We review the Fujitsu Scansnap ix1500 color duplex document scanner. It is the newest scanner with touch screen for Mac, PC and also great for cloud storage.

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As the official replacement for the Fujitsu Scansnap IX500, we expect the ix1500 to be just as simple to use as the model it is replacing.

Model	Scanning size	Speed	Connectivity	Price
1	Fujitsu Scansnap IX1500	216 x 360 mm (8.5 x 14.17 in.) 279 x 432 mm (11 x 17 in.) with carrier sheet	Simplex / Duplex: 30 ppm at 300dpi Color	Check the Best price on Amazon Now
2	Fujitsu Scansnap IX500	216 x 360 mm (8.5 x 14.17 in) 279.4 x 431.8 mm (11 x 17 in.) with Carrier Sheet	Simplex / Duplex: 25 ppm at 300dpi Color	USB 3.0 and Wi-FI	Check the Best Price on Amazon Now
3	Epson DS-575W	216 x 320 mm (8.5 x 14 in) 297×420 mm (11.5 x 17 in ) with Carrier Sheet	Simplex : 35 ppm Duplex : 70 ipm	USB 3.0 and Wi-FI	Check the Best Price on Amazon Now
4	215.9 x 297 mm (8.5 x 11.5 in )	Simplex : 30 ppm Duplex : 60 ipm	USB 2.0 , Wi-FI and LAN Cable	Check the Best Price on Amazon Now

If you want to learn more about the old model, then read our review on the Fujitsu Scansnap ix500 scanner.

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Fujitsu Scansnap IX1500 specifications

PFU markets this scanner, just like most models of the Scansnap series, for personal and small business office use. For example, it will sit very well in an accountant or law offices.

Looking at the driver, technical specifications and software included, such as OCR or Scansnap Home, the equipment promises a lot. If you also take into account the touchscreen interface and a decent scan performance, then you can start to understand what the fuss is about.

The image sensor is probably the first thing you will look at. In this case, the sensor is CIS. This means highquality scanning, but not the best scanning quality.

Scanning Quality

As much as these CIS sensors are evolving, they are still lacking the image quality of an average CCD sensor. Still, I would not worry too much. The optical resolution is 600dpi on this image scanner, which is enough for just about any scanning task.

The quality of the scanned images is very good. Yes, it is a CIS scanner, therefore it’s not suited for scanning artwork, but for the most part, images will look very good. Remember, the Fujitsu image processing features are very good indeed. Just make sure you create specific profiles for your scanning jobs.

For 99% of the scanning, you will be fine and never notice a difference. Stay away from fine art and photos, and you will be fine. I would also suggest you build scanning profiles for different materials or even for different users.

For each profile, you can assign an icon to improve efficiency. I can stress enough to personalize your profile icons so you can easily spot which ones to use.

Paper handling

Scan Speed is one of the most important factors when you evaluate a scanner. In this case, the IX1500 can scan at 30 ppm color, grayscale or 60ipm in duplex mode. Yes, this is a very low speed for a production scanner. But as a personal scanner, or for low office volumes, you will be fine. Being a duplex document scanner, it will go through your small batches quite quickly.

The Automatic Document Feeder Capacity is average. More expensive document scanners, such as the fi7160, for example, are quicker, but the document feeder ADF is only 50 pages larger. While it could be higher, 50 is still enough for this kind of document scanner. Remember, the Scansnap IX1500 scans face down, so you can load it while it’s scanning.

Regarding paper thickness, I would say it is quite a nice value. At 40gsm it will scan thinner paper than you will most likely ever encounter. Looking at the 209 gsm value, I would say that is in the industry standard. The straight paper path allows scanning papers of different sizes and thickness. It will easily scan a form, invoice, or other internal company documents.

Last, but not least, the IX1500 duty cycle is around 400 pages per day. This is more than enough for what you will use the scanner, most of the time.

Please explore all scanning modes that Fujitsu offer for this scanner, to see which one suits your project best.

Connectivity

Connectivity is also interesting. The USB and WI-FI combo makes this scanner a really nice choice for most environments. Use the USB connection when you have to scan larger batches, and for that occasional couple of pages, the WI-FI will prove great. This scanner will support 2.4GHZ and 5 GHZ wifi connectivity, although only the 2.4ghz is available with direct connect mode.

If wifi is not available, you can use the USB cable and make this a desktop scanner for PC and MAC. This will turn the equipment into a dedicated scanning station better suited for larger batches. Scanning via USB is recommended when you are using the scanner as a dedicated workstation.

Through the scansnap connect application you can scan directly to IOS or Android mobile devices. This only works via Wifi. Especially being a scanner for busier environments, scanning to smart devices will save a lot of time.

Fujitsu Computer Products is pushing this product as the smart home color duplex document scanner which you can use to scan directly to Mac and PC.

Scansnap ix1500 Features

The 4.3 inch touch screen. We think you will like this feature as it allows for quick scanning at your fingertips. Having that big touch screen is mandatory these days.

On the color touchscreen, you will work with large icons and the user experience is fairly good. Don’t expect Apple or Android experience, but I would say it allows for easy and intuitive scanning. Everything is available at the touch of a finger.

The ix1500s touch screen works as the control panel for the operation of the scanner. All the scanned data can be managed from the control panel, including scanning profiles, destinations or even file naming.

Intelligent Maintenance and consumable replacement

Maintenance notifications will save you quite a bit of time. They will “ring you up” whenever for example, it detects streaked images caused by dust. It will quickly show you the source of your problem so you can clean the interior of the scanner or if needed, to replace the consumables.

Especially the dust detection feature is of real help. Even if this feature does not detect some streaks, the streak reduction option will correct the image for you. It is a very nice automatic image correction feature, that sometimes works wonders.

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