ScanSnap iX1400 One-Touch Color Scanner

Este producto es bueno como escáner, lo malo es que lo anuncian como escaner doble carta lo cuál no es cierto.

First of all, I have an older version of this same scanner that no longer is supported by my operating system. I am on Mac. Purchased this one specifically because it did not have a cloud feature. Who wants their personal records on the cloud? Not me. Download software, install, click a few buttons and ready to go after you connect it to your computer. I do alot of scanning (alot) some items are double sided, color, some are tiny and fragile, etc… I always scan to pdf file, but you can scan to Word, etc… What I noticed about this updated unit (maybe it is user error) but before it use to ask me to type a filename now it just assigns a file name on its own. Not a biggy as I just rename it. But, what I did notice is it is super fast. I thought my old one was fast well this one is super duper fast. High quality. Does multiple pages…can scan a year’s worth of electric bills in one go and it takes about a minute to scan in color, high quality and saved in a pdf file. Bills are usually 4 pages per month. It really is a great scanner. My old one I had for 10+ years and am happy to see they made a version without cloud.

Wow, this is a definite three steps up from the prior scanners I’ve had which were functions of an “all-in-one” printer/scanner: slow, clunky, page jams, babysitting the scanner. All those problems are in the past now that I have my new ScanSnap.

Scanner installation was easy: simply download the appropriate installation package from the Fujitsu (now Ricoh) web site, install the software and plug in the USB 3 cable to the scanner when instructed. The entire installation process including downloading the software took under 10 minutes.

Open the lid, the scanner connects and powers on in about 2 seconds and is ready for use.

Put your documents in face down and facing the rear, click the one big bright blue button (!) and zip zip zap your pages are ingested at a rate of about 40 pages per minute, EVEN double sided! Yep, scan a double-sided 40-page (80 impressions) document in 60 seconds! Natively saves to PDF so multi-page single files are no problem.

Software is a little clunky—it’s kind of one of those “does it all” interfaces with a thousand options, but seems to miss some of the more obvious advanced settings that would be conducive to advanced users, like the ability to simply pop up a standard Windows system “Save As” box on completion (bypassing the ScanSnap Home interface), rather than the clunky software where I go in to type the new file name and then have to save it in there. It just adds a few unnecessary clicks, but isn’t all that aggravating.

[EDIT: I’ve figured out how to scan to a folder with no pop-up interaction, which is great. Simply go into ScanSnap Home, and use the “Show with File Explorer” send-to option.]

This is NOT a TWAIN or WIA scanner so you can’t just go into your existing generic scanner app and “pull” in a page–you must use ScanSnap BUT it provides all the basics (almost as defaults) for any document scanning any small office or business user would need and you can always edit the resultant PDF in Adobe or Word or whatever.

It’s been an hour since I connected it. I’ve just scanned 15 years of personal and business tax returns, over 500 pages in total. I’ve literally digitized and removed a 3 inch thick stack of paper from a file drawer IN AN HOUR. And the ix1400 is just one of the more basic units in the ScanSnap line. They have units capable of scanning much faster and in larger volumes, but for the price this basic unit is likely all anyone but the most demanding users would need.

The only misfeeds are where the page was iffy to begin with–a curled lip, a tear, or the occasional staple I missed (gasp!). When those misfeeds happen, the software pauses, tells you what happened, allows you to remove the errant page and then KEEP SCANNING as if nothing happened! Amazing. I used to have to trash and restart the entire scan.

All this in compact desk unit that folds up to fit in what’s barely 6×12″ of desk space.

Staring at my 3-foot tall stack of papers, contracts, receipts, and photos to scan, I have realized that I should have bought a ScanSnap YEARS ago. Where have you been all my life, my precious scanner?!?!

The only reason I gave “accuracy” 4* instead of 5* was that on occasion, I’ve noticed the resulting scan is slightly skewed–the originals are fine, but a tax return scanned about 3-degrees off. Internal software de-skewing functionality would have resolved the issue but that’s not a thing on the ix1400. So you may get an occasional skew, which is not significant for just scanning and storing old documents.

Its easy to use and fast. Good quality and good output options.

This scanner is perfect for converting pictures into digital photos. Parents photo albums are not easily shared with multiple children and this scanner makes it easy for everyone to have the photos in a format they can easily use. Great value!