Document Scanner Showdown: NeatDesk versus ScanSnap iX500
If your total experience with scanners is with the flatbed type that sits atop all-in-one printers, you may be excused for thinking scanners are not all that exciting. Given the slow, awkward, one-sheet-at-a-time way these devices perform, it’s hard to imagine using them to convert a stack of documents into scanned images.
That’s why we have document scanners. These devices can dispense with paper at speeds of around 25 pages per minute. While they can’t scan intact pages from a book, they are otherwise the perfect solution for getting rid of the clutter in your office.
The two most popular lines of document scanners are from Neat and Fujitsu. Their top-of-the-line desktop machines are Neat’s NeatDesk for Mac ($400) and Fujitsu’s ScanSnap iX500 ($495). Both feature new mobile scanning options.
The hardware weigh-in
The ScanSnap iX500 and NeatDesk both claim similar specs. They scan at up to 600 dpi resolution, duplex and in color, with speeds of up to 25 pages per minute. Both automatically adjust to different sized papers in a single stack.
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