Having a heavy caseload can mean having to create your own virtual office space. A busy airport or a courtroom cafeteria can all be good places to hunker down and get some work done.
Well, you could. If you’re willing to spend some money on it, that is.
But, like most tech gadgets, there’s the good - and there’s also the bad and the ugly.
And, make no mistake - while this is called a “pen” it’s not what you would think of when you think of pen scanners. Instead of having to “highlight” each line in order to scan a page, you simply use the “pen” more like a wand - the entire length of the “pen” is a scanner, so you can just sweep the page with the wand, and you’re done.
The Bad: The scanner doesn’t work well with Mac products, reports CNet. And, of course, there is the issue of memory size. The DocuPen has 8MB of flash memory built in, which can be upgradeable to 1GB if you buy some third-party memory cards. But, the internal 8MB of memory does not afford much space. It can hold maybe two 8.5×11 inch color pages at 400 ppi, reports PC Magazine. Though, the magazine notes that a DocuPen could probably store hundreds of black and white pages.
The Ugly: The scanned documents. Literally, the scanned documents can turn out ugly. CNet and PC Magazine both indicate in their reviews that sometimes the images just don’t turn out that pretty.
Like with most portable devices, you can upload your scanned docs to your computer after you are done. But, due to the scanner’s small size, be extra careful - you wouldn’t want to lose any attorney work-product.
Related Resources:
- Planon System Solutions DocuPen R700 (CNet)
- Planon DocuPen RC800 (PC Magazine)
- Magic Wand Portable Scanner: Courthouse Document Review Tool (FindLaw’s Technologist)
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