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Win-It Wednesday: Visioneer Strobe 400 Scanner!

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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?

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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!

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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!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  6. Wendy

    I’d love to scan in old photos and my kids’ artwork. There just isn’t enough room to store it all!

  7. Shauna S

    The scanner would go to my husband so he could scan invoices before he hands them out. Right now I just get random checks in the mail and have no idea what they are for!

  13. Pam C

    I have tons of photos and lots of recipes. I tried the negative scanner and was not impressed with the results. I’ve seen these in action – the results are great!!

  16. Teresa

    I have older relatives with tons of photo albums! I could travel with this…..so wonderful.
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  18. Michael Powers

    I would use the scanner to scan pics of my new baby girl Skya Marie Powers and her bubba Jakob Morton to make colages and to have a permanent memory of her beginning yrs.

  23. Donna Braswell

    I’d scan articles that have coupons on the other side of the page so I can cut the coupons without having to make a copy of the page. Of course, I’m sure I’d find lots of other uses for this…thanks for the chance to win it!

  25. Robin J

    I would scan the hundred documents I have sitting on my desk that are family records. I’ve been big into recording family history and need to get some of these frail newspaper clippings and other docs safely scanned! Crossing my fingers!

  27. Wanda Whitlow

    I would scan pictures of my family especially the old ones of my dad that passed away almost 5 years ago.