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Xerox DocuMate 152 | 
| Brand: Visioneer
List Price: $537.99
Buy New: $399.99
You Save: $138.00 (26%)
New (34) Used (2) from $389.99
Rating:  15 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 16 x 10 x 10
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: XDM1525D-WU
Model: XDM1525D-WU
UPC: 785414109487
EAN: 0785414108978
ASIN: B000F1WE5S
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | convert documents into searable PDF files with one touch | | • | 9 one touch pre-programed "scan-to" destinations | | • | scan 30 images per minute in duples mode | | • | compact duplex scanner holds 50 pages ADF capacity | | • | over $400 in bundled software |
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Product Description
Do you want to do more with the paper on your desk? Would you like to copy it, collate it, file it, search it, mail it and make it disappear? Sounds time consuming doesn't it? How about if you could do all that with just one touch? The DocuMate 152 is a new desktop scanner that can do all this and more. Main Features Manufacturer: Visioneer, IncManufacturer Part Number: XDM1525D-WUManufacturer Website Address: www.visioneer.comProduct Type: Sheetfed ScannerScan Resolution: 600 dpi OpticalBit Depth: 48 bit Color / 16 bit Grayscale / 1 bit MonochromeMaximum Scan Speed: 15ppm (Color) / 15ppm (Monochrome)Media Type: Plain PaperMedia Size: Legal, 3.5" x 2", 8.5" x 14.5"Ports: USB 2.0 USBDimensions: 6.8" Height x 13.6" Width x 5.9" DepthWeight: 6.5 lb
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
Affordable Duplex Scanning, but some issues. January 27, 2007
W. Munro
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Finally, a (relatively) affordable duplex scanner with automatic document feed! I literally have boxes of papers and magazines I've been waiting to scan, but have never been able to find a quality, affordable scanner.
For all the good things about this scanner, be sure to read the PC Magazine review (July 2006).
Here, I wanted to mention a few downsides that were not evident from the Xerox product specifications or the PC Mag review.
1) Pages per Minute - the Xerox specs state 15 pages per minute for color duplex (both sides) scan at 150 dpi. Realistically, for anything with images/pictures, 150dpi is too low, so I end up scanning at 400dpi (typically magazine pages). At this setting, the scanner only scans 1.6 pages per minute! It seems that part of the slowness is related to the driver/software, as about 40% of the scan time is due to the driver/software "catching up" with the physical scanner.
2) ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) Capacity - the Xerox specs state the feeder holds 50 pages. This may be true, however, it is not possible to use this capacity, due to what I consider to be a major software flaw. The driver software actually times out after a certain amount of processing time. I haven't found any way to change this setting (nor any mention of it in the documentation). So, if I put in any more than about 8 pages in the ADF and perform a color duplex scan at 400dpi, the scan job will complete on the hardware, and then the software will actually time out and erase the entire scan job! You may get a few more pages by reducing dpi or going black and white. But beware, that you could find yourself having to load only 8 pages at a time.
3) Image lines - the scanner lamp seems to be affected by dust/paper "lint" heavily. About every 100 pages scanned, I start seeing red and green lines showing up on my scans. I then have to open up the scanner and dust/wipe off the lamp cover. This is not as easy as it sounds, as the opening is very narrow, and sometimes it takes 2-3 tries before the lines really go away.
4) Error Handling - I consider another major software flaw to be that whenever a scanner error occurs (usually a paper jam), the software deletes the entire scan job (all pages scanned before the error). So, if you've just waited 5 minutes for a scan job to complete and the last page jams, the software deletes all the pages already scanned, and you have to start all over! Another reason that you won't necessarily want to or be able to use the full ADF capacity.
So far, I'm still on the fence regarding whether these issues will cause me to return the scanner. (I've been using the scanner for about 2 weeks).
