![]() ![]() USB and microSD ports and Format recessed button. There is additionally a “Format” button that can be pressed to reformat the memory disk, though I never used it. The LCD shows current mode, number of scans taken, right hand side SCAN LED illuminates during a scan ERR LED illuminates when a scan error is detected.Ī USB port and micro ScanDisk port are along the side. Left-hand buttons select color/BW and 300/600 DPI resolution. Two LEDs indicate when a scan is in progress and if an error during the scan was detected. An LCD screen gives you indication of the number of scans you’ve performed, and the mode and resolution chosen. The on/off switch and start/scan switch (one switch doing two jobs) is also on the top of the scanner. On the top of the device are two buttons that allow you to choose between color or black and white and 300 or 600 DPI. Also in this photo note the little silver button just to the left of the batteries - this is the power on/off and scan start/stop button. Additionally, the scan light only illuminates when the little rollers on the bottom of the device are in motion (more on that in a bit).īattery cover slides off easily. This is in part due, I believe, to the way that a scan is performed: you first hit the scan start button, do the scan, then hit the start button again. It is powered by two AA batteries and I’ve been running the thing for three or four days now and it’s still going strong. This is a nice touch it's very helpful when scanning larger books or documents to help you position the scanning surface. The little white arrows on the sides of the unit give you a visual cue for where the scanner light starts and ends. Both edges of the Magic Wand have a concave grip Magic Wand scans up to A4 size, or about 8.5 x 11 inches. It has an indentation on each of its sides, providing a good grip when scanning. Accessories USB cable, 2x AA alkaline batteries, OCR software CD, Pouch, Cleaning cloth, user’s manualįirst it is about a foot long and about an inch wide and deep.Macintosh 10.4 or above ( direct plug-in, driverinstallation not required) Support System Driver free to download for Windows® XP SP2/ Windows® Vista/ Windows® 7™ and.Scanning Speed Approximate scanning speed (standard letter size).External Memory Support Micro SD card up to 32GB (Micro SD card not included).Resolution Standard Reso: 300x300dpi (default) High Reso: 600圆00dpi.Here are the fru-fru specs from the VuPoint Solutions web site: For $99 I hoped it would make the new Great Compromise. Then the VuPoint Magic Wand hand scanner($99) started popping up here and there. But then I bumbled on to the price of the DocuPen (and yes I also happen to be the cheapest person on the planet). I bumbled across Julie’s review of the DocuPen and I thought that would be a nifty compromise to the long scan time of the desktop scanner versus the mechanical finesse required to build a DIY book scanner. I also spent some time looking through several DIY book reader web sites (, for example) and while those devices could speed up the scanning time, building such a contraption is out of my technical skills and patience level. And yes, I DO happen to be the laziest person on the planet. ![]() Plus, it required booting up my PC, logging on, waiting for boot up, firing up the scanner software, yada, yada and yada. It just took too long per scanned page and I had to sit in front of or very near my desk for several hours. But after spending several hours scanning an out-of-print book that was falling apart using my standard Epson desktop scanner a few weeks ago, my enthusiasm faded. I have an e-book reader I’m finding that I want to put everything that I have that is on paper into the device: books, magazine articles, users/owners manuals, cheat-sheets, blah, blah and blah. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
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