Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1500 Deluxe Color Duplex Document Scanner - Scan 2-Sided Documents in Color at High Speed

just me: To be honest, I’ve looked at this family of scanners for probably 10 years or more. I always held back because it was a little pricy for a single use product versus a multi-function all in one machine. So I’ve purchased the various multi-functions and gotten by over the years at my office. I seriously wish I had bitten the bullet years ago. This scanner is simply “life-changing” as much as a scanner can be. It is so quick and so accurate and the interface is amazingly simple and straightforward to use.

I haven’t even fully setup its capabilities yet. It’s truly helped me down my digital document management road and has reduced staff time and expense so probably already paid for itself.

One thing to note is that the duplex sometimes will scan in the back side of a blank page if there is dirt or show through from the front side. Easy fix is to simply click simplex and rescan.

The scanner even auto-orients portrait and landscape pages in documents that have both. In my case, a check portrait page followed by landscape EOB (explanation of benefits) pages within the same set of documents. Super handy.

I can’t recommend this enough.

United States on Feb 20, 2021

J.T.P.: I looked for months for a home office scanner. I looked at Epson, and Cannon and then finally settled on this one after seeing that the secreatires at work had this brand. Really love it. Easy to set-up. Works on wifi very easily. Also hardwired it into the back of my router and I now can also use it on my home network. Super fast. Crops receipts easily to the size and orientation they should be. Easily to program quick buttons to scan to E-mail, or to specify the type of document you are scanning so it can be saved in a particular folder. Haven't used it enough to get a feel of the automatic file naming, but that is super easy to override so I am not too concerned about it. Great little unit.

Canada on Feb 08, 2021

Allan TanAllan Tan: I owned the predecessor iX500 for many years until the roller could sticky and I cannot use it any further.

After research on Brother, Canon and Epson scanners, I decided to buy the newer version Fujitsu Scansnap iX1500.

I will list down what I like about it:-

1. Small footprint.
2. It works over wifi which means I do not need to place it near my router or access point.
3. I works with mobile devices which enables me to scan direct to my home Synology server and store the scanned docs there.
4. Renaming of files is easier this time.
5. I can make changes to settings on the touch panel.
6. The scanning speed seemed faster than the old version.
7. The scanner powers on almost immediately when you lift up the upper lid when on standby
8. Works on latest Mac, Win and iOS version.

Singapore on Jan 23, 2021

exhausted_homeowner: I have had a ScanSnap 1300 for many years. It was great when it worked, but paper feeding was hit-or-miss, often jamming with the paper going sideways or multiple sheets slipping through. The software for Mac was increasingly out of date, and it took a lot of search for work-arounds to keep it running. I finally bit the bullet and bought the ix1500. Wow! What an improvement! The paper feed is buttery smooth. The software is fully up to date. The ability to create custom scan profiles is terrific. For example, I created a custom photo profile that scans duplex rather than simplex, discards blank pages, uses "excellent" rather than "best" quality, and minimizes compression. The first two options captures writing that might be on the back of a photo but discards the back image if it is blank. The "excellent" quality is actually BETTER than "best" because it scans at 600 DPI rather than 300 DPI. The "minimal compression" option gives best JPEG quality while still being smaller than TIFF. Setting it up wirelessly was a snap, and for faster file transfer I simply plug it into my Macbook.

There are only a few small issues I've discovered so far:
- As noted, I had to discover...

United States on Jan 10, 2021

Steve: I first purchased an Epson scanner for my tax business based on the good reviews and lower price. I returned it in frustration and bought the Fujitsu ScanSnap ix1500. The price was higher, but it’s worth every penny! It was very easy to set up on my WiFi network where I use it on two computers. It scans both sides of documents very quickly and with high quality results. One-touch scanning works perfectly from the scanner’s touch screen or from the computer. The software automatically deletes blank pages and names the file with the date and a few words it reads from the top of the first page. It handles batches of mixed-sized documents (in my case, various tax forms) without skipping documents or causing jams. I highly recommend buying this scanner.

United States on Dec 29, 2020

Pam Duncombe: This is a quality scanner so far as I can see. I had one at work so wanted the same for home use to keep tax papers and a life time of research of family history safely scanned and filed.

Canada on Dec 01, 2020

christopher hankins: Out of box needed USB-c to connect it to my Laptop. You do need to go to website and download scanning software to install prior to use. After that it's literally a Snap. Wakes up fast. Spits documents throughout quickly. Then folds up to compact size to put out of the way. Worth every penny for the pile of paper that has disappeared from my desk.

Canada on Sep 25, 2020

AbrahamAbraham: EXCELENTE SCANNER, ES RAPIDÍSIMO AL MOMENTO DE ESCANEAR, LA CALIDAD DE LA IMAGEN ESCANEADA ES BUENA. ES MUY LIGERO Y COMPACTO, NO OCUPA MUCHO ESPACIO. EL SOFTWARE NO ME ENCANTA PERO EL EQUIPO EN SÍ ES UNA GRAN COMPRA. ESCANEA LAS HOJAS POR AMBOS LADOS EN UNA SOLA PASADA, LO CUAL LO HACE AÚN MÁS PRÁCTICO.

Mexico on Jun 27, 2020

Tridacna: Excellent scanner. I've installed more than my fair share of scanners - this is one of the best. I will no longer use Epson - they suck and Xerox is easily the most fragile brand out there. I would give this 5 stars but they include Nuance Power PDF in the box with a serial number. Great deal, right? Wrong. They fail to tell you that it's a 15 day license - kinda disappointing after a 15 min Windows 3 feel installation procedure. Really? What a joke.

Paper handling is excellent; Scan speed is blindingly fast. I don't need any of the silly features they provide like "scanning directly to an email" etc. These are tasks I prefer to do after the file is saved on my PC.

Networking the device is simple as is connecting to WiFi. I like it a lot, just a pity about the Nuance garbage software. If you want a device capable of excellent paper handling and fast speed, this is the machine.

United States on Apr 15, 2020