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This compact and lightweight colour scanner could prove useful to mobile professionals who need to digitise paper documents on their travels, although it only scans to PDF and doesn't run on batteries.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 scanner brings the convenience of duplexing and an automatic document feeder to scanning on the go.

Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M takes the technology from the company's well-received desktop document scanners, such as the ScanSnap S510M, and puts it into a device that's easier to carry from location to location.

The S300 is inexpensive compared to most sheet-feed scanners. We were impressed by the effective document management software and accurate, searchable PDFs. We'd have liked a batch-scan feature and the option of using other programs, but there's little else to fault.

For small scan jobs and occasional scanners, the ScanSnap 300 portable document scanner comes highly recommended. It's amazingly small and compact (you could fit it into your top desk drawer) and since it can run via two included USB cables, it's not going to add another power cord.