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Originally Posted by bingle
This is the scanner I was looking at. Thoughts?
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I personally haven't used any Fujitsu scanners. Based on the specifications though what I like is the direct to searchable PDF feature, handles a wide range of paper sizes/weights, two flips and its open (they try to make the scanner jam free but you still get jams). Scan speed of 24 sides per minute at 400 DPI B&W would be fast enough for me.
The only warning flag I could see was the lack of TWAIN support. But straight to PDF is plenty good 'nuff these days.
The other item you may wish to spend money on is a manual guillotine paper cutter (
http://www.abcoffice.com/mancut1.htm). Pricey, unless you can find one used, but when it comes to making that nice clean, 90 degree (in 3D) cut to get the spine off, accept no substitute: except taking it to Fedex Kinko's.
The key is the clamping, well, that and a blade you can put several hundred foot pounds of cutting force into without breaking the blade or the handle.
If you have patience you can use Paul's method of debinding. But if you can get one used, there's no going back. I had one, but it "disappeared" one day... so I'm back to Fedex Kinko's cutter at $1.49 a whack.