PFU America Inc. has announced the ScanSnap iX1600 Chromebook Edition document imaging scanner, featuring a Google Chrome operating system solution. Already the de facto standard for small businesses, the new ScanSnap family of scanners now provides a premier scanning experience on ChromeOS.

The new ScanSnap iX1600 Chromebook Edition integrates and leverages the power of the enhanced ScanSnap Home mobile app — an all-in-one solution that allows users to easily manage, edit and utilize scanned data including documents, business cards, photos, receipts and more. ScanSnap Home has been updated for Chromebook notebook computers, providing users with a modern scanning user interface that makes it easier than ever for small businesses to scan, share and save critical documents and files with the touch of a button. With the addition of ChromeOS support, the ScanSnap Home mobile app now enables scanning on iOS, Android and ChromeOS.

"ScanSnap has long been recognized as the leading and premier scanning solution for home professionals and small businesses," said Daisuke Kutsuwada, president and CEO, PFU America Inc. "With the introduction of ScanSnap iX1600 Chromebook Edition, we continue to raise the bar for what is possible in document scanning by enabling a seamless and intuitive scanning experience with the Google ChromeOS operating system, saving small businesses and customers in the education and other sectors precious time and resources while creating efficiencies in their business operations."

ScanSnap iX1600 Chromebook Edition comes with a 4.3-inch LCD touch screen and offers accelerated scanning speeds of up to 40 pages per minute (ppm). It includes advanced image processing such as automatic page-size, duplex and color detection, and integrates wireless connectivity for flexibility of scanner placement in any home or small business office environment. ScanSnap iX1600 also offers the ability to create fully searchable PDF documents and save them directly to Google Drive online storage service or other leading cloud-based platforms using ScanScap Cloud — PFU America Inc.'s productivity software designed specifically for ScanSnap scanners.

Priced starting at at MSRP of $554, ScanSnap iX1600 Chromebook Edition is available in the United States now.