Brother - DS-640 Compact Mobile Document Scanner - White

Put this little scanner to good use with a goal to convert paper to digital copies for clutter cleaning, it did the job quite well. My only gripe is the 1200dpi resolution option available. Many times I would get a "Memory Full" error which wouldn't take the scan or allow me to save the file. Sometimes it would allow me to bypass by scanning the same sheet a few times until the scan took or for some magical reason it could now save. It was annoying and made my little fun project into a chore. Long story short, great little scanner for home use. Has various settings for document size, color, and resolution. I've only had the "Memory Full" error while using 1200dpi (dropping down to 600dpi no issues), all other setting variations no issues. Even scanned carbon paper and the quality comes up very legible, love it. Best feature straight plug and go, small and compact, love love love.

Purchased this scanner to assist in my work from home and my personal use also. Best purchase ever, sleek, nice looking and works well. Would recommend this brand and item.

My new DS=640 is thin and light. Fits perfectly in my laptop carrying case. with the included software, scanning papers, receipts what have you, is simple and fast. The scanner driver is easy to download from Bother's website. After the installation, it includes scanning and filing software, Nuance's Paperport 14- Light. I wasn't able to test the BR-Receipt software at this time. I really like the ability to open the scanner and clear a jam or clean out the feed mechanism. I found this a flaw in some other portable scanners. The scanner holds onto the sheet being fed so you can use the scan software to feed the next page. The scans were clear and ready to file or be converted by most OCR software, straight into WORD. Great time saver. I just love my new on the go scanner. No battery runs off the usb port and turns off if not used for a g=few minutes saving my laptop's BATTERY.

We already have a flatbed scanner, “have owned many over the years” but have never had a portable one. I happen to see Brother had some new models come out so decided to give this a try as it would be nice to be able to have the scanner on the desk with the computer/laptop instead of going into another room to scan documents, and one to take with us on business trips. Unboxing: The scanner itself is considerably smaller than the box it came in. At first when I saw the box I was wondering just how large this “portable scanner” would be. To our relief it didn’t take up much room at all in the display box. Inside the scanner was well cradled in a cardboard frame and included a USB cable, guides and that’s it. Setting up: Setting up the device was pretty simple, just plug the USB cable into the right side of the unit and plug the other end of the cable into an open USB 3 port. The cable isn’t that long and do wish it was longer, another foot or two would have made it easier to move around the desk. With the USB port being on the right side you have to figure out placement so either a longer cable or putting the port on the back may have been better “nothing major to complain about though”. The software install was pretty straight forward, just go to the Brother website and download the installation package. You will have to register your device and use the included code on the bottom of the unit to register a couple of them though. Using: This compact scanner came with plenty of applications to get your scanning jobs done. You have software that you can scan and store your receipts “Br Receipts”, business card software “Presto BizCard” , regular scanning software “Brother I Print and Scan” and a nice PDF editor “Kofax Power PDF”. Using the Power PDF software was really straight forward and is really fully featured. If you do a lot of PDF work you will really appreciate it. I also have been using the Presto BizCard software and we really like it. It scans a business card in just about 2 seconds and so far has read all the information on the cards correctly. It organized all of them in an electronic rolodex and makes looking up information a snap. I’ve also tried scanning some photos, “our other scanners did that pretty good, most not that great” but I was floored just how good this one scanned some color photos. The colors on screen really matched up well with the scanned photos and when printing them out they came out very close to the original. We’ll be using this little scanner to go through all our old photos and get them scanned in. The big plus is it’s faster and more convenient to use for that as all you have to do is feed them into the slot. No messing around with covers and making sure the photos are centered or squared on the flatbed scanner. If you are looking for a compact / portable scanner I’d take a serious look at this new little Brother DS-640. It’s not very expensive and its performance is better than our other flatbed scanners, plus it’s more convenient. This one is a very basic portable scanner; it doesn’t come with all the bells and whistles. But if you need a scanner that’s more portable, has external storage or wireless connection abilities then you may want to get of the more advanced “and higher priced” models offered by Brother.

There is one thing you're going to notice about this scanner, it is very small and extremely light. This scanner is well made, it is white with black accent and it looks very nice. On the upper right corner has the start/stop button and a power indicator light. It is very simple to use, just plug it to any laptop running Windows or Mac OS, get the drivers and you're good to go. One thing I did have to do was to download the actual drivers, plugging it in and did not do the job right out the box and this was on Windows 10. In the driver installation package you get the brothers iPrint software which is easy to use. The quality of the scanned images were excellent even in color. The scanner has a small leveler which you use to adjust the paper size up to 4A (11.5), and it also scans IDs, credit cards and business cards. You can only feed one paper at a time but it is pretty cool how the device locks the paper in place once it detects it on the feeder and it scans pretty fast. This is designed for the traveler and people who work on the go, again this device is very light, compact and simple to use. However, there are some downsides, one of them being that it needs to be plugged into a laptop for it to work. Also this scanner does not have a built in battery, WiFi or Bluetooth connectivity. Overall if you don't mind having to plug this to a laptop and scan one page at a time this will definitely get the job done and is very portable. This scanner will work with Windows, Mac and even Linux. I tried it with Chrome OS but it didn't work. In the box it comes with the scanner USB3 cable and manuals. Pros: Light weight Portability Simplicity Scanned Images Design and Built quality Cons: Must be plugging to Laptop No WiFi No Bluetooth No built in battery One Page scanning