazingly well. It definitely ranks as one of the top Mac or PC peripherals I have ever bought (and that goes back to first PCs of the early 1980s!).

Pros: It works consistently-speed, duplex, color quality, appearance of scan
Cons: a little pricey, bulky for travel with a few stops, lacks a powerful system such as Adobe Acrobat

Overall: Even though the above checklist seems to have more cons; the consistency and speed really works and trumps the inconveniences

I had been using another more mobile scanner with limited results. The ScanSnap really works well. I'm also using Receipt Wallet to classify all my docs. The smart file options really works well. The only negative is the limited access with Mac due to it not being a twain scanner.

Best. Scanner. Ever. Not only its hardware being excellent, the software for Mac is also very neat.

I've been using an all-in-one printer and a flatbed scanner, but I should have noticed this product earlier: It's much easier to adjust to any document size, much faster, and the best thing is, the compression efficiency is super. The same document which was 1MB scanned with the Brother's all-in-one printer is now 100KB or so, with the same good enough quality to my eyes! And you can even configure the resolution and the compression quality intuitively. That makes a serious difference in use cases. GREAT PRODUCT. Go Fujitsu go!

I am very well pleased with the scanner. The duplex function is great and the capability to add several pages to be scanned at the same time is a good feature. I scanned in over 500 old photos in an hour or so and they all came out great. I would, however, like the opportunity to change the save setting for each scan, if I would prefer, and also to be able to select the folder for that scan. It may be possible to do this, but I haven't figured it out. My photos are Alabama001 through Alabama 549, for instance. If I want to scan in receipts, I need to change the filename and also the folder in the setup menu each time. Not user friendly in that regard.