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Title: Great tool for researchers
Review: As a researcher, I purchased this for on-site data collection from files (e.g., scanning in contact information from agency records). As long as the printed text is good quality--which most is these days given laser printing--the Infoscan is quite accurate. The screen allows one to quickly verify accuracy, and there is an un-do button if you find you've scanned too carelessly and thereby gotten errors. Taking this tool onsite to collect data from archival records is much quicker, less of a hassle, and less disruptive (if you are collecting from someone else's files) than carrying in a laptop and typing in data. Overall, I'm very pleased with the Infoscan, and I'm surprised more folks aren't using these in research contexts. From reading online reviews, it appears some alternate models may be better for people wishing to scan full pages or large portions of text, but for small snippets and notes, the Infoscan works great.
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