Brother - ADS-1500W Compact Wireless Color Duplex Desktop Scanner with Web Connectivity - White

Work fast aslo very good and easy storage when putting it away.

I have two larger scanners used for big projects. Problem is everyday I don't have a large project. But everyday I have a few things to scan in the course of my day. I used to pile up documents to scan once a week but it just wasn't getting it. So I go to Best Buy and pick-up this scanner for use on the go and when I travel. This Brother scanner is great! I'm now able to scan documents on the go. No longer do have have a bin labeled to scan. My productivity has increased and now instead of needing to find a document from a customer it's already on my computer or iPad. I've used this scanner to scan over a seven hundred documents in 6 weeks and it works great. I use Adobe Acobat Professional and it works pretty good with the latest version but once there was a software glitch after 200 scans that day. So I go to my older version of Adobe Acrobat Professional with this scanner and there is no problems for the rest of that day. I'm back to using the latest version and there are no troubles but I haven't scanned that many documents in one day since. The scanner has a USB port and all the bells and whistles needed to do different types of work when needed. Glad I purchased this product.

Only had this scanner for a few weeks now but so far it has worked very well. I scan 6 - 12 documents a day to send to different members of a non profit organization. The wi fi capability is very nice. A little tricky to setup but that's true for most wi fi connections. Overall setup was fairly simple. Came with some nice software packages that help you scan and manage documents. The scan speed is very fast compared to the all in one printer/scanners I have been using and the scan quality is very good. I can easily read all the fine print of scanned documents. Overall I'm very happy with this product.

Scanner can be slow when scanning color documents in wireless mode. It is faster when using the supplied USB cable. Tends to jam sometimes when scanning multiple pages that are crisp. Overall it is decent scanner. It came with Paperport SE 12. I haven't used other scanning software so I find this software decent. Paperport SE 12 also sees the scanner on my officejet. I have not used it with the officejet and eventually will to do the light scanning.

The software for organizing folders (where you can put receipts into specific categories you determine) is very limited. Hard to organize items. You must self-learn through experimentation how to set categories, re-organize them if you chose and add/delete non appropriate vendors, categories for a specific folder. Also, the reports format is not changeable. They come pre-set with large data about the user and you cannot add or change fields in specific reports. For me this was a very big disappointment. As to the machine itself, I really like it...again my main disappointment is with the software. I called Brother Support and was told that part of their software package (OCR) comes from a different vendor and if I needed help I would have to go to them. For a casual user and one who is not needing detailed and customizable reports...this is a very nice unit. Otherwise, I would find it hard to recommend to others.

I have been on the hunt for a document scanner that didn't cost a fortune. The ads-15w was on sale. I have a mac and the setup was easy but didn't seem to have as many options as the window version of the software. I scanned some items. The scanning was smooth. The machine is solid and well made. I was looking for a scanner that would make 20 seperate files out of 20 sheets of paper that would be loaded. I wanted to be able to walk away. I would have to enter each sheet in seperately to get seperate files which defeated the purpose for me. I tried to talk myself into keeping it but in the end I had to return it. I'm still on the hunt. If you are looking for a good portable scanner. This is a great scanner.

The scanner is fairly simple to use. It seems to deliver what was advertised on the box. The applications are descent but could use a little more improvement to function more intuitively. For example, scanned business cards don't line up very well. Older similar programs have shown that business card scanning and data collection can be streamlined to be intuitive and immediately useful. Overall, the product gets what it essentially was purchased for at a descent price.

I really like this scanner although I have not used it full capabilities. I used to scan a page at a time on my printer scanner, so it took a while to scan things. Now with this scanner I could scan multiple pages quickly and it also scans both sides. I have only used it while its hooked up to the computer but it could also scan to a flash drive if your sitting in front of tv and don't have it connect. I really recommend this product to people that want to go paper less.