Plustek Opticbook 3600 A4 Book Edge Scanner Pdf Conversion

Product Description

Thanks to Plustek's patent pending SEE Technology, any book can lie completely flat on the scanning glass. The result is a perfectly scanned image with no annoying book spine shadow and no distorted lines of text.Whereas professional book scanners are targeted mainly for large libraries, archive museums, and corporations with big budgets, OpticBook 3600 is an affordable solution for all libraries, copy rooms, students, teachers, universities, SOHO, law offices, publicists, and work groups.

Plustek Opticbook 3600 Plus A4 Book Edge Pdf Ocr Scanner

Average customer rating:

Effectively specialized for book scanning
Good Book Scanner for the Price, but UNSTABLE Software
Good for A4 book sccaning. No Vista driver. Bad service.

Plustek Opticbook 3600 Plus A4 Book Edge Pdf Ocr Scanner

Manufacturer: Plustek
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

Product Features:

Manufacturer Part Number: B64-BBM31-A
Product Line: OpticBook
Product Series: 3600
Product Type: Flatbed Scanner
Product Model: OpticBook 3600 Plus

ASIN: B000EIYUAE

Product Description

Why OpticBook 3600 Plus? Does not require extra PDF software Scan to PDF through a simple process Generate all the scanned files to PDF, merge to a single file or separate sheet. Costs less than Adobe Acrobat Scan to email, copy and custom option Administrative control over PDF file path Customized options available on the interface 176 languages OCR support High quality image scan result

Customer Reviews:

Effectively specialized for book scanning.......2007-09-19

Great scanner for books ONLY... Do not recommend for documents. No feeder or alignment guides. Big buttons, easy operation. Scanned about 200+ big textbook pages per hour.

Good Book Scanner for the Price, but UNSTABLE Software.......2007-08-29

If you read other reviews saying the software is unstable, DO BELIEVE THEM. I took my chances and bought it anyway. I found out they were right. You can (and should) consider purchasing some other software and just leaving the CDs in the box (except the driver). I have a lot of thick books to scan (500-2000 pages each) and I'd say the software crashes at least 3 to 5 times per book (and that was AFTER installing the patch from the web site - it was much worse with the version in the box). About once every thousand pages, the software crashes and gets corrupted to the point where you have to completely uninstall it and the reinstall it. Sometimes, even that doesn't do the trick and you have to know how to clean it out of the registry (NOT for the novice Windows user). The company does offer a clean-up utility to get it out of the registry but I found I still had to do it manually a few times. This is NOT acceptable and very discouraging. Find some other software and factor its price into the cost of this scanner when making your decision to buy. Now, as for the scanner itself... decent considering the cost (not a lot of other book scanners in this price range). Don't expect every page to be perfectly straight the first time (I learned to live with it) but the clarity is good. The file sizes will add up, especially when you convert to a PDF. The PDF stores each page as a graphic (picture) and you cannot select and copy text as you might expect. I tried using the OCR feature that comes with it but found it did not do a perfect job of interpreting the graphic into text. What's more, if you try to use OCR your PDF won't look like the book. Overall, buy it if you intend to use 3rd party software.

Good for A4 book sccaning. No Vista driver. Bad service........2007-06-27

Aa long as you have no intention to upgrade to Vista, and if you want to scann books - this is the right scanner. But knoking on the company's door for service, no matter how strong you knok - no body home... All my mails to the company asking about Vista driver were not answered. The scanner is good the service s.........s The Plustek company doesn't understand that good scanner + bad service = bad scanner.
I can only imagin what will be my fate if the scanner will for some reason- stop working. In this case my friend turn your plustek 3600 plus into a nice cofee table... I am looking for another scanner....

3813 CSP-A00070-ENG CardScan Personal Blister Pack

Average customer rating:

Fine for Windows XP users, but NOT Vista
Cardscan is a good product!

