Xerox DocuMate 262

Pros: Solid construction. Small footprint. Fast, reliable feeding. High quality scans. Great add-on software. Good support.

Cons: Add-on software outdated. No documentation of how add-on software fits together. Add-on software incompatibility.

The Bottom Line: An excellent scanner that far exceeded my expectations. Great add-on software is now dated. Biggest issue: complete absence of documentation of how the software fits together.

Review: I have now scanned several thousand pages with my Xerox Documate 262. This is a great scanner. I am well on my way to a paperless office at home and I intend to get another 262 for my office at work. I had misgivings about buying a sheet-fed scanner ...

Pros: Great hardware.

Cons: When trying to create OCR'd pdf some documents would be lost with no warning.

Review: I used the documate 262 in an office environment. The hardware is great. It is speedy, and very reliable about not double feeding. However, the software made it unuseable for my needs. It has an option to scan directly to a searcable pdf. In ...

Pros: Very small machine. May be good for buyers with limited desk top.

Cons: Could not install to XP Pro. software issue. Xerox tech could not alleviate. Machine returned.

Review: I recently purchased the Docu-mate 262 scanner based on the review from PC Magazine. It was the Editors Choice.. My IT guy has been on the telephone for two days w/ xerox trying to get the DM-262 scanner to install on Windows XP Pro. We will be sending ...