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Pentax DSmobile 600 Scanner | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pentax
Category: CE
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $121.06
You Save: $18.93 (14%)
New (16) Used (2) from $99.99
Rating:  102 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.2 x 3.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 206700-501
Model: 206700-501
UPC: 700908001313
EAN: 0700908001313
ASIN: B000LRRSVQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Only 12 ounces and measuring just 11 inches in length | | • | User-friendly sheet-fed design | | • | Optical Resolution: 600 dpi | | • | Scanning Modes: 48-bit internally, outputs 24-bit true color; 8-bit gray scale; 1-bit bi-level B&W | | • | Operating Systems: Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME SE, Mac OSX 10.3 and later (download from www.pentaxtech.com) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Weighing in at less than 12 ounces and measuring just 11 inches wide, the Pentax DSmobile lets you carry around all you need to scan everything from a business card to an 8.5 by 14 inch document. The scanner draws power from its USB interface so no clunky AC adapter is needed. Bring it along with you and you can instantly transmit a printed page via email, fax, or the web. The scanner has a hardware optical resolution of 300 dpi and the included OCR software automatically converts the document to editable text. The scanner uses a Contact Image Sensor (CIS) to achieve its smaller volume and lighter weight, and also requires less power consumption and lower maintenance than a traditional CCD. The DSmobile has few moving parts, which promotes high reliability and nearly maintenance-free operation. It consumes only 0.2 watt of power in standby mode and a maximum of 2.2 watts of power when scanning. The Pentax DSmobile 600 Scanner is compatible with Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux. It is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
DSmobile 600 scanner, leather case, 35-inch USB cable, user's manual, instllation guide, software CD, calibration card, and two 5x7-inch photo-scan sleeves.
Product Description
This powerful, compact, lightweight 600-dpi color scanner is combined with dynamic software to provide exceptional quality scanning and easy management of documents and photos. The DSmobile 600 is a direct replacement for the DSmobile USB but provides higher resolution, high-speed USB 2.0 interface, and additional software that will enhance and simplify your scanning needs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 97 more reviews...
 Bad QC from PENTAX, Good Customer Service from Amazon August 13, 2008
Thomas E. Rigsbee
We received the product on time. Installed software and hooked up scanner, no joy. Scanner would not feed the paper into it at all. Called Amazon.com and they sent a replacement right away. Have not hooked up replacement yet.
I would not recommend buying this simply because you can get NO support from Pentax. Amazon. com has has been good, but Pentax support stinks.
 Does not work with Linux. July 26, 2008
Darren Fulton (TN USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The product description indicates that this scanner works with Linux. It doesn't at all and I can't find evidence that anyone is working on making it work. Don't buy it if you run Linux (any Linux). It even had some problems working in Windows XP.
 Awesome little scanner for when your in a pinch... July 18, 2008
Adam P. Von Romer (Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States)
I bought this scanner for traveling and work related scanning in teh field. As luck would have it I used it the day after I installed it on my computer. It functions well and the scan qulity is very good the only problem I have was getting a business card to feed straight but the software took care of that problem. It scanned the documents I needed and although it a little slow it works great. I am now free...I have a mobile office in my truck...great product, great price.
 great product July 14, 2008
Terrell H. Mccasland (Denver, CO)
I have been using this product for the last several weeks and I have no complaints. The software is great and satisfies all my needs very well.
Essentially same as Strobe XP 100 July 9, 2008
CS (Central Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this scanner after upgrading to a new laptop that has Vista as the OS. I own a Visioneer Paperport Strobe XP100 but the twain driver software which works on computers with Windows XP was not recognized by Vista. Nor was there an updated driver for my version of the scanner on the manufacturer's website. For later models, with a certain serial number range, there is a Vista driver on the Visioneer website.
It is frustrating to have to replace a perfectly good device simply because there is no software written for it. I liked the XP 100 for its small footprint, no need for external power supply and relatively simple software. This DS Mobile 600 scanner, however, is an identical peice of hardware to the XP100. The sole exception is the top button on the XP100 is gray while on the DS Mobile it is black. It even comes with the very same black storage drawstring bag. Even the first two patent numbers on the bottom are the same, the DS Mobile has a third patent listed as well.
As with most USB devices, you load the software first then connect the scanner. Vista recognized it and the final installation was flawless. Graphics programs with a twain feature recognized the driver and the software to operate the scanner loaded. The software is fairly similar to that of the XP100 with a handful of preselected scanning modes plus a separate customized scanning option. Typical of most twain drivers. My first few scans have been fine. Yes, you do have to select a setting each time you scan a page. For my use this is not a large problem, just a matter of clicking the mouse one more time if you are using one of the predefined settings. But I agree it would be better if when it loaded it defaulted back to the last setting used. Maybe Pentax will update it some day. I don't expect great results from it as I would a flatbed scanner, but for mobile purposes and at the Amazon price it fits the bill.
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