Question 1

Can this scan different size paper and receipts that the more expensive scansnap can do?

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The short answer is yes.  But, some of the commercials for the more expensive scanners show multiple sheets of different sizes being scanned as a stack.  While the 1300i can handle stacks, multiple sheets, it's best with a single paper size.  There are adjustable guides to accommodate one size at a time.  if you mix wide and narrow papers, with the guide usually set for the wide sheets, any narrow sizes in the stack can get skewed. The unit does compensate for slight skewing, but there are limits.  So the long answer is scan similar sizes together adjusting the guides to accommodate the paper width.  Length doesn't matter.  Also, on excellent feature is that when multiple sheets are scanned together, they are put in the same file.  I usually (always) scan to pdf.

Question 2

how well does it scan photographs?

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It scans photographs pretty well. I don't think it's quite as good as my Epson v500, but it's "good enough" unless you're doing archival work and want the absolute best result you can get.The software does little to no post-processing, and your only choice of output for photographs is JPG (which is always a "lossy" format, as opposed to TIF or other "lossless" format). I don't know if it's the particular JPG compression or the scanner itself, but there is a very slight "tiling" effect to the scanned photographs. I suppose overall, I would give it a 7.5/10 for photos.Additionally, since it is a sheetfed scanner, if there is any dust on the scanner "lens", you will end up with a line, as opposed to the V500, so you need to keep that clean.On the plus side, you can scan multiple photos (of approximately the same size) automatically from the document feeder tray, and you can scan the back of the photos at the same time to keep context (many people write notes on the back of photos, which takes twice as much time to scan if you are using a photo scanner).I will upload an example of this scanner vs my V500 in the "customer images" and you can judge for yourself. (edit: never mind...Amazon won't allow me to add customer images for this product)The image is at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pg9fxsfvvdmutlj/S1300i_vs_V500_comparison.png

Question 3

Does it recognize words and send to the appropriate folder?  For instance Alliant Energy will it automatically go to that file?

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no  it will not send scanned pages to different folders. It puts your scanned pages into a folder you specify and it becomes a searchable pdf. I personally scan everything into one folder and if you ever need to retrieve something you type in (Alliant Energy) and it brings up every document that has those words on them

Question 4

Does it scan legal size 11x14?

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The question confuses 2 different paper sizes. "Legal Size" is the name given to 8.5" x 14" paper, which has the same width as standard "letter size," but is 3 inches longer. Most sheet-fed scanners that scan ordinary "letter size" will be able to scan "legal size." Thus my ScanSnap S1500 (as well as the above-mentioned S1300i) easily scans legal-size paper.Another paper size, 11" x 14," which is both wider and longer than letter size, is sometimes used to make large photographic prints or small posters; as far as I know, it has no common name. Most consumer scanners (both sheet-fed and flat-bed) are NOT wide enough to scan this paper. Scanners that handle this size are much more expensive; commercial photocopy centers (and my local library) have these scanners.

Brand	ScanSnap
Product Dimensions	28.4 x 9.91 x 7.7 cm; 1.4 kg
Item model number	PA03643-B005
Manufacturer	FUJITSU
Series	ScanSnap S1300i Classic
Color	Silver and Black
Voltage	120 Volts
Wattage	9 watts
Operating System	Windows, Mac
Are Batteries Included	No
Item Weight	1.4 Kilograms

ScanSnapFujitsu S1300i Portable Color Duplex Document Scanner for Mac or PC, Classic

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