ScanSnap iX1400 High-Speed Simple One-Touch Button Color Document, Photo & Receipt Scanner with Auto Document Feeder for Mac or PC, Black

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 6x12" 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.

Put it back in the box. Don’t need a new career learning how to install it. Otherwise it might be great.

Extremely fast scanner, easy to use and set up. Can scan to desktop, files, etc.

It does well scanning photos, and is quite fast. If faced right, it will also face the photo properly. It does have a hard time with very small photos, and Polaroids.

Compact machine with quick, clear scanning ability.

One of the biggest investments that I have made in my small law practice.

Finally unboxed it today and set it up with my Windows11 laptop.Downloaded software after finding it easily on Ricoh site. Installation went smoothly. I then hooked upscanner's power supply and USB cable. Warranty registration online went well.Scanned my tax documents with minimal difficulty. Scanning process is super quick after pressing scan button.Only slight hitch was that I didn't see newly scanned document in the chosen folder after scanning.But I did a refresh of the folder and the document showed up immediately. I learned to do this afterscanning each document. (right mouse click, choose other options, choose refresh)I had used a portable HP250 printer as a scanner with fair results. This ScanSoft iX1400 is huge improvement.A big, big plus is the availability of up to date driver software for Windows11, something that is not alwaysavailable with Canon, Brother and others.Now that my accountant is asking for tax file uploads, I thought that getting this scanner was a good longterm move. I am very happy with the way it works.

The speed at which this scanner can scan double sided documents is STUNNING. If it's the first time you've used a high speed duplex scanner you may be shocked. It rockets the sheets through there with such speed you think: Wait, really!? Is this possible? Is this real!?I bought this for one simple reason: The one I had no longer had software that would work with Windows 11 and wasn't really supported on Windows 10 either. Looking at them in person, it's hard to understand why I reached a point of obsolescence on a scanner that still worked better than most in the market, but that is another story.This unit was very easy to set up and the software installed easily. Due to a death in the family, my family ended up having large volumes of paperwork from a variety of sources and being able to bring those up at a fingertip, while in the office of some professional, is really helpful and critical to keeping things moving quickly. I have another Scansnap unit -- the S1100, which is older, but still works quite well. It's great for travel, rather slow, and VERY slow compared to this model. In retrospect I should have purchased this unit sooner as I wasted a LOT of time flipping and scanning pages slowly.This scanner has been a real life safer in keeping paper documentation digitally, and doing so quickly, so doing so on a regular basis is not such a pain. Fully satisfied, a little jealous of the model above it with a screen and network connectivity, but I got this one on open box bargain and am completely satisfied with the performance and value. It's rare that a product shocks you, but this one just may. In a good way.