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The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 offers both duplexing and an automatic document feeder in a portable scanner.

Portable. Duplexes. Automatic document feeder (ADF). Document and business card scanner.

No standard drivers, which means you can't scan from within most programs.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 scanner brings the convenience of duplexing and an automatic document feeder to scanning on the go.

Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M takes the technology from the company's well-received desktop document scanners, such as the ScanSnap S510M, and puts it into a device that's easier to carry from location to location.

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Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M takes the technology from the company's desktop document scanners, and puts it into a portable device. The S300M is speedy and easy to use, but it does have some limitations.

Fast ; Scans double-sided pages in one pass ; Automatic paper-size sensor ; Bus-power option ; Portable design

Bundled Cardiris software is inaccurate ; No bundled OCR software

Unfortunately, Fujitsu doesn't bundle any OCR software with the S300M. However, since you can scan to a PDF file, you can use Adobe Acrobat's OCR Text Recognition feature

Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M takes the technology from the company's desktop document scanners, and puts it into a portable device. The S300M is speedy and easy to use, but it does have some limitations.

A speedy scanner that's very easy to use, though with some limitations

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The S300 is aimed at a rather specific market, namely those who want to create digital copies of documents, and by not being TWAIN compatible it won't be for everyone. Despite being rather expensive it does do its job well, though, and if you want the ...

A sheetfed scanner small enough to fit in a briefcase

The S300 is squarely oriented at the office environment and, although it's effective, we'd have liked it to be a more capable all-rounder, particularly as it costs more than /'200

A sheetfed scanner small enough to fit in a briefcase

Noisy when in use ; Not good value

Good EPG ; Two tuners

Fujitsu has created an incredibly small automatic document feed scanner in the Scansnap S300, which offers a 10-sheet paper tray capable of handling sizes from A4 right down to business cards.

Excellent build quality Double-sided multi-sheet feeding 10-sheet ADF Runs off AC adapter or USB connection

Excellent build quality Double-sided multi-sheet feeding 10-sheet ADF Runs off AC adapter or USB connection

Can''t run on batteries No internal memory Scans to PDF only

This compact and lightweight colour scanner could prove useful to mobile professionals who need to digitise paper documents on their travels, although it only scans to PDF and doesn't run on batteries.

Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300 is the cutest, most minimalist sheetfed scanner ever. It's so perfectly tiny and well-proportioned that the snaking USB cable actually made me feel nervous and uncomfortable. Shouldn't it use Bluetooth, or something?

Decent software. Munchkin-small. Scans both sides of paper. Sheetfed. Scans with extraordinary quickness at low DPI.

Doesn't work on Macs. Maximum 600dpi. Needs 2 USB ports without AC. Good lord, nearly three hundred bucks? Really?