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As a beginner when it comes to a paperless office I chose because of the many good reviews and for the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. Because I wanted to use the scanner with my wife on different platforms (Mac and PC), seemed to me the mobility aspect and connection with only a USB cable and integrated scanner software as a good alternative to far more expensive products with Wifi.
The first impression was then also first positive. The device looks chic, compact and well thought out. The driverless operation worked on both platforms without any problems. Unfortunately, the scanner software from Canon is geared more for the inexperienced user and leaves some to be desired. In the automatic file naming the year, month, day and time will be given as the file name by default. This but you can not change the layout in the order. A point as a separator between the column of figures increases Lesbarkeint nunmal immensely. The time also can not be removed. Either everything or nothing. Furthermore, you can add a counter as the suffix and / or custom text as a prefix. That you may want to make text after the date did not programmers probably come to mind.

Well, there are also the full version of ScanOnTouch for additional Twain / Isis driver must be installed. Unfortunately, the only value of the full version that you can create different jobs that differ in the sizes and parameters and document paths. Since the job list is very rudimentary and not sortable, it will probably quickly very confusing here. The automatic file naming is just as inadequate here.
Thank God the scanner a proper document management software's settled. Unfortunately, this hopelessly outdated (version 11 - Current version is 14) and I could not reach on my Surface Pro with Full HD resolution even in full screen mode ScanButton. The "Check for Updates" opened only Internet Explorer (although Firefox my default browser) and showed me a blank page. So here also unfortunately only useless software.

Since I wanted to avoid further costs in terms of reasonable scanner or DMS software, I tried now to operate the scanner with the usual Windows tools. Unfortunately, I told both the Windows 8.1 scanning software as well as the good old Windows Fax & Scan, no scanner can be found or present connection problems. With my MP640 they have strangely no problems.

My conclusion: For undemanding opportunity Scanner This device is possibly interesting because small and easily. There is but then actually already much too expensive. In Semi-business area this unit has absolutely nothing to search long is not refilled properly with the software. My unit will definitely return.