Compact Desktop Scanner from Brother - Easy to Use and Highly Functional

Tim R: We have a ton of postcards from many years of vacations. As well as old photos/etc. We needed a reliable solution for scanning these all into the PC for a long lasting memory scrapbook! It has been working well, installed with our PC well, we are happy with this product!

United States on Dec 03, 2023

GaryS: I've had this over a year now. I needed a scanner that was portable, and this seemed like the best one for the money. After using it for over a year, I can say it was worth every penny!

First, when plugged in, this thing is FAST! I don't know the actual speed, but throw a bunch of papers in and they're scanned in a blink of an eye. When it's not plugged in, it's not that fast, but acceptable.

You can scan to a thumbdrive, to your tablet or laptop, or to your desktop. If you don't like putting 1000 pages at once in the scanner (or whatever it holds), because you're afraid it'll jam in the middle, no problem. You can scan a batch and then click continue scanning to add more to the same document.

Scans in b&w or color. And you can scan to any resolution. As for OCR, it does it, but I don't use that.

If you scan right from the scanner (not using desktop computer utility), it'll default to 2 sided copying. I prefer to use the easy to use Brother utility.

That's it. I highly recommend it. Only downside is it is not a flatbed scanner for those few times you want to scan a book or something.

United States on Oct 23, 2023

Tonantzin Valadez: Fácil uso

Mexico on Aug 19, 2023

JMLINVBJMLINVB: After 8 months of using this machine, here is my review:
Pros: The software is easy to use. It is compact. Images scan nicely. Two sided scanning in one pass is nice.
Now for the bad stuff: It will not scan long receipts. Receipt scanning is why I bought it, for tax purposes. The little bars that are supposed to keep the paper in alignment will not stay up at all. I have taped then up and still it doesn't always work. I also have to use a ruler as a weight to keep them upright. Lots of times it takes more than one receipt at a time. It will do receipts up to about 13-14" long. Publix receipts are a no go. It then stops and says jammed. It is very frustrating. I am a brother fan which is why I bought this one.

United States on Jan 06, 2023

MARISSOL ORDAZ: Me gusto mucho porque es muy fácil de usar. Tiene muchas ventajas. Lo recomiendo.

Mexico on Jun 20, 2022

Christopher S.: Because I routinely meet with clients outside of my office, this portable scanner saves me both time and postage. The full duplex scanner with autofeed allows me to quickly scan my client's documents to my laptop. I also appreciate that it can be powered with the supplied USB cable. NOTE: the unit is inexplicably programmed out of the box to scan documents in PNG format and to save each page individually. Fortunately, the included iPrint&Scan software allowed me to re-configure the default settings. Now I can scan multi-page documents to save to one file and it PDF format. The software permits you to save these settings, so you don't have to re-configure the settings each time you power up the scanner. While this scanner is portable, I wouldn't call it compact. It's size makes it nearly impossible to fit inside a standard laptop case/bag. Because of its light weight, it's not a problem to haul around.

Three months into is setup and use, I am satisfied with its performance. This way, I don't have to take documents back to my office, scan them, and return them to my clients. I would definitely recommend this unit for professionals that want to...

United States on Mar 05, 2022

A. Dimas, Jr.: I bought this scanner in order to make up for the inconvenience of using my older huge HP-Officejet Pro 8600 All-In-One printer. Its been a great scanner no question about it. But turning it on, waiting for it to warm up, and much of the time turning on my desktop computer, can have its drawbacks. I wanted something that I could connect to my laptop and quickly scan other documents, receipt, etc. I had been 'eyeing' many of these portable scanners via Amazon, most of which had these great reviews. After too much searching did I finally come down to this one which seemed to be the winner of cost and features. Despite the fact that the stupid mailman threw the package over my 7-foot fence and landed on the lawn, this Brother ADS-1200 seems to have worked okay. I am very happy with it and I am very impressed with its convenience and use. Although the Officejet Pro 8600 is still capable of scanning certain types of thicker media this smaller scanner will never be able to, it is the smaller receipts that this little one will not be beat. That older 8600 has already scanned thousands of items, it is time to give it a break. I am still on the early stages of...

United States on Nov 02, 2021

Shimew: Disappointed with Amazon's lack of follow up

Australia on Jul 31, 2021

campos: Es un producto muy pequeño., pero muy efectivo. Cumplió las espectativas

Mexico on May 24, 2021

SOFIA SCHULTESOFIA SCHULTE: La verdad si me gusto, es muy fácil de usar , no es necesario usar el wifi, con el puro cable se conecta y listo!!!

Mexico on Feb 22, 2021