Planon DocuPen R700

113 reviews

May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 113 reviews of Planon DocuPen R700. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Planon DocuPen R700 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Planon DocuPen R700

alaTest has collected and analyzed 94 user reviews of Planon DocuPen R700 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

63% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Joshua Goldman (cnet.com)

Planon System Solutions DocuPen R700 review

Planon DocuPen R700 The Planon DocuPen R700 won't win any imaging-quality awards, but if you absolutely must scan documents on the road, this is a handy device to pack in your bag. We have to admit, there are definitely instances where being able to...

Easy to use; ultraportable; scans fast.

Poor scan quality; expensive; doesn't work with Macs; scans in black and white only; text is illegible at small sizes; middling OCR software.

If you need an ultralight scanner that slips inside a deep pocket, dig deep into those pockets to splurge on the DocuPen.

May, 2005

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Expert review by : Developer Shed (devhardware.com)

Docupen R-700 Rechargeable, Portable Scanner Review

Mobile scanners can make a lot of jobs easier, like taking a few pages of a library book with you. The tiny devices offer a level of flexibility and novelty that can make them perfect for certain jobs. The Docupen R-700 rechargeable by PLANon...

Before testing the scanner, I?ll need to work through installing the software interface

Dec, 2005

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Expert review by (machome.com)

DocuPen R-700

Too fast, too slow; there's no "just right" with the DocuPen

Completely portable, recharegable Lithium- Ion battery, lightweight at 2oz.

Below-average quality scans, poor Mac support, have to hold down pinching power button to use.

A different scanner

Jun, 2005

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Expert review by (tomsguide.com)

Planon DocuPen R700

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Expert review by : Simon Williams (pcplus.co.uk)

PC Plus review: Planon DocuPen R700

The DocuPen is just about good enough for capturing blocks of text as images but, from our tests, it's very difficult to get accurate OCR transcriptions from books or magazines, which is surely one of its main uses.

Dec, 2004

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Planon - DocuPen R700

A scanner is an A4-sized gadget which sits on your desk and breaks the spine of any book you try to scan pages from, right? It's permanently connected to your PC and is too bulky to ...

This is so nearly a great evolution of the scanner. It's independent, stores images itself and recharges through any USB port. The only problem is that it's hard to OCR images and impossible to know at scan-time if your scans are rubbish.

Nov, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

the worst buy I have ever made

hello, you pay 350 bucks for a piece of plastic that can be used for nothing. I bought 3 memory card in order to find one that can be read by this machine. very slow transferring images the most difficult driver to install. you going to waste ...

nothing

week plastic , very expensive , bad customer support, low quality scanning, unacceptable software.

Aug, 2007

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Indispensable if you want to go paper-free

Portable, fast, easy to scan, scan without your computer

Resolution and bits/pixel are low ; scans not always straight

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Indispensable if you want to go paper-free

There is a lot to love and hate about this scanner. You'll love the fact that you can scan documents anywhere, without having your computer with you, on battery power. You'll hate the quality of the scans. You'll love how fast it is to use, even ...

Portable, fast, easy to scan, scan without your computer

Resolution and bits/pixel are low ; scans not always straight

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Performs as Advertised

I purchased this device for pulling things from magazines and books. The DocuPen is simple set up, though the accompanying documentation was poorly written and seemed to not have been revised with information pertaining to the most recent version of...

Portability (why else would you buy it?) Batteries charged via USB.

Documentation not comprehensive or current. Pricey.

Dec, 2005

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