Visioneer Patriot 430 - Document scanner - Legal - 600 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 15 ppm (mono) - ADF ( 50 sheets ) - Hi-Speed USB Marketing Description The Visioneer Patriot 430 is a small, easy-to-use, color sheetfed scanner designed for desktop use that scans double-sided documents at speeds up to 30 images per minute. It is a great fit for enterprises who are interested in distributed scanning solutions and want to place smaller scanners in many locations as an alternative or in addition to centralized, high-volume scanning operations The scanner includes X1 Technologies Desktop Search that enables users to scan, store and locate any file, e-mail message, attachment or searchable PDF scanned document instantly.

User Reviews about Patriot 430 ADF Duplex 15PPM 30IPM USB 2.0 TWAIN GSA TAA (P4301D-WU)

I read previous reviews of this scanner scoring one star. I have a vastly different experience. Installation was a snap. I'm running it at thye office with an outdated computer, Athlon 800 with 500 MB memory running XP professional. I already had PaperPort 9 installed, I updated it with the included version 11. I also installed the Omnipage but I don't really use that software.
The scanner is very fast, duplex. I've been using it for 4 months now and I haven't had any paper mismanagement. It is recognized by PhotoImpact and PhotoShop. I'm also using it with Digital Jacket, a medical DICOM reader, for document scanning. No problems. I've scanned letter, A4, 5x3 and index cards. No problem at all. I'm writing this review because I just decided to buy another one for home use. I several times moved the scanner between my workplace and home to scan documents such as bank statements etc. on my home computer that's running some sort of Intel 4-core with 2 gig memory and XP professional.

This is my first sheet-feed scanner that does what I expect. I had three sheet-feed scanners previously, from three different companies. They didn't do a good job. I was the most surprised about a top-brand printer company's scanner that I could never make work with well-known software (see above) and gave me nothing but frustration. In comparison I am perfectly happy with my Patriot 430.

I would hate to buy a scanner that has one star reviews only, so with my five-star rating will have an average at least two stars if not three :0) -- Excellent scanner