Summary:
I have been using the Brother ADS2700W Wireless scanner for several days -- using it fairly heavily. Works great mostly. Needed a work around for high count pages. PC software name might be confusing for some folks.
How used:
I used the Ethernet connection to the device. I installed the brother PC software on my Windows 10 laptop that connects wirelessly to the network.
Experience:
You have to start the Brother PC software on your PC for it to write directly to the PC. It seems to always write to the documents folder and there does not seem to be a way to change the folder it writes to.
The Brother PC software is a little spartan and weirdly named. Within the Brother ADS-2700W folder on your PC is a program called "Remote Setup". Starting Remote Setup brings up a window named "Search Devices". If you have connected your PC and the scanner, it connects shows Online and Ready.
Then you initiate the scan from the scanner. Choose PC and a PDF is created in the PC Documents folder.
It scans fast and well. I have had a couple of times when I have had to re-scan, but mostly it just works.
The exception to this experience was in larger documents -- say 15+ pages double sided. These larger documents failed consistently to scan directly to my PC. When I attempted to scan the same document to a memory stick, it worked fine. That led me to conclude that larger page counts would have to be done using the USB drive (potentially other options would work too).
Scans render nicely. At 300 DPI the PDFs can get fairly big, but the detail is very good.
I would recommend this scanner especially for those people that tend to scan less than 10 pages at a time and that are also pretty good with technology generally.
This is my second purchase of a Brother scanner. Wanted to upgrade my ADS 2200 (which I liked) - Ambit was ok, but didn't work with Windows 10. This ADS2700 machine is a wonder. I accomplished a month of scanning in a few hours. The Paperport software is still iffy, but the Brother software works well. I can scan directly from the ADS2700 color screen and move the documents into the right folders en masse later. Worth the workaround for fast, reliable scanning. Recommend highly!
Excellent scanner. Easy to set-up. I am a "paperwork hoarder" and tend to keep everything because you never know when you will need it. This scanner allows me to scan the documents and save them electronically so I always have them.
This is especially helpful if you have children or have a serious chronic illness or someone in the family has one. I scan all of the paperwork I receive from my insurance company, doctors, etc... Having electronic copies helps to be able to sort and tag items. I had to file an appeal with my dental insurance recently and had all of the documents I needed at my fingertips because they were scanned and filed.
The scanner has not jammed yet and works very, very well. The wireless feature is great. This allows me to place it in a convenient spot without needing USB or ethernet cables.
This Brother ADS2700W was purchased to replace a Fujitsu document scanner. It is less than 1/2 of the price of a comparable Fujitsu replacement. We have multiple ADS 2000 in service for 3+ years and going strong; so hopefully this unit will also have good longevity. The ADS2700W is fast, quiet, replete with connectivity - USB or networked (wired/wireless).
My mother gave me a project of scanning her old pictures (there's a l o t). I had purchased and returned a few scanners before getting this one. It doesn't have to be connected to a computer, which makes doing the project anywhere nice! I did, however, download the drivers onto my computer.
First, I sorted the pictures by size - to reduce the chance of one going in crooked. When I had a stack of about 50 or less, I simply put them in the feeder and hit the start button. One after the other fed through. It took me a 1/2 hour to get through a box. NICE!!!
The second phase was to name the pictures. I took the flash drive and plugged it into my laptop. Pulled up the pictures and with their software was able to add tags and comments about the pictures. Then all I have to do is type in a name in the "search" box and any picture with that name attached shows up. Then I could give a copy of the pictures to that person, while still keeping my pictures intact.
EASY.
Scans to jpeg, PDF, etc. Allows you to set it to the dpi you wish. It also will scan your documents and with the OCR software allow you to search for documents. My next project will be scanning all the docs in my file cabinet and tossing/shredding those! Yipee!
Feature Product
- VERSATILE CONNECTIVITY: The Brother Wireless desktop color scanner permits users to connect via Ethernet, wireless, or high-speed USB 2.0.
- 2.8″ COLOR TOUCHSCREEN: The LCD display offers one-touch scanning to preset destinations and device settings to expedite scanning functions. Wireless network security is wep 64/128 bit, wpa/psk(tkip/aes) and wpa2-psk aes
- IMAGE-OPTIMIZATION FEATURES: This desktop document scanner includes multi-feed detection, background removal, blank page removal, and more.
