And it’s not only the s300 series, Fujitsu is pulled the same trick with the s1500 and s510 series. Surely I’m not the only one that uses both Mac and PCs, but doesn’t care to buy two of every peripheral when their hardware is the same. That’s IT! Fujitsu is intentionally spending more to separate the same product into two different lines, apparently in the hopes that consumers will buy two, one for each platform. The Mac and PC version of the Scansnap are identical except for two minor differences:Ģ: a small id code in the unit that says whether its the Mac or PC version. YET, here I am using the s300 (pc version) to scan documents on my Mac.
#INSTALL SCANSNAP MANAGER FOR MAC MAC OS X#
They have a Mac OS X version called the s300m that is the one I apparently should have bought for my Macbook, while the s300 that I did buy is only for use on my PC. Fujitsu has tried to artificial separate the same piece of hardware into two different markets. Even the software that ships with it is serviceable for managing your scans, though not ideal. You simple lift the lid/sheet feeder to turn it on, and being able to quickly scan both sides of a stack of documents and turn it into a PDF that is text searchable is fantastic. Its small enough to fit in my laptop bag, and can be powered completely off of USB, although you need to use two ports. It appears to be solidly built, well designed and has been completely reliable for the short time that I’ve been using it. I recently bought a Fujitsu ScanSnap s300 – this is a compact portable USB powered duplex sheetfeed scanner, and first off let me say I am DELIGHTED with the hardware. Â Tested on Yosemite, you can find the download here. FIXED! Please note Fujitsu has heard your complaints and the official drivers should work now.