Pentax DSmobile 600 Scanner

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Weighing just 12 ounces and measuring only 1.5"H x 2" D x 11" L, the Pentax DSmobile is the ideal scanning solution for people on the go or work in a confined environment. Simplified sheet-fed design make scanning from business card size to legal paper size douments is an easy one-step opertaion. Consuming only 0.001W sleep, 0.2W standby and maximum of 2.0W when operating, power is drawn directly from a laptop from the USB port, eliminating the need got a heavy and bulky power source adapter. Reliabilty and quality images are assured with the use of an advanced Contact Image Sensor Optical Module with fewer moving parts than units equiped with a traditional CCD module. One touch of the button on the DSmobile 600 will launch your choice of compatible scanning programs. Make a preferred scanning program your default and that one touch will initiate that program.
Product Details
  • Feature:
  • Only 12 ounces and measuring just 11 inches in length
  • User-friendly sheet-fed design
  • Optical Resolution: 600 dpi
  • Scanning Modes: 48-bit internally, outputs 24-bit true color; 8-bit gray scale; 1-bit bi-level B&W
  • Operating Systems: Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME SE, Mac OSX 10.3 and later (download from www.pentaxtech.com)
  • Binding: Electronics
  • Brand: Pentax
  • Color: Black
  • EAN: 0700908001313
  • FormFactor: Portable
  • HardwarePlatform: PC
  • IsAutographed: 0
  • IsMemorabilia: 0
  • Label: Pentax
  • Manufacturer: Pentax
  • MediaType: Plain paper
  • Model: 206700-501
  • MPN: 206700-501
  • PackageQuantity: 1
  • ProductGroup: CE
  • ProductTypeName: SCANNER
  • Publisher: Pentax
  • Studio: Pentax
  • UPC: 700908001313
  • Warranty: 1 year warranty

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Only way to use this scanner with a Mac is VMware Fusion or similar Windows Virtual Machine...2009-07-01
I have a Macbook Pro with all the updates (MacOS X 10.5.7), 4GB RAM, etc.
I wanted to try this product for scanning old family photos while visiting relatives overseas.
The compact size and its use of USB power are great assets - but the lack of Mac support concerned me. I still bought the unit and went on my trip.

Now, as I had a chance to try the unit out, I concede that it is virtually useless for MacOS X users. All one can do is load the Pentax TWAIN driver for MacOS, which gives you only basic scanning capabilities and not much else. Without calibration utilities, etc. all you can scan are B&W documents. Rest comes out horrible.

This is where my trusted Windows XP virtual machine came in handy. I started the Windows instance (concurrently with MacOS) and installed the included Scanner driver plus Scanning Software from the CD. What a world of difference! The scanner is calibrated, the scans are clear and crisp.
With VMware Fusion, I scan directly into a subdirectory in my MacOS file tree - as one can define and mount MacOS directories as virtual disks in Windows.

In conclusion - if you are a Mac owner and want to use this scanner for photos, etc., you will need to install it on a Windows virtual machine and drive the scanner that way. Else, it will not serve a Mac user well...
Great little device2009-06-29
This scanner really works well. It temporarily saves the image and if you want to keep can it with another name for modification later. It really does all it says it does.
a title2009-06-20
The scanner does exactly what I need it to do and it does it across platforms.
Great Hardware, Awful Software2009-06-20
This is a really handy scanner. It grabs the pages nicely and feeds through smoothly and straight. The "leatherette" carrying case is a nice addition, and I feel confident that I can stuff it in my computer bag and have it emerge in one piece (as I have done already a number of times).

My gripe is that the software is truly awful. Granted, you don't have to use it, it's a standard TWAIN device, but most people don't have a better alternative handy. I've been suffering through it since I don't really use the unit more than once or twice a week, but more frequent users are going to want a better replacement (maybe Adobe Acrobat).
Compact scanner; not a fast one2009-06-19
Get this scanner as something to use while traveling with a netbook or notebook computer. It's simply too slow to put up with on a desktop machine. I use it with an Asus 1000he netbook & found that it works on a USB port power suply even on full computer battery power. However, it's a pain slipping each and every page in the slot & waiting for the relatively slow scan. This scanner is for someone who really, really hates any additional weight to haul around with the notebook.
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