Fujitsu Scansnap ix500 or s1500?

What is the difference between the Fujitsu s1500 and ix500? The iX500 is a newer model with Direct Scanning to Mobile Devices and New “GI” Imaging Processor Architecture; Higher speed Scanning of 25 sheets per minute (25% Faster); and Improved Paper Feeding Performance and Documents Separation Method.



Read: Fujitsu s1500 Review | Fujitsu ix500 Review

s150 vs ix500

The iX500 comes with the following new key features:

High-speed Scanning of 25 sheets per minute (25% Faster as Compared with Previous Models)
Whether the ScanSnap iX500 scanner is connected to the personal computers or smart devices, it can perform high-speed and reliable document scanning of 25 sheets per minute, 25% faster as compared with its predecessors S1500 and S1500M3. To ensure that users get the scan quality they want every time, the ScanSnap iX500 continues to provide automatic image correction capabilities such as size, color detection and blank page removal to ensure that users get the quality scans every time.

Direct Scanning to Mobile Devices and New “GI” Imaging Processor Architecture
Users can now scan documents directly to their smartphone and tablet devices via a Wi-fi2 network and the scanned information can be easily saved in either the popular PDF or JPEG file format instantly. The ScanSnap iX500 is equipped with an image processing engine “GI” processor which can achieve quality image processing while supporting the latest USB 3.0 and Wi-Fi1 interfaces.



Improved Paper Feeding Performance and Documents Separation Method
The ScanSnap iX500 incorporates the professional document separation method with durable brake rollers4, which are similarly employed by the popular Fujitsu fi-series professional scanners to provide better paper feeding performance and reliability for large volume document scanning. The ScanSnap iX500 is also equipped with ultrasonic sensors which can detect whether two or more documents have been simultaneously fed into the scanner and help users avoid missing images during scans.

Fujitsu ScanSnap ix500 vs Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Deluxe Bundle

The iX500 scanners bundled with the popular document filing software Rack2-Filer Smart V1.0 with Magic Desktop V1.0 launched as “ScanSnap iX500 Deluxe”.

Manuals

Download: ScanSnap S1500 Manual | ScanSnap iX500 Manual