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Fujitsu Siemens ScanSNAP S500M
75 reviews
Apr, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 75 reviews of Fujitsu Siemens ScanSNAP S500M. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the size and design. The noise and usability are also appreciated. Views are divided on the price. There are some less positive views about the reliability.
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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Fujitsu Siemens ScanSNAP S500M is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.
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Consumer review (amazon.com)
Amazon.com review summary for Fujitsu Siemens ScanSNAP S500M
alaTest has collected and analyzed 62 user reviews of Fujitsu Siemens ScanSNAP S500M from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the paper handling and design are on the whole positive. The noise and usability are also appreciated. There are mixed opinions on the size and price, and many are negative about the reliability.
performance, usability, noise, design, paper handling
reliability
94% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Apr, 2025
Expert review by : Scott Gureck (macnn.com)
Review: Fujitsu ScanSnap S500M
Relieve your paper trash stress with the ScanSnap!
Great value with included software. Easy to use.Well built
Office-sized documents only. Text recognition error may occur with 600dpi or more scans
My wife and I are at a point in our lives where we want to downsize and reduce clutter. With our music collection in iTunes and years of photos scanned and saved into iPhoto, attacking paper files seemed like the next logical step. The question is co
Aug, 2007
Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)
Fujitsu ScanSnap S500M review
If you can afford it, ditch the flatbed for this
Simple controls ; Fast ; Great resolution ; Accurate colour scanning ; Quiet and compact
Price
Compact, one-button scanner with good resolution, duplex option and fast batch running
Mar, 2007
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Expert review by (macformat.co.uk)
Fujitsu ScanSnap S500M
Flatbed scanners still offer the highest quality scans for graphics work. For document scanning, though, where you don't need fine graphics quality, machines like the ScanSnap are the better option...
Simple controls, Fast, Great resolution, Accurate colour scanning, Quiet and compact
Price
Compact, one-button scanner with good resolution, duplex option and fast batch running
Mar, 2007
Partner Source
Expert review by (geekanoids.co.uk)
Fujitsu ScanSnap S500M Document Scanner Review
Scanning on the Mac platform has always been way ahead (or on par, some will argue) with the PC platform, except in one area - document scanning. It comes as no surprise that many manufacturers see Mac owners as designers, and when developing their...
Jul, 2007
Consumer review (newegg.com)
Secret Weapon
It is small enough to setup any anywhere, and take it with you for travel. If it jams (it is seldom) and easy to clear and it holds your place (page number) so you can start again without losing your place
Positively the weapon of choice to destroy those mounds of papers that you don't want to keep, but didn't want to toss either. Now you can scan them and shred them. Presto! This machine can scan about as fast as you can shred. I did a 32 page document...
Expensive, but not really for what it does, and how fast it does it
Sep, 2007
Consumer review (newegg.com)
Fujitsu ScanSnap S500M PA03360-B605 CCD 600 x 600 dpi Duplex Scanner For Macintosh
No idea how I lived without one.
If you want to scan documents, this is the scanner you're looking for. Comes with Acrobat Standard 7, which is also useful to have. Does both sides of a page in a few seconds, has almost never jammed
None I can think of
Aug, 2007
Consumer review (newegg.com)
Amazing Device
I have been looking to make this purchase for about 8 months, I wish I had done it then !
Works out of the box, very fast, (amazingly). Small Foot Print, single button use, I had been using an older HP Scanner to scan my records at home, this ScanSnap scans both sides of the paper in seconds
Only one potential thing to watch for is if you have multiple pages that have been folded, such as some credit card statements, the scanjet may try to feed two sheets at the time, but by turning the paper around, it worked fine
Jul, 2007
Consumer review (ciao.com)
Fujitsu ScanSnap S500M
I just purchased the newer version of this scanner, the S500M. I did so reluctantly because I have switched to a Mac and my wonderful Canon DR-5380c scanner isn't supported. It won't even work with Windows running under Fusion.
Depiction smooth operation, quiet, fast, accurate
Not found
Jun, 2009
Consumer review (pcrush.com)
ScanSnap S500M Scanner is Tops!
This is the best scanner I have ever purchased. It takes up little space on my desk and it scans at an amazingly fast rate. I had piles of documents needing to be scanned and this scanner took care of that project in a breeze!
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Excellent Software, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution, Speed
Apr, 2009
Consumer review (pcrush.com)
ScanSnap S500M Scanner is Tops!
Accurate Color, Easy Setup, Excellent Software, Good Bit Depth, Good Resolution, Speed
Apr, 2009
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