Vupoint Magic Wand Document/Photo 2-in-1 Portable Scanner & Auto-Feed Dock, 1.5 Preview LCD with 1200 DPI, Rechargeable Battery (PDSDK-ST470PU-VP)

Im so glad I purchased this scanner. Its very user friendly and does what it says it does. It has made my genealogy journey so much easier. Worth every penny i gave for it!! Scanning pictures was so fast instead of scanning them on my big scanner. Get you one, or two!! You wont regret it!!

Performs exactly as advertised..

I didn't try it right away. When I did, after calibrating, and wiping it off, it will not pull paper through. I have to take the wand out of the dock and scan each page separately. I'm past my return date so I'm going to order a different brand.

I just ordered another one of these; my first was in 2015 and is still going strong. The second is to have one handy at another location. I use it primarily with the sheet feeder to scan notes for archive. And it is a bit unique for these types of scanners. If you leave the dock connected to the computer, you click one button to put it in scan mode. You then feed single sheets, each saved to the mSD card as a PDF (or jpg). Then, press a button; your computer will recognize the mSD card and you have access to the files. Nothing fancy here; but quite independent of any computer side software that ... in my experience, usually disappoints. Now, multiple page documents? I simple use Tracker Softwares PDF exchange, which adds an option to file explorer . Select all files, right click, and select combine. Review the order of the files, one click, you have a multi-page PDF. I have owned several small scanners; but this unit has been the most trouble fee, and most useful.

I bought this to replace, after 10 years, a VuPoint PDS-ST450. Except for the more stylish wand and that it will take a 32GB sim card (not included) I have not found any differences from the older model. They both fit the same docking station. Like the other, it is very simple to use and very convenient. The same cable from the docking station to the computer will power it and upload scans. It does come with a wall plug AC adapter for chargingI have only two issues to take with it: 1) The rollers will sometimes not grip glossy paper, so it will not feed 2) It is difficult to get a straight feed with the docking station, as the rollers do not always get even traction when the paper is inserted.The biggest plus is its size and convenience.

For the few times I've used this so far, it works well on documents or photos.

Time consuming. We have tried the auto feed with photos and regular paper docs and it almost always messes up the top or bottom of the scan. All scans must be done repeatedly. The small check window doesn’t always allow the mistakes to be seen until you print or view the scan on a larger screen. The wand feature where you move it over a surface looks awful. Multiple attempts never created a decent scan.

I love this thing. It is super portable, super simple to use, and has been such a life saver. I keep it in my company truck and use it to scan receipts for the company as I use my company card. When it's time for the expense report, I just put the memory card in my computer, transfer all of the receipts in to an email and send it off. Super easy. Never lose a receipt again. Get ya one and... get organized!

Use it almost every week to scan my work receipts with the feeder. Sometimes it freezes because it cant pickup paper end, but simply press the reset pin and is good again.