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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?
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!
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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!


Jessica
I have stacks of photos that I would love to scan and get digitized! Is that a word?
Allie Gonzales
I would scan a picture of my great grandma and my great great grandma. I just pulled it out of the old frame and it is damaged! I need to scan and it and use my photoshop skills to restore it.
Dawn
Being an ex-accountant now mom–I would first scan all my tax returns and info for them! :)
Rachel
I would love to scan everything in my file cabinet. I can barely get new bills in there.
Sarah
I would like to digitalize my old photos.
Idaho Jill
my daughter’s artwork would be wonderful! receipts would be handy, too!
Ray N.
First thing I would scan would be my wedding pictures
Ray N.
I like DSM on Facebook
lisa
I would scan my children’s pictures that they draw.
Idaho Jill
I like Visioneer and the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook – Idaho Jill
Idaho Jill
your button is on my left sidebar, thanks
chico
Oh my, I want to scan all my genealogy records. This looks awesome!
Idaho Jill
I am an email subscriber
Tawnda
my daughter loves digital artwork… and often gets mad when she has to scan a drawing or picture to ‘enhance’ it… and the picture doesn’t lay flat… or the edges get cut off… This would probably be a big asset
Lori
My photos and my child’s artwork.
Jessie
old pictures – I’m working slowwwwly on getting them in order
Tawnda
rss subscriber
Jes
I’d scan my gigantic pile of receipts first.
Dorothy
I would scan all my bills! I keep all my bills for a year and it really starts to pile up having all those papers around.
Jes
I’m a subscriber!
Karla
I’d scan my husband’s papers. I want to reduce all his paper clutter!
Shannon
photos and some receipts! :)
Anna
I would scan all the photos sitting in boxes under my bed! What an awesome tool! Thanks!
Anna
I am a liker on facebook! Thanks!
Anna
I subscribe via Google Reader! Thanks!
Catalina
I would love to use this to scan in old photographs.
Catalina
I am subscribed to your feed via email.
Catalina
I have joined the Visioneer and Deal Seeking Mom communities on Facebook.
asmith
photos and some documents
Karla
I would love to digitize photos.