Newegg has the Genius RS SP-SF600 Silver-black Portable Scanner with USB connection for $65 + $0 shipping = $65 shipped. Optical resolution 600 dpi and software interpolation up to 1,200dp, Superior 48-bit hardware color depth output.
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#1
notaguru - Posted 11:24 am PDT 07/5/09 (153 Posts)
I saw someone using this on an aircraft. USB power/interface, and she was entering business cards and expense documents. Worked fine, but I forgot the name and haven't seen it around. This is definitely "it" - and the price is compelling.
IN for one, and thanks Ben.
IN for one, and thanks Ben.
#2
mgchan - Posted 1:56 pm PDT 07/5/09 (151 Posts)
These types of scanners are very useful for digitizing important documents, receipts, statements, etc. If you need something for travel this looks pretty good. Personally I don't fly often (and if I do, I don't need to scan while doing it), and I opted for a FujiFilm ScanSnap. It's quite a bit more expensive, but features an automatic feeder (have used it to scan 20-30 page documents), scans both sides of a page in one pass, and has a fairly small footprint. The only downside is that it only scans to PDF.
#3
johnnylately - Posted 3:28 pm PDT 07/5/09 (699 Posts)
Well, the manual from http://download.geniusnet.com/manual/scanner/SF600-E.pdf is not very clear as to what output formats it supports. The manual is dated 2004 and Genius does not have a "scanner" category on their Products page which leads me to think that this is maybe a discontinued product, or maybe they have a poorly designed web page. Certainly a cheaper alternative to the Xerox Xtravel-Scan at NewEgg for $110.
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