High Speed Scanner

Scan 18 double-sided pages per minute Advanced features for the ultimate ease of use! Auto paper size detection Auto de-skew Auto blank page removal Instantly create searchable PDF files Scan directly to Microsoft Office Applications Quickly organize business card information Increase productivity with enhanced functionality Simple installation and operation in a compact design Advance Exchange service program maximizes uptime Scanner Type: ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), Duplex color scanning Output: Color/B&W/Automatic color and Bi-tonal detection Image Sensor: 2x Color CCD (charged coupled device) Optical Resolution: 600 dpi Scanning Speed (A4): Normal mode: Color 150dpi, B&W 300dpi - Duplex 18 pages per minute / 36 images per minute Better mode: Color 200dpi, B&W 400dpi - Duplex 12 pages per minute / 24 images per minute Best mode: Color 300dpi, B&W 600dpi - Duplex 6 pages per minute / 12 images per minute Excellent mode: Color 600dpi, B&W 1,200dpi - Duplex 0.6 pages per minute / 1.2 images per minute Scanning Range: A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Business card, Letter, Legal and Custom sizes (can be set for Upto 5 different paper types) / Automatically recognizes paper type by paper length Use of Carrier sheet permits the scanning of A3, B4, double letter and photographs as well as those listed above Paper Weight (Thickness): 14 ~ 34 lbs / 52 ~ 127 g/m2 Hopper Capacity: 50 Sheets (20lbs) Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible) Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro (SP4)/ XP (SP2)/ VISTA (32-bit) Power Requirement: 100 ~ 240 VAC, 50 ~ 60 Hz Power Consumption: Operating- 28W or less; Standby- 6W or less; Sleep- 1W Dimensions (WxDxH): 11.2 x 6.2 x 6.2 inch / 284 x 157 x 158 mm Weight: 5.9 lbs

User Reviews about Fujitsu fi-6130 Duplex Scanner (PA03540-B055)

Fujitsu Fi6130 Document Scanner with Automatic Document Feeder.

I don't normally review products but rather rely heavily on the reviews posted on Amazon, perhaps it is time to give something back.

I purchased this scanner not by choice. I was happy with my previous Fujitsu 4120 which I purchased about five years ago. It had served reliably. I upgraded to a Mac running Windows 7. Unfortunately there was no 64 bit driver available for the old scanner, a little peeved, I made the purchase.

It was well worth it. A very significant upgrade with substantial improvements in paper handling, reliability and OCR speed.

I didn't automatically purchase a fujitsu, but rather did my research, considering Kodak, Canon, Visioneer, Epson and Panasonic scanners. I looked at the cheaper fujitsu options but know that having a Twain compatible driver a descent processing chip within machine would be worth the extra money. I had hoped to purchase something mac compatible but the reviews suggested the few mac compatible scanners available performed fairly slowly and not up to par with the available windows options.

I chose the fujitsu because of both twain and ISIS driver availability, making scanning an easy option from multiple programs, the automatic document feeder making document processing a breeze, the duplex capability and the included software, both Kofax VRS and Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.0

The unit arrived well packaged in excellent condition. Out of the box, it is solid, small with a very small desktop footprint. Despite its small size, it weighs 15 lbs and is very stable. The design blends without being intrusive. The buttons on the front panel are self explanatory. The automatic document feeder and exit chute collapse into the unit making storage a little tidier.

Set up is easy, plug it in, install drivers on the include CD rom. ( I updated to 64 bit drivers after a very short time, available on the fujitsu website.) Connect with USB cable. Done.

I installed Kofax for document management and the included Acrobat 9.0 standard. I was scanning within a few minutes.

Man, was I impressed.

Even in 32 bit mode, this machine is fast. Documents literally spit out of the feeder. With a 64 bit driver, the feed rate is even faster. That is scanning is duplex mode. The paper path is straight, improving the feed. A small tip to make the process smoother, remove the exit feed shute and place a bin where the documents exit. The documents accumulate neatly after scanning rather than populate an ever increasing pile on the floor.

The automatic document feeder works very smoothly, I have just processed over 650 pages without any misfeeds. The capacity is excellent, around 50 sheets. The ultrasonic feed detection for misfeeds seems valuable. To date I have had very few misfeeds and the few that I have had have related to operator error, twisted sheets of paper, inadvertently inserted rather than any fault of the machine. They were rapidly detected by the document feeder before scanning screeched to a halt. The document feeder is a big functional improvement on my previous fujitsu scanner.