3813 CSP-A00070-ENG CardScan Personal Blister Pack

Manufacturer: Corex Technologies
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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ASIN: B0002J462C

Product Description

CardScan is a desktop device that quickly and accurately scans the printed information from business cards into the correct fields of a powerfully searchable, highly compatible electronic address book. In seconds, CardScan enters more cards than you could type in hours. Then, powerful software helps you search, sort, and use that contact information more efficiently. Introducing the new CardScan Personal, a highly portable, convenient business card scanner for users with basic contact management and lighter card scanning requirements. Use it to quickly and accurately turn business cards into sortable, searchable records on your computer, PDA, or smart phone. The affordable, capable business card reader CardScan Personal allows you to capture cards to your computer in seconds without typing. Sort and search contacts instantly, get a map to an address, create a mailing, even sync to your PDA or smart phone. Easy to use, compatible with popular contact tools CardScan Personal works with its own powerful CardScan address book, and automatically syncs to Outlook, Palm handhelds, Pocket PCs and smart phones. Optional add-ons like CardScan.Net allow you to save contact information online for secure backup and portability, and receive automatic updates to contact information. From the leader in card reader technology CardScan Personal is part of a full product family which includes CardScan Executive. The Executive is faster than the Personal and compatible with more contact manageme

Customer Reviews:

Fine for Windows XP users, but NOT Vista.......2007-12-24

I have been using this CardScan for a while now with Windows XP and it has proved to do an adequate job. However I recently changed to the Vista operating system and the scanner stopped working so I went looking for an downloadable update on the company website but was unable find any. I contacted CardScan by email and they replied that they indeed had an upgrade available but that I would have to pay $80 (plus S&H) for it. All of the other hardware vendors for other products I use with my computer (Dymo LabelWriter, Neat Receipts, etc) either offered a free downloadable Vista update or an update for a reasonable charge. Because of this I did not purchase the way overpriced CardScan upgrade and can now only give this otherwise good product two stars. I will not be purchasing another CardScan product in the future.

Cardscan is a good product! .......2006-08-02

Shipped fast and I had no problem installing the product via USB plug-n-pray. Works great! Did 200+ business cards from a trade show in about 20 minutes.

Average customer rating:

Book Scanner

Manufacturer: Plustek
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Image Sensor: CCD; Scan Resolution: 1200 dpi Optical
Bit Depth: 48 bit Color / 16 bit Grayscale / 1 bit Monochrome
Maximum Scan Speed: 6.667ppm (Color) / 7.5ppm (Grayscale) / 7.5ppm (Monochrome)
Media Type: Plain Paper/Book; Media Size: 8.5" x 11.69"
Ports: USB 2.0 USB; Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s)

ASIN: B000VQWE48

Product Description

Plustek OpticBook 3600 is your simple innovative solution to scanning books. With Plustek's patent pending SEE (Shadow Elimination Element) Technology any book can lie completely flat on the scanning glass. the result is a perfect scanned image with no annoying book spine shadow and no distorted lines of text.

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Book Scanner with searchable Pdf

Manufacturer: Plustek
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Manufacturer Part Number: B65-BBM31-A
Book Scanner w/Searchable PDF

ASIN: B000VQHQEG

Product Description

Plustek OpticBook 3600 Corporate is your simple innovative solution to scanning books. Searchable PDF indicates that the the scanned document (result in PDF format) has been processed via optical character recognition and you can search the entire file for occurrences of a word or phrase. Also with Plustek's patent pending SEE (Shadow Elimination Element) Technology any book can lie completely flat on the scanning glass. The result is a perfect scanned image with no annoying book spine shadow and no distorted lines of text.

Average customer rating:

Book Scanner

Manufacturer: Plustek
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Image Sensor: CCD; Scan Resolution: 1200 dpi Optical
Bit Depth: 48 bit Color / 16 bit Grayscale / 1 bit Monochrome
Maximum Scan Speed: 6.667ppm (Color) / 7.5ppm (Grayscale) / 7.5ppm (Monochrome)
Media Type: Book/Plain Paper; Media Size: 8.5" x 11.69"
Ports: USB 2.0 USB; Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s)

ASIN: B000VQA24C

Product Description

Plustek OpticBook 3600 Plus offers easy to use interface to create PDF files. With minimal settings you can convert printed pages into PDF files within seconds.