- MULTIPLE DRIVER SUPPORT: The Brother ADS2700W desktop color scanner support Windows, Mac, and Linux along with TWAIN, WIA for PC, ICA for Mac, and SANE(1).
- SECURE: The ADS-2700W ensures secure scanner access using individual and specific scanning functions including SSL, TLS, SFTP, and Settings Lock..Daily Duty Cycle:3000
Description
The Brother ADS-2700W wireless, high-speed duplex desktop color scanner is ideal for small workgroups, sole practitioners, or home office professionals with simple workflow applications that need fast, reliable scanning. This high-speed desktop document scanner is a plug-and-play solution allowing you to scan and retrieve files without installing software. It offers single-pass duplex scanning of black & white and color documents at speeds up to 35 pages per minute(2). The ADS-2700W is lightweight and compact, which saves desktop space, making it perfect for small offices or home offices.
The ADS-2700W offers versatile connectivity options by featuring built-in wireless, fast Ethernet, and the option to connect locally to a single computer via high-speed USB 2.0. A 2.8″ color touchscreen display offers one-touch scanning to preset destinations, settings management, and auto start scan, which lets you simply drop paper into the feeder to automatically initiate scanning to a predefined profile. A 50-sheet-capacity auto document feeder with additional page-continuous scanning handles multiple media types and paper sizes, such as legal, long paper, business and plastic ID cards, receipts, and photos.
The Brother ADS-2700W offers multiple “scan-to” destinations, such as file, image, OCR, email, network, FTP, mobile devices(3), USB flash memory drive(4), and more. An image-optimization program allows users to enhance scans with automatic color detection, image rotation, background removal, text enhancement, color drop-out features, and more.
(1)SANE driver available for download from Brother Solutions Center. Visit manufacturer’s website for details. (2)Color and black/white scan speed, LTR at 300dpi. See manufacturer’s website for details. (3)Requires connection to a wireless network. See manufacturer’s website for details, availability, and mobile device compatibility. (4)USB flash memory drive not included.
So quick and easy to set up. The only drawback is you need to go the their website and download a program which allows you to scan and rename to a specific file instead of scanning to a single location and then having to rename and move to a new location. It would be better if the company included the instructions to do this.
Takes up a small amount of room on the desk
I bought this one to replace a Fujitsu Scansnap S1500 for wireless convenience and because I got tired of the software. To be sure, Fujitsu still has the best hardware and the fastest scanning speeds. Fujitsu’s great shortcoming is the buggy software (which they wrote themselves) and the non-existent technical support. After I bought a new computer, I simply could no longer set up the Fujitsu because it didn’t let me specify a directory for storing the scanned files. Yup, you heard that right, the directory path was a dead field that didn’t take inputs. So there goes the great hardware because of the scrappy software.
This Brother model doesn’t have the speed and the sturdiness of the Fujitsu, but it is cheaper (less than half the price), smaller (good), lighter (good), wireless (very good), allows me to download Nuance PaperPort for free, and it installed easily without any issues. Scan is a little slower than the Fujitsu but the scan quality is excellent. This is great value for the money for a home office or a small business. I am not sure it will last long at high volume though.
Works like a charm. As far as space-saving, that's kind of a joke. Once, it's opened-up to use it takes the normal amount of room you'd expect from a small printer or dedicated fax. And not one person here using it ever folds it back up when they're done with it ...
This is a great scanner. There are so many easy to use options. Set was very easy to do and having the wireless capacity makes it so convenient. I set up all the family computers with ease. Files are clear, even on the page....replaced a neat scanner that stopped working unless I paid to use their cloud- This scanner requires no cloud....works with Mac Sierra fine.
This unit is a dream come true! I scan and email a LOT of documents for my business, and have always had issues with the scanners jamming on multi-function printers. I finally decided I'd had enough and looked for a pure scanner. I priced this one based on specs and reviews, and could not be happier. I never imagined a scanner, outside of perhaps an "industrial" type, could scan so fast, and so smoothly. It's also a nice small size, and very quiet. I would recommend this to ANYONE who scans documents often. It is amazing!
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