Update: It now looks like the and are now on Amazon! As you may have seen, Fujitsu posted a yesterday saying that the (for PC) and (for Mac) are now released. My main question was – will they be cross-platform like most USB devices?

In this, commenter rei said that he was told that they in fact would be. I have just confirmed with Fujitsu that yes, rei is right. You will be able to plug the ScanSnap S1500M into a Windows machine and vice versa (as long as you install the correct software). This is tremendous! This feature alone makes the S1500 models a big improvement. Here are a few more details that Fujitsu shared with me: • ScanSnap Manager comes in two flavors, the Windows version (ScanSnap Manager V5.0) and the Mac version (ScanSnap Manager V3.0) • There is a Windows setup disk that comes with the S1500 and a Mac setup disk that comes with the S1500M, but each comes with both versions on the DVD (!) • When the Setup Disk is installed, Setup detects PC or Mac and displays the appropriate installer for that platform. • Aside from ScanSnap Manager, the Setup only contains the specific applications for the model detected.

• No, it doesn’t come with both the Windows and Mac versions of Acrobat. Acrobat comes on a separate CD. If you go to the, you can actually see the S1500M there. However, it doesn’t appear to be on Amazon or other similar sites yet and I am told that if you do order it there, it will be back-ordered. Apparently it should start hitting stores around March 20.

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I’ll re-post when I see it available. As mentioned, the biggest headache of previous ScanSnaps (and there weren’t many) was the fact that they were not cross-platform. This addresses that. We’ve been using this product for about 6-7 years in one version or another(Mac / Win).

We use a email client that in not POP or iMap friendly. So my issue is that when I go to “scan to email” it tells me that I don’t have an email client configured for outlook. This would be correct! I have gone in and made most default email (everything that seemed significat) point to Firstclass. The real issue is that it worked perfectly before the last couple of updates and we told users not to update their programs because of this. On a rebuild I can’t save the program and now I can’t find the older version of scansnap manager that seems to work with our email client. Does anyone have a 5 year old copy of SSM or an idea that might help?

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I bought my Fujitsu S1500 (Black PC Version) which included Windows Acrobat X & Rack 2 Filer. The included Fujitsu DVD-ROM was labeled as follows: ScanSnap S1500/S1500M Set-up DVD-ROM For Windows: ScanSnap Manager V5.1, ScanSnap Organizer V4.1, Card Minder V4.1, ABBYY Fine Reader for ScanSnap 4.1, Evernote for Windows 4.4, Scan to Microsoft SharePoint 3.4 For Mac: ScanSnap Manager V3.2, ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 4.1 Mac Edition, Cardiris 4.0 for ScanSnap, Evernote for Mac 2.2 Yes! All of this software is on the DVD! (DO NOT LOSE THE DISC because you cannot download these files on the net or install the upgrade without them!

) I am running my ScanSnap S1500 on a MacBook Pro using Windows 7 on Parallels. I have to plug in the USB when I first run Windows 7 to make sure it sees the scanner and select the Windows computer. I preferred to purchase the Windows versions for the Rack 2 filer software. Very user friendly.

I also enjoy sorting my bills in the ScanSnap Manager software. It's quick and easy. I copy my docs into Dropbox so I can easily access them on the Mac. That's an easy workaround. My final suggestion, if you want to enjoy your scanner to the max. ( I use my at home for bill/mail. I use it at work to maintain a clutter free desk!) Rack 2 filer is great for organizing, afterwards, you can export the docs in Dropbox or Evernote and see them on your iPad or other portable devices.

I think it's a bigger value to get the Windows version even it you have to purchase Parallels with Windows 7 so you can enjoy Rack 2 Filer AND ScanSnap Manager. Make sure you allocate plenty of hard drive space for your Windows computer in Parallels if you plan on keeping your docs on your laptop hard drive. This scanner is awesome and was available at Costco for an awesome bundled price, what are you waiting on! I just bought a snapscan S1500 PC version – whoops! And I just figured out there's a mac version. So from the above posts I understand the general idea – I missed out on the bundled sofware, otherwise it works great. What I need to know is: Assuming 1 buy adobe acrobat for mac and??Rack 2 filer?

– what program will replace the missing bundled software and allow me to do all I want to do which is get REALLY organized, go paperless, be able to edit large volumes of scanned pdf for business, etc. Any suggestions? The Windows 7 fix provided by Fujitsu does not work properly. Friendly Arm 2440 Usb Driver.

It only allows the scanner to work if the scanner is already connected before the computer is booted. Connecting the scanner to a booted computer results in a report that the device is connected and working — but it does not work.

De-installing, using Fujitsu clean-up tool and reinstalling does not correct that issue. Calling Fujitsu level 2 and 3 resulted in nothing. I use it with the main stream HP laptop that came with factory Windows 7. Shia Quran With Urdu Translation Mp3 Free Download.

Great disappointment. What a wonderful scanner killed by poorly executed software and lack of ability to use any other software with it. Unfortunately Fujitsu designed their software to be the driver at the same time. Hi, Actually I have the Scansnap S1500M for my Mac at home and have been trying to decide between the S1500 and S1500M for the office.

I loaded the software onto a PC laptop and hooked up the S1500M and it can make searchable PDFs using OCR. It looks like the Finereader OCR software is boiled into the Scansnap software So as far as I can see the big difference between S1500M and S1500 is whether you get the Windows or the Mac version of Acrobat. (Plus colour of the scanner and the other minor bits of software bundled in.) But for basic, inline, searchable PDF creation, either one will work fine on a Mac or a PC.

Hello there, I hope to get an answer here as I'm finding contradictory information in the Net. I own a PC but I'm considering moving onto a Mac in the long term. We also have a Kubuntu that I use now and then when need to access some servers my question is, which one should I purchase if I'm already planning a Mac migration??!!!

I would like to have a scanner that could work currently with my environment (windows and kubuntu but I could do only with windows) but I would like to make sure I keep functionalities when I finally move on. Help would be very much appreciated. I almost ordered the S1500M but stumbled upon this site Not a big deal having to purchase separate software when I finally move over to Mac. Thanks in advance.

I think if it were me, if I knew I'd be going to a Mac long term, I'd get the 1500M. It will work in the short term on your PC because the Windows drivers are included, but long term you'll have all the 'right' software and extras. As for Ubuntu, in, there is some discussion of using the ScanSnap in Linux. It sounds like the SANE project includes support for the ScanSnap by default. I checked the SANE homepage ( and it seems like the S1500 and S1500M are supported, but the S1500M is listed as 'untested'.

So, I think either way will work for you, but if it were me I'd probably pick up the S1500M if I knew the Mac was my long term platform.