Average customer rating:

Plustek Book Reader V100

Manufacturer: Plustek
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Manufacturer Part Number: B66-BBE21-A
Plustek Book Reader V100

ASIN: B000VYSM00

Product Description

The Plustek Book Reader is a unique combination of a scanner text to speech program and text magnification software. Using the included scanner at the touch of one button your book is scanned using highly accurate software and then read back to you through your own computer. The text to speech software provides highly lifelike speech output to make your listening experience more enjoyable. Reader speed can be controlled using simple hot keys. Once the scanned material is on your computer you can use the text management tools to magnify the text or provide color contrast for improved reading directly on your computer. Multiple pages can be scanned at one time and saved as one document. Scanned documents can be stored as text or Word documents or even as MP3 or WAV files that you can transfer to a portable listener and take with you.

Plustek Book Reader V100 Accessible Scanner for Low Vision

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Plustek Book Reader V100 Accessible Scanner for Low Vision

Manufacturer: Plustek
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

ASIN: B001002J6W

Laptop Speakers - USB, Portable, Compact, Travel Speaker for PC and Mac - B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Speaker (Black)

Average customer rating:

Terrific Little Speaker with Clear, Strong Sound
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DELL LAPTOPS
Are we listening to the same speakers?
Definite improvement over stock, and extremely portable
Flexible, Mobile & Fierceful

Laptop Speakers - USB, Portable, Compact, Travel Speaker for PC and Mac - B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Speaker (Black)

Manufacturer: JLab Audio
ProductGroup: CE

Product Features:

Plug and play for PC and Mac. Uses only USB power, no wires or batteries!
Easy to use. Incredibly compact and portable. Great for travel!
Produces crystal clear sound with a 2-watt digital amp and 2 high output, full range micro drivers.
Patent pending flexible design allows you to totally customize your listening experience by flexing the speaker into virtually any position.
This amazing gadget was featured in the NY Times, on ABC News, and on virtually every gadget site in the world.

ASIN: B000LJ2T3Q

Product Description

Need better sound from your laptop? The stylish new B-Flex is a compact stereo speaker on a USB flex cable for laptops and desktops. Plug and play for PC and Mac with no batteries or wires! Easy to use, great for travel, mp3's, DVD's, presentations, and gaming! Features a 2 watt digital amp that acts as its own sound card. Uses 2 full range paper cone micro drivers for crystal clear sound. The patented flex design allows you to position the speaker for optimum listening enjoyment. The only product of its kind, the B-Flex has been featured in the New York Times, on ABC News, on Gizmodo, and many others. Makes a great gift! A White unit is also available.

Customer Reviews:

Terrific Little Speaker with Clear, Strong Sound.......2007-09-07

After reading several dozen consumer reviews describing laptop speakers I puchased this one. You simply plug it into your laptop, or USB hub, swivel the gooseneck to position the speaker where you want, and you've got an excellent speaker that fits in a small laptop utility bag.

The only complaint I have is that there is no quick volume control; once you've plugged it into your USB port, it overrides the laptop's volume control "knob". You have to open the volume icon in your Control Panel every time you want to adjust the speaker volume, which can be too slow when you're being blasted by a loud video.

This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the volume modulation in the speaker itself, just that there seems to be a wide volume range across items I view--YouTube, email messages with videos from friends, etc.

If this speaker had a volume control knob it would be perfect!

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DELL LAPTOPS.......2007-09-02

After several weeks of light, mid-volume use, the speaker stopped working on my Dell Latitude D500 and I began receiving error messages noting a "device malfunction". After trading emails with J-Lab customer service, I was instructed to return the speaker by mail (at my expense) for a refund. The refund I received was 80% of the original purchase price because, according to J-Lab, the device was still "working" upon receipt. The representative handling the return acknowledged that there has, in fact, been a history of compatibility issues with Dell laptops-- in other words, a "working" speaker may not always operate correctly when connected to a Dell laptop. Is trying this speaker on your Dell worth the risk of paying two sets of shipping charges, losing 20% of the purchase price, and spending time emailing representatives and repacking/mailing the device? If not, maybe it's worth considering alternatives.

