Doxie Q2 — Wireless Rechargeable Document Scanner with Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

Update: 5 StarsSo when I got my first Doxie scanner, it was a terrible experience, so bad that I returned it to Amazon. Doxie reached out and offered me the opportunity to test their product again, as the experience I had was not the norm for the product. And I am extremely happy they did. I just got done with 2 projects that required off-site scanning, each approximately 1500-200 pages. I was able to get these done in 2-3.5 hours (depending upon the number of pages that needed to be scanned) over a 2 day period. It went flawlessly. And the fact that it keeps pages scanned together in one PDF file was a huge time-saver!The best part of this scanner is you do not need a computer. The documents get scanned to a removable SD card, which you can then edit/transfer files to a given destination at a later date. (Note: I did not use the DoxieQ app, simply due to the sheer volume of documents I was scanning).The only thing that is a bit disappointing is the battery life, but that is easily overcome by carrying the charging cable with you. The cable does not get in the way when scanning.I highly recommend this product for anyone using it for document scanning, low volume or high. It is extremely easy to use, lightweight, easy to transport, and relatively fast for a portable scanner.**********Initial Review: 1 starI really, really wanted to like this scanner. At first, seemed it would work seamlessly. Very easy to use. It does not work though. Anything over 4 pages, and the scanner simply would not grab the pages properly, it would jam constantly, or it would grab multiple pages at a time. Look elsewhere if you are using this for scanning documents out of the office.

Update to my Previous review. Doxie contacted me and took immediate steps to correct the issues I had with one of my Doxie scanners by sending a replacement, which I received just two days after. I must say I'm impressed with the level of customer service. Their turn around was quick and I now have a fully working scanner. I believe the issue I had with the scanner was an isolated issue considering that we have bought multiple scanners for our office and only this one had an issue after almost a year of use. Nonetheless, Doxie came around and replaced the item no questions asked. I'm very satisfies and happy to have a Doxie scanner again. These scanners make scanning a lot easier and the memory card makes portability and convenience that much better. I really recommend this scanner to anyone looking for space saving on their desk (scanners are very slim and look great too), for portability, and easy of use.I bought 4 of these scanners for my office about a year ago and have been very happy, to the point where I've order a few more since the original purchase. However, I'm giving it three stars since the one scanner I kept for me (the other ones were for my colleagues) stopped working about a week ago. Upon inspection I notice that it was because the scanner's USB mini port broke inside and I'm unable to connect it to charge it. The scanner had been charging before but it had stopped transferring files to the computer when plugged in directly. I had to transfer files by inserting the memory card into my computer. I was ok with that but now it can't charge it either. I don't understand how the connector inside the unit can break like that. I've never had this happened to any other device. Now I need to find another portable scanner for me and other people in our firm since I no longer trust this one.

I recently upgraded from a Doxie Go (original) to the Doxie Q. The main selling point to me was the document feeder and WiFi connectivity. The Go was a great little scanner, but it was near impossible to scan a document without it being crooked. The Q fixes this problem by having a feeder as well as plastic document guides. So far I really like the Q. It’s a bit larger than the Go, but still portable. Scan quality is good and works great with Doxie’s excellent desktop app. Overall this is a great scanner for Mac (and PC) users. The Doxie software is really great and I’ve always had a good experience with Doxie as a company.Wifi--Even though the Q is WiFi-enabled, it is not turned on by default and it does not stay enabled when you power off. So every time you power on you have to enable WiFi when you are ready to import. Another annoyance is that, by default, the Q sets itself up as it’s own WiFi network instead of connecting to an existing network. This means in order to import you must switch your Mac (or PC) to Doxie's WiFi network. I finally discovered that you can actually change this and put the scanner on an existing WiFi network instead. I don’t recall seeing this in the documentation, but in the Doxie desktop app go into Preferences, select the Q, and hit configure. This will bring up a web page allowing you to select an existing WiFi network.Screen and controls--The text on this screen is so small and unreadable that it makes me wonder why Doxie even bothered to include it. They would have been better off with more LED indicators. Also there is a DPI button but clicking on it beeps at you because Doxie only offers 300 DPI (unfortunately).Scanning-The document feeder is a great addition, but I’ve found it frequently has difficulty grabbing the paper unless you really have it aligned tight against the back edge. Folded pages are especially problematic for the feeder. You also need to place documents face down, which I don’t recall being explained in the documentation. Also if you scan a stack of documents at once know that Doxie assumes that every page is part of the same document and automatically groups them together in one PDF. So only use the document feeder for multiple pages if they belong together. This is also a problem when scanning double-sided documents since Doxie cannot scan both sides at once. So it will group all of one side as a single PDF, then group all of the other side as a PDF.