Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner
$66.22
Price: $66.22
(as of Mar 07, 2025 10:56:54 UTC – Details)
VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner – Ever want to put all of your pictures on your computer but didn’t have the time to sit there and scan one after the other? Ever thought of buying one those scanners but you don’t have any room in your office to store it? Then the VuPoint Solutions “Magic Wand” Portable Scanner is perfect for you. The VuPoint Solutions “Magic Wand” Portable Scanner allows you to scan the documents that matter the most to you, and back them up on your computer. Do you have those documents that you’ve had for a while and you’re afraid that they’re going to rip or even get lost one day? We’ll now you can scan them and keep them safe. MODEL: VPSPDSST410WM. Features: Scanner for color & monochromatic images, documents, magazines. Sensor: A4 Color Contact image Sensor, Resolution: Standard Reso: 300x300dpi (default) High Reso: 600x600dpi, External Memory: Support Micro SD card up to 32GB (Micro SD card not included), File Format: JPEG, LCD: Scanning status display, LCD Display Size: 0.787” x 0.59”, Auto Power Off: Off/ 3 minute/ 5 minute, Scanning Speed: A4 Size: high resolution with color ≤ 28Sec, High resolution with mono ≤ 14Sec, Standard resolution with color ≤ 8Sec, Standard resolution with mono ≤ 4Sec. White Balance: Auto, USB Port: USB 2.0 high speed, Power Source: 2xAA Batteries, Battery Life: ≥ 200 min. Includes: USB Cable, 2xAA alkaline batteries, Pouch, User’s manual. Dimension: 10” L x 1.2” H x 1.1” W. Weight: 0.47 lbs.
CONVERT YOUR OLD PHOTOS INTO DIGITAL FILES – Scan documents and photos in color or black and white as PDF or JPEG files
ARCHIVE AND ORGANIZE YOUR SCANS – Connect your scanner to a computer (Windows or Mac OS) using the included USB cable and a microSD card up to 32GB (SD card required, NOT included) to view and transfer your files
INCLUDES BONUS OCR SOFTWARE – Optical Character Recognition software allows you to convert saved documents into text editable and searchable files compatible with popular word processing and spreadsheet software (software is Windows only; not compatible with Mac OS
SCANNING SPECS – Plug-and-play device scans documents 8.27 inches wide and up to 98 inches long in as little as 3 seconds, with resolution choices of 300DPI, 600DPI, or 900DPI
Tammy –
Love the magic scanner wand!
I love this product! It’s easy to use, so handy, seems well made. Of course, it is an electronic gadget, so I have been handling it with care and put it away in it’s case as soon as I am finished with it. I have used it to scan a few hundred pictures so far, and the picture quality is excellent (for my needs, it’s clear enough to see detail and read text) in both low and high resolution. Took me just a few scans to guage how quickly to move across a page. If the page is too large to do in one swipe, simply do it in two or three overlapping passes. You could stitch it together if you had to, but I have found it to be sufficient to have multiple images rather than spend time putting them together. I then hook it up to the pc (included usb cord), it is recognized as an external storage device, and the images are quickly transferred to my computer. I have used my Picassa photo software to crop the edges neatly, but you don’t have to. Currently I am trying to figure out what I’d like to do with my kitchen, so I have been scanning pictures of ideas from books, magazines etc, and saving them to a file on my computer. I can use this anywhere for that! I’m using the files on my computer right now, but am getting an e-tablet soon, so will be able to have the files with me when i am out and about. I will also be using this to organize receipts, warranties, etc. And, since we homeschool, I can see this coming in handy to scan and organize co-op notes, schedules, all sorts of things. I love this so much I don’t even mind I paid $20 more for it a few weeks ago, than it is now. My friend has gotten them for herself and siblings because of mine, and I think I am getting one for my sister for a gift, too.I highly recommend buying the extra storage case, I can’t imagine throwing this wand into a backpack or purse without it. And you will want to get rechargeable batteries ( I recommend the hybrid kind, they hold a charge much longer), and keep spares with you if you’re out of the house or at the library with it.I only cannot comment fully on the included software, it is supposed to allow you to convert text in the picture to ‘useable’ text, I haven’t messed with it enough to be able to give an honest report.I’ve got an 8gb micro card for it, the most pictures I’ve had on it at one time was 139, of high resolution, and it wasn’t full….I didn’t think to check and see how much room was left.I do have a desktop scanner, and I found it to be quite a pain to sit at the desk and try to put a book in there the right way, it was so nice to sit at the table and scan that way! I’ll still use it as a copy machine, or for quick flat scans, but my go-to scanner is my magic wand.Oh, another recommendation, if you have younger children you may not want to call it a magic wand, mine have been having Harry Potter fantasies about mom’s new gadget!I think this would be an excellent gift for students, craftspeople…….
Cayce Babuder –
Ingenious Device
The thing is really ingenious but you need to have realistic expectations for it. For example, it isn’t meant to replace a flatbed scanner for high quality scans of photos. It is perfect for scanning things that don’t fit on a flatbed scanner and where the scan is intended for reference rather than graphic design work (though once you get the knack of it, you *can* get some good legible scans of photos). Case in point: I bought it to scan the liner notes and timing cues from my 2000+ collection of classical LPs stowed away in my basement. An LP cover is 12″ by 12″ but a typical flatbed scanner only scans at 11″ by 8.5″. It also means hauling heavy stacks of LPs up two flights of stairs to where the scanner is (Its not practical to haul the scanner to where the LPs are). So the VuPoint solves the problem. While it’s maximum scan width is 8.5″, the length of the scan is up to you. It works well scanning the LP label as well (that’s where most track timing cues are noted). To sum up, well worth the money and a huge timesaver. My scans of liner notes are good enough to import into OmniPage Pro and convert to text with very few text read errors.One other observation: Don’t be put off by how many of these show up for sale as refurbished. I have a theory on that: to use the VuPoint you need to insert a Micro SD card. However, it must be inserted face down, which is counter intuitive. The slim instructions for the VuPoint don’t point this out. I put the card in right side up and of course the scanner would not work. Once I figured it out everything was fine but I suspect many people have presumed their VuPoint is defective and return them.
H3110 –
It’s cheap but shortly after using it, you’ll stop using stop due to using it being problematic and frustrating
It gets annoying to clear a large a flat surface area to scan a paper. Specially, when you have to scan it manually, it often does not scan from one edge of the paper to the other as you expect it to when you upload the file on your computer. At age 21, with so many practice run, sometimes, I still have difficulty scanning a paper good enough so that I wouldn’t scan part of table which I am scanning the paper on.It get tiring and frustrating when you have to scan multiple pages and then have to use the USB to connect to your computer.When you scan multiple pages, you cannot organize them in order to your PDF or what ever your using. The Abbe software wont allow you. Even, when you re-arrange them according to their name.Magic wand might be useful when you might want to scan a book, but honestly how often would one use this for.Currently I still have this product, but I have purchased a brother scanner DS 620, which I love.
Newmanloser –
I order this particular magic wand manufactured by Vupoint, for my sister for Christmas. I have owned and used this same product for sometime, with great satisfaction. So I shopped around to get the same manufacturer. To my surprise the name on the magic wand was different. I was not pleased. With little time to spare, I gave the one I received to my sister, anyways. After Christmas and helping her use the magic wand, we discovered … there was not a 32g micro chip included? I will be in contact to get, what was promised. Other than that the scanner seems to work fine. So tired of not getting what you pay for 🙁