Are we listening to the same speakers?.......2007-08-08

We bought this speaker for our Gateway M505 Media Laptop on a recent trip. The M505 has reasonable speakers for a laptop, but their volume level isn't quite strong enough for us to be happy--we'd always find ourselves straining to hear dialogue from movies.

From reading the reviews I honestly thought this would solve our problem in a nifty self-contained USB-powered fashion.

For us it didn't.

We found the speakers to be nearly identical to the M505 speakers, and while the B-Flex did give us the tiniest improvement in volume, it wasn't enough to really give us adequate volume, or the "big sound" many reviewers have mentioned. Also, there is no way a speaker the size of these can give the kind of frequency response any level of audiophile would be happy with.

So, who should try out this speaker? If you have standard tinny sounding laptop speakers (the almost nonexistent kind), these will be a big improvement. Also you will like the fact that it is USB powered so no batteries, no cords are needed.

However, having said that, I really think the bottom line is, to get truly better sound, you need to use a powered speaker. I think some of the JBL's may be the way to go.

For cost of these guys, unless you catch them on sale, my advice is to keep looking. We had to return ours. (Thanks to Amazon a really fair & generous return policy).

Definite improvement over stock, and extremely portable.......2007-07-08

My boyfriend bought me this speaker. It is plug-and-play. On my computer, often movies are not loud enough for some reason and with this speaker it's as loud as we could possibly want. Also I can blast my music throughout the house from my laptop - before I could not because it sounded horrible at high volumes.

I'm not much of a sound expert, but I think it sounds pretty good.

Flexible, Mobile & Fierceful .......2007-05-13

Love this laptop speakers!! My laptop speakers suck so much that this little guy just gives me the wonderful sound my laptop deserves!! I highly recommend it!!

Laptop Speakers - USB, Portable, Compact, Travel Speaker for PC and Mac - B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Speaker (White)

Average customer rating:

Average sound
Like it so much bought it for a friend.
Works perfectly.
Lots of power in a small package
Cool!

Laptop Speakers - USB, Portable, Compact, Travel Speaker for PC and Mac - B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Speaker (White)

Manufacturer: JLab Audio
ProductGroup: CE

Product Features:

Plug and play for PC and Mac. Uses only USB power, no wires or batteries!
Easy to use. Incredibly compact and portable. Great for travel!
Produces crystal clear sound with a 2-watt digital amp and 2 high output, full range micro drivers.
Patent pending flexible design allows you to totally customize your listening experience by flexing the speaker into virtually any position.
This amazing gadget was featured in the NY Times, on ABC News, and on virtually every gadget site in the world.

ASIN: B000LJ8TBM

Product Description

Customer Reviews:

Average sound.......2007-03-22

Unless your laptop's soundcard is not working, or your speakers are barely hearable I wouldn't recommend this. Odds are your laptop does as much as these speakers.

It is well built, looks resistant and it does a decent job. Do not expect very good quality.

Like it so much bought it for a friend........2007-03-08

I like the sound of mine so much I bought one fo my friend for his birthday. It's not super loud but you can listen to music from your mac, with good quality. Just plug it into your USB port. My friend loves his too. He uses his all the time. Great for travel.

Works perfectly........2007-01-30

Speakers quit working on my laptop and needed something decent and easy - and this is better than that. Good quality considering size and price.

Lots of power in a small package.......2007-01-19

I really thought the reviews for this item were probably a little over-blown, but the speakers have proven me wrong. As someone who primarily uses their laptop on the go, I have been looking for a set of small, easily transportable, decent sounding speakers. These fit into all three categories. I am pleasantly surprised by the fullness of the sound that they put out. If you're strictly an audiophile, you'd be better off investing in a good set of Bose headphones, but if you need something to quickly and efficeintly plug and play so other people can hear what is on your laptop, then you won't find a better buy for your money.

Cool!.......2007-01-13

It was a gift to my daughter and she was thrilled! We were all amazed at
the "out of the box" design and think that the folks at JLab need to expand and create a whole lot of new "out of the box" stuff to make life
easier and more efficient! And, the speaker sounds GREAT!

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