I'm looking to purchase one of these two choices. Do you have any advice/recommendations/reviews if you own and use them? The machine will get heavy use and needs to sync with Outlook.

Neat Receipts and/or Neat Receipts Business Card Scanner
CardScan Business Card Scanner

Thanks in advance for your comments...

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Angela Mattson
Define Your Day

Angela,

Thanks for posting this. I'm also interested in the responses to this thread. I've been contemplating a CardScan or Neat Receipt/Biz Card Scanner for awhile now.

Thanks Again

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Kena~
Everyone smiles in the same language

I am curious to even looking at investing in one or if someone does have one to utilize it as a service to scan my business cards

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Vicky Harinski

I recently borrowed a CardScan from a friend and that thing is VERY cool. It is so easy to scan. It includes an image (front and back) of the card, and is pretty accurate with how it fills in the different fields. I did have to some clean up with each car, but it didn't take long. I figure I scan and clean up about 100 cards in an hour. Then the whole thing syncs with my Outlook and VIOLA! A very full contact database. Ahhhhhh...

Now I have to figure out how to include them into other contact management software programs (iContact, Palm, and others...).

Still haven't tried the NeatReceipts yet...

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Angela Mattson
Define Your Day

I use a NeatReceipts scanner for all of my clients. All those Walmart and HomeDepot receipts that print on thermal paper will eventually fade. I scanned a 3" stack of business cards for my husband in about 2 hrs, correcting as I went. I downloaded the database to an excel file and he uploaded it to his contact manager at the office.

I use it more than I do my flatbed scanner, and it is just as fast, if not faster. It was well worth the investment in my view.

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Kathy Crofoot
http://www.kathycrofoot.com

Kathy:
Thank you for that excellent feedback.

I've read good and bad feedback from so many people and just can't quite figure out which one to go with. A friend lent me her CardScan it was great. The Neat Receipts (all in one) is very expensive, so I'm trying to decide if I need the scanner for more than just business cards.

Again, thanks for responding...

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Angela Mattson
Define Your Day

I'll submit my vote for Neat Receipts - I love mine. I don't use it often but it is a great tool.

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Julia

I'm definitely in the market for a card scanner. I have to do some research but haven't had the time. As soon as I get a chance to do it, I will post my findings.

Jo-Carole

Originally Posted by AngelaM

Kathy: The Neat Receipts (all in one) is very expensive, so I'm trying to decide if I need the scanner for more than just business cards.

I tend to stay away from single-application products if at all possible. The NeatReceipts cost about $150, and came with the software to run the database, plus free upgrades. I liked the fact that it was more than a one-use application. It allows me to expand my service offerings to include making a database out of business cards, as well as a database from all the receipts and documents that are scanned.

Watch the sales, with Tax time coming up, they may go on sale at some point.

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Kathy Crofoot
http://www.kathycrofoot.com

I have a question about the Neat Receipts: Do you know if the information be exported to Excel or QB?

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Anjanette
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