VuPoint Solutions Magic InstaScan

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Small and light enough to carry anywhere. Connects by Bluetooth. Free scan apps for Android, iOS, Windows, and OS X.

Bluetooth is the only connection choice. No internal memory to let you scan without a mobile device or PC. Not suitable for scanning more than a page or two at a time.

Conclusion If you need a full-fledged scanner that's portable, take a look at the VuPoint PDSWF-ST47-VP or the VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand with AutoFeed Dock PDSDK-ST470-VP . Both can scan a full page in one sweep, and both can scan to memory, so you...

Scans without a computer. Rechargeable battery. Comes with document management program with optical character recognition.

Requires a microSD or microSDHC card to scan, but doesn't ship with one. User guide doesn't mention included software, or provide instructions on how to use it.

At the other extreme, if you need to see files at a large enough size to confirm that fine details scanned well, you'll be a lot better off with the Editors' Choice Visioneer Mobility, which can send files to your phone or tablet to view at much larger...

Scans without a computer. Battery powered. Includes optical character recognition program and Evernote utility.

Comes without required memory card. Have to move files to a computer to confirm scan quality is acceptable.

The only issue that keeps this scanner from being Editors' Choice is the lack of any way to confirm the scan quality on the spot. That means you may find out later, when you can no longer rescan, that a given scan isn't good enough to be usable....

Has good options as far as color/mono, jpg/pdf, and resolutions of low, medium, or high. Is easy to program the options desired. Scans relatively quickly. Is easy to use. Nice clean and crisp images. Affordable price. Includes a stabilizing pad that...

Must be disconnected from computer to scan, so scans cannot be immediately viewed. Cannot reset defaults to preferred settings. Each time it is powered off, or connected to computer, settings return to factory defaults, requiring settings to be...

Quickly makes unusable scans.

I thought I'd hit the jackpot with this. I have shoeboxes full of pictures. I used this and made like 200 scans in about a half hour while watching Netflix. When I opened the files, the first two or three looked OK, then these little vertical stripes...

Quickly makes unusable scans

I thought I'd hit the jackpot with this. I have shoeboxes full of pictures. I used this and made like 200 scans in about a half hour while watching Netflix ; When I opened the files, the first two or three looked OK, then these little vertical stripes...

Good Value, Easy to Use, Fast, Quality, Easy to Set Up, Performance

Good Value, Easy to Use, Easy to Set Up

Doesn't Jam, Good Value, Easy to Use, Fast, Quality, Easy to Set Up, Performance