 NOT VISTA COMPATIBLE March 24, 2007
Robert G. Eliason
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I actually thought I was smart when I checked the Xerox site to see if the product was Vista compatible before purchasing. Sure enough, they had a driver update box which included a selection for Vista and English. Stupidly, I didn't actually press the button to get the driver since I didn't yet have the product. Only then would I have seen the warning that this product isn't compatible with Vista as I discovered upon actually receiving the product and attempting to install same. Only then did I learn that this is the only scanner in its Xerox class for which a Vista Beta driver is NOT available. And, of course, there's no tellng when such a driver will be available. Furthermore, it sounds like most of the software accompanying the scanner is not scheduled to be updated for Vista. How long have these guys known Vista was coming? Pathetic ....
Windows XP won't accept Documate as a second scanner. January 4, 2007
Eileen Phelps (Provo, Utah)
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is not Xerox' fault, apparently. I have been unable to use this scanner because I need to continue to use the scanner I've already got. The Documate does not handle scanning pages from books or photo albums. I wouldn't want to sheetfeed any antique photos even if they are loose. My HP 4670 handles those things just fine and I do a lot of this kind of scanning.
When I unpacked the Documate and started to read the set-up directions I found that the first thing I was asked to do was to unplug the HP scanner (which is reasonable) and UNINSTALL THE SOFTWARE DRIVER FOR IT, because Windows XP won't allow two scanner drivers. I called them and they said Microsoft admits this is true and said it was designed that way for security reasons. I am not gullible enough to believe this, but I would believe Xerox over Microsoft.
I'm afraid that if I install/uninstall drivers several times a week I will eventually have problems with Windows. I won't be able to use the Documate until I buy another computer, probably next month. I wish I knew whether Windows Vista will allow two scanners. I definitely don't want to turn in the Documate and get my money back. I need it for scanning legal size documents and huge quantities of old research I want to back up.
Documate 152 - Small and mostly good at what its designed for January 28, 2007
F456 (Sacramento, CA USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Dainty little machine when the paper trays are in their folded up positions. Still quite small looking with the trays folded out. Have been working with the machine perched on my desktop tower case.
Mostly works like a champ. Once you learn the software and get it configured for what you are doing, you put in a stack of sheets and push the button and (except for problems noted below) you come back several minutes later and you have a PDF with the scanned images of the pages with searchable text.
The caveats are as follows:
While regular printer/copier paper rarely misfeeds, notebook paper sometimes has problems with more that one sheet being grabbed at a time.
In cases where the pages had been torn at perforations (think old tractor feed paper) sometimes the scanner will get partway through a job and then can't get the next sheet to feed without some help from the user.
The out tray has an upwards curvature in it which can make a feeding sheet push around the top sheet in the output tray. Sometimes a previous page gets dumped on the floor and the rest of the output stack is usually a bit disheveled. This more of a problem with wrinkled, torn or hole punched sheets than with sheets in good condition.
On the input tray the adjustable side guides do not go up far enough. With a large stack of paper some sheets will start feeding slightly askew but then straighten out gradually as they feed. The result is a scanned image that has a slight curvature in the image. Cutting down on how many pages in a stack and vigilance on checking the guides to eliminate slop helps a lot.
Have had a few problems with driver seeming to freeze. Cycling the scanner power usually un-seizes things.
A magazine review claimed that the scanner included OmniPage Pro 14, however, mine was shipped with Omnipage Pro 12. OCR accuracy seems pretty good but of couple of options that the scanner owners manual describes as appearing in certain dialog boxes simply aren't there on my computer.
There's a bit of a learning curve for the included software. The front end they created to simplify managing scanning and OCR has a decent amount of power but the interface seems a bit clunky to me for anyone who wants customize for a wide variety of paper sizes and contrasts.
On an X2 4200+ machine scanning at 200 dpi on both sides of page the OCR did not keep up with scanning and the front end does not appear to allow new scan to start till OCR is fully completed with previous batch of sheets so I could not keep the scanner more than perhaps 50% active.
If it had shipped with OmniPage Pro 14, I would have given it 4 stars.
 Fantastic quality and speed February 21, 2007
C. Pearson (florida)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We are using this scanner in a busy college library and we are extremely pleased with both performance and design. It's fast, easy, and relatively inexpensive. I highly recommend this scanner for any small office environment.
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