Archiving paper docs: Canon Pixma MP830

[martin_pentreath]

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a Canon Pixma MP830 Office All-In-One for around
£240 after reading good reviews of it.
http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Multifunctionals/Multifunctionals/PIXMA_MP830/

One of the main things I'd be wanting to do is to scan in documents for
archiving purposes - bank statements etc. Would it be up to the job? It
has a 35 page ADF facility, which apparently can even cope with
double-sided originals. Apparently "paper documents can converted to
text with the included Scansoft OmniPage SE software or stored
electronically as PDF files with the 'Scan-to-PDF' function from within
the driver." Until I came across this model I had been looking at
dedicated scanners, but this seems to be a very good all-rounder.

Any thoughts?

 

[Danny]

I'm not sure if you've had a chance to see the Fujitsu S500 yet.. but
if not, it's exactly what you're looking for.

S500:
With a 50page ADF Chute


2x 600dpi Optical CCD cameras for single-pass duplex scanning


18ppm/ 36ipm


auto cropping, content-based deskew


auto color detection


always scans to pdf (unless you have pictures or illustrations which
you want scanned to jpg)


auto file encryption (128bit strength) with either: preset key you
determined or a prompt will pop-up after the batch is completed
allowing you to set the password.


Saves automatically with the naming schema you decide on- auto prefix
and counter combination, date/ time stamp, etc...


saves anywhere your windows pc has rights to save, including mapped
drives


auto blank page deletion


tiny footprint


and the list goes on...


check out:
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/peripherals/scanners/wor...

for more details


the best part is that all these features are automatic... you just
place the stack of documents, and press a button directly on the
scanner. This is the perfect scanner for daily scanning up to 250 -500
pages.


The general perception/ opinion of MFP's is that they're decent for
doing the multiple tasks... but tend to excel in any of them. mediocre
scanning, printing, copying.. more ideal for the person who might scan
once or twice a week vs. a couple hundred or more pages a day. Try it
out and see for yourself...


Hope this helps...


Danny



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[martin_pentreath]

I'm not sure if you've had a chance to see the Fujitsu S500 yet.. but
if not, it's exactly what you're looking for.

Thanks very much Danny, I hadn't seen it, and it does have an excellent
spec - straight to the top of my shortlist for "scanner-only"
solutions. Point taken about the all-in-ones, but one of their
attractions is the saving of desk space at home.

I see that the software with the S500 produces searchable pdf files,
and looks pretty good too.