Win-It Wednesday: Visioneer Strobe 400 Scanner!

by Tara Kuczykowski on February 9, 2011 · 753 comments

Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday, with 24-hour giveaways just for you!

The following review is from the Deal Seeking Mom project administrator, Mandi Ehman.

Whether you're a mom scanning old photos into her computer or a business owner trying to digitize your records Visioneer makes a scanner for you. They also have a line of mobile scanners, which are great for business travelers. The Visioneer "Perfect Scans at the Touch of Your Finger" mentality promises that whether you're scanning documents or pictures of your great-grandparents, they have the scanner for you.

I'm about as type-A as they come, and among my favorite gadgets are my labeler and laminator. It didn't take me long after opening up the Visioneer Strobe 400 scanner to add it to my list of favorites!

One of my goals for 2011 is to digitize all of my paper records. I'll probably still keep the originals of things like our mortgage documents and of course birth certificates and social security cards, but I'll be able to free up space in my office by getting them out of my tightly packed file cabinet and onto my computer. Not only will this eliminate the paper clutter around me, but it will make it easier for me to access the documents I need whenever I need them and wherever I am!

The first thing I noticed when I opened the Visioneer Strobe 400 box was how tiny this thing is. It's not much longer than a piece of paper and only about 4" wide and 2" tall!

I'll admit I was a little overwhelmed by the other items in the box -- installation discs, adapters, USB cords and more -- but setting it up took just a few minutes, and all I'll really need on a daily basis is the scanner itself, the USB connector and the USB power cord.

I'd thought about getting a larger scanner with a feeding tray, but I'm loving the size of this mobile/desktop scanner. It scans a piece of paper in about six seconds flat, and I'm actually anxious to get started scanning my papers now that I know how easy it is!

This week, one lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a Visioneer Strobe 400!

To enter, tell me what you'd scan first with a new Strobe 400. Do you have old photos to digitize? Paper files? Recipes and children's artwork?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Tell me what you'd scan first with a Visioneer Strobe 400.

2. Join the Visioneer and the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you've done so!

3. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

Prize:
(1) Visioneer Strobe 400 Scanner

This giveaway ends at 7 p.m. EST on 2/10 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use And the Winner Is to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

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1 shelli dore February 10, 2011 at 9:28 am: i follow on fb!
2 Bond February 10, 2011 at 9:28 am: i subscribe to your email
3 shelli dore February 10, 2011 at 9:28 am: i would scan old pics!
4 stephanie svajgl February 10, 2011 at 9:35 am: I would scan all of the papers in my file cabinet, so that I can shred them all!
5 Marg Z February 10, 2011 at 9:35 am: I would like to scan all of my old photo's and make albums for my family. I am a subscriber to DSM email and facebook.
6 Stephanie Kirk February 10, 2011 at 9:51 am: I subscribe to your email feed
7 Stephanie Kirk February 10, 2011 at 9:52 am: FB follow!
8 Stephanie Kirk February 10, 2011 at 9:52 am: I would scan all medical records for each person in my family.
9 Jessica-MomForHim February 10, 2011 at 9:58 am: i have 5 kids worth of artwork I can scan!
10 Jessica-MomForHim February 10, 2011 at 9:59 am: you are on my blog's sidebar!
11 Jessica-MomForHim February 10, 2011 at 9:59 am: i am a subscriber
12 ilo February 10, 2011 at 10:00 am: I follow on FB
13 Kei Scholz February 10, 2011 at 10:14 am: I have a ton of old pics and my son's artwork to scan.
14 Julie February 10, 2011 at 10:16 am: Having two kids ages 5 and 7, I would love to scan all their treasures they make for me at school and daycare.
15 shelle a February 10, 2011 at 10:18 am: I would scan all my toddlers projects so I could send copies via email to both sets of grandparents and the aunts/uncles in different states.
16 Ali February 10, 2011 at 10:29 am: I would scan all of our important documents because we travel all the time and I never have the papers I need
17 Sophia February 10, 2011 at 10:30 am: I would scan my mail-in rebates, the scanner on the printer has been acting up so instead i've just been printing hard copies and filing them - would like to save paper and time by just scanning them
18 Sophia February 10, 2011 at 10:30 am: I am a DSM email subscriber
19 Kris February 10, 2011 at 10:30 am: I want to scan receipts!
20 Kris February 10, 2011 at 10:31 am: I like DSM on Facebook
21 Kris February 10, 2011 at 10:31 am: I subscribe to the RSS feed
22 Amy Bravo February 10, 2011 at 10:37 am: I would scan all of our auto repair records
23 Amy Bravo February 10, 2011 at 10:38 am: I subscribe via rss
24 Emily S February 10, 2011 at 10:44 am: I would scan my important documents first (Wedding license, etc) THEN I'd party with pre-digital pictures. Plus, I teach a digi scrap class and would love to have it as an option for the students to use as well.
25 Kathy Temples February 10, 2011 at 10:45 am: I would scan some documents that I need every day for my business.
26 Emily S February 10, 2011 at 10:45 am: I "liked" Visioneer on Facebook
27 Emily S February 10, 2011 at 10:46 am: I am already a Deal Seeking Mom fan on Facebook
28 Emily S February 10, 2011 at 10:47 am: I subscribed to Deal Seeking Mom through Google Reader
29 Kim W. February 10, 2011 at 10:52 am: I would do my paper files first. Great idea!
30 Kim W. February 10, 2011 at 10:53 am: I like you both on facebook.
31 Kim W. February 10, 2011 at 10:53 am: email subscriber
32 Sharon C February 10, 2011 at 10:57 am: I really would love to scan some very old photos of my great grandparents I found a few years back & I do not want to part with them & with the Visioneer Strobe 400 I would be able to share with everyone!! Thank you for great giveaways you have & I follow you by emails & facebook!!
33 deb February 10, 2011 at 11:09 am: I would do all my prints since I just lost all my pics stored when my computer crashed...boo hoo
34 Katie February 10, 2011 at 11:14 am: I subscribe to your emails.
35 Katie February 10, 2011 at 11:14 am: I follow on Facebook
36 Katie February 10, 2011 at 11:15 am: I would start organizing and getting the piles of papers and recipes stored into my computer.
37 Sonya February 10, 2011 at 11:21 am: Old photographs!
38 Sonya February 10, 2011 at 11:21 am: Email subscriber!
39 Jaime February 10, 2011 at 11:25 am: I like keeping record of all my expenses and I have several plastic bags full of clipped tickets.. I need to digitize them, move on to something more up to date !! I would certainly make use of this device.
40 Leah February 10, 2011 at 11:26 am: I'm in the middle of a major scanning project. I need to scan all my grandmother's photos so the entire massive clan can each have digital copies. Right now I'm using a crappy scanner at work, so this giveaway would be amazing!
41 Leah February 10, 2011 at 11:29 am: rss subscriber
42 Leah February 10, 2011 at 11:30 am: facebook fan!
43 Dan February 10, 2011 at 11:36 am: I would scan old documents so I can shred them and reduce clutter in my office.
44 Dan February 10, 2011 at 11:37 am: RSS subscriber
45 dorthy February 10, 2011 at 11:40 am: i am an email subscriber
46 Tara L February 10, 2011 at 11:41 am: I would scan some old family photos and pictures that my son draws.
47 Tara L February 10, 2011 at 11:42 am: I like Visioneer and DSM on facebook.
48 Tara L February 10, 2011 at 11:43 am: I subscribe to your feed via email.
49 Melanie February 10, 2011 at 11:45 am: I also would scan old pictures!!
50 amy b. February 10, 2011 at 11:50 am: I like DSM on facebook.