Having Twain and ISIS compatible drivers is a big deal, I have been scanning from within photoshop. I considered some of the cheaper options without Twain drivers and am very glad that I paid the extra money for a twain compatible device. It allows a lot more compatiblity regarding the program you scan from. You are not reliant on only occasionally updated manufacturer written software to run the device.

Typically I run the device using VM ware in Windows 7. It processes documents including OCR in the background, while I continue to work away on the mac.

Overall I am very impressed. I don't have any criticisms, cheaper is always good, but the extra money for Twain drivers and a reliable document feeder was well worth it. -- Robust reliable scanner, easy set up. Ideal for home and office.

I am honestly very surprised at how great this scanner is. I have never bought a scanner before & at $870, I thought it was a little expensive. But, OMG, what a great scanner!!! the small scanner fits on my desk, no jams, very-very fast, great quality... Nobody told me about the Kofax software, but WOW is that amazing. I looked it up and it is like a $1,500 software included for free. Greatness! We love it. -- Way better than expected

The scanner was very easy to use but unfortunately was not Mac compatible. I downloaded software to try it but the software cost $149 for the basic to get it to work with the Mac or $600 for the software associated with Macpractice. I ended up sending it back and bought Scansnap also by fujitsu which is mac compatible -- Not Mac Compatible without additional software

This is a great scanner. The sheet feeder holds about 75 sheets, and you never have to worry about over-stuffing: it will warn you if there are too many sheets. Staples aren't a real problem either - this thing is tough enough to suck in staples and disfigure your pages, but the staples won't hurt the scanner. Just pop open the case, remove staple, smooth out the pages, and hit retry - scans like a charm.

For speed, this is a great. At 300dpi double-sided, I couldn't pull staples from manuscripts fast enough to keep up with this thing. I also had some materials in Arabic to scan - once you go up to 600dpi, it's slow enough that you have to wait a bit. 1200dpi - you may as well go make some coffee while it scans your 50 sheets. But this is all for B&W with no text conversion - once you add in grayscale or color, the scanner slows down significantly. With Adobe Acrobat, I recommend skipping the OCR text recognition completely - you can always OCR the PDF later, and it will take for freakin' ever to finish your scans if it's doing OCR in between each document.

Now then, this is a heavy-duty scanner. It took me about an hour to set it up and figure it all out. I'm using Windows 7, and I couldn't get all the Fujitsu programs to load correctly. Doesn't seem to matter - Adobe Acrobat 9 loaded just fine, all the drivers loaded all right, and then I was scanning away. Something to watch out for - after your computer goes to sleep, it might recognize the scanner when it wakes up. Just unplug and replug the USB cable. If Adobe doesn't see the scanner, then go to Scan Documents -> Configure Presets and make sure you've selected the Fujitsu scanner.

Once you're good-to-go, you can scan all day. I bought this to archive short stories that have been workshopped for my MFA - at 300dpi B&W, I can read all the text crystal-clear, and all the comments are legible, and I filled up a whole file box with scanned manuscripts with maybe six hours of scanning. (Be careful - if you have several days of scanning, this can become fun and addictive. It's like shredding paper - once you start, you don't want to stop).

For smaller print, you'll want 600 or 1200dpi. 900dpi doesn't seem to work for some reason - I guess the scanner isn't set for it. I have some workbooks in Arabic to scan, and Arabic text is smaller 12pt and the dots can easily be blurred (not to mention the workbooks themselves were copies of copies). For the good copies, 600dpi worked fine. For the poor copies, 1200dpi preserved the copy of a copy pretty much perfectly. As in I can still barely read it, but it's no worse than what I had to start with.

I don't use the color settings much, but they are amazing. If you scan a yellow legal pad with your handwriting, it's like your soul appears like magic on the computer screen. You should try it - it's really cool. Much cooler than B&W scans, but much slower with much, much larger file sizes.

As for file size - you can scan a few hundred B&W 300dpi into about 2MB. Very nice and small. Grayscale or color might push it to 15MB or 30MB, so it's a huge difference. It you're just archiving, B&W is quick, dependable, and readable.

That just about does it. Be careful of staples: they won't hurt the scanner, but the scanner will hurt your paper before realizing there's a jam. -- Great Heavy-Duty Scanner

Has helped our process time at business. Small enough to put on desk top and scans so quickly.
Great access to any business it was recommened to us by our Accountent and we give it the thumbs up. -- Great scanner