Brother Easy-to-Use Compact Desktop Scanner, ADS-1200, Fast Scan Speeds, Ideal for Home, Home Office or On-The-Go Professionals,
- COMPACT DESIGN AND FAST SCAN SPEEDS HANDLE A VARIETY OF DOCUMENTS: Scan single and double sided, documents in a single pass at up to 25 ppm1. Dedicated card slot to scan plastic cards, plus 20 page capacity auto document feeder for quick scanning
- QUICK AND EASY SCANNING WITHOUT INSTALLING SOFTWARE: Mass Storage Device support via Scan to USB for file scanning and retrieval by opening the drive on a connected PC. Use your laptop to power the ADS 1200 when connected with a USB 3.0 cable6
- EASY TO USE AND SAVES TIME: Scan documents to preset destinations like a connected PC or USB flash drive with the push of a button
- COMPATIBLE WITH THE WAY YOU WORK: Supports multiple “Scan to” destinations: File2, OCR2, Email and USB flash memory drive3 so you can optimize for your business process
- OPTIMIZE IMAGES AND TEXT: Enhance scans with automatic color detection/adjustment, image rotation (PC only), bleed through/background removal, text enhancement, color drop. Software suite5 includes document management and OCR software
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NickL –
This Brother scanner is a not a flatbed. The model I got allows one pass full duplex scanning of multiple pages. There is a cheaper single page model and a more expensive wireless model. It does NOT come with software. You must go to the provided URL to download and install it. Installation and setup was easy. It works exactly as described. You need an available USB port to connect to your PC. You can save your scans on your PC or network, or even to a USB flash drive on the available data port. My only complaint is that there is no slide out extension to hold pages for feeding the scanner. This is a minor issue. This device is fast, easy to use, and produces quality images or PDFs. It does have include app software – I like the Kofax Power PDF Standard. It also has a very small footprint. It packs a lot of power in a small device.
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.
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 using this smaller device, I am still learning from it. I mostly use it to scan smaller receipts which do come by the numbers. It will not scan narrow and excessively long receipts which I occasionally do get. These types of longer ones will get jammed and I usually cut them in half or so before I use several utility programs on my laptop to tailor them into a digital 8½ x 11 sheet. Everything so far went well. Some times you will get a lop-sided receipt but I found this freely downloadable Libre Office program having a feature to straighten them up. Although I have read a number of complaints from people buying this ADS-1200, to me I have found none. Interface software was a breeze to install. Again I am still on the learning phase of using this little beast and I will leave updates if necessary. One of things that left me breathless is how fast it scans small stacks of paper. It beats the 8600 Office Jet Pro hands down. Again – still too many features to use and explore. But so far it has been a life saver. Very, very happy with it. I am so glad I bought it.
campos –
Disappointed with Amazon’s lack of follow up
Cindy Brashares –
It is small and compact and fits well on my desk. It scans accurately. It was a good purchase for the money.
A. Agarwal –
I bought this because it was 30% cheaper than a Fujitsu with seemingly similar features.
This far is a great decision.
I have used Fujitsu for over eight years and am quite satisfied. I needed another one as I’m going to graduate school in another city.
The price of Fujitsu was a deal breaker.
I have owned a Brother printer for a few years and that gave me the confidence to try their other products. This scanner has the robustness and quickness that you expect from a scanner.
Tonantzin Valadez –
Fácil uso
MARISSOL ORDAZ –
Me gusto mucho porque es muy fácil de usar. Tiene muchas ventajas. Lo recomiendo.
jorge GOMEZ –
La verdad si me gusto, es muy fácil de usar , no es necesario usar el wifi, con el puro cable se conecta y listo!!!
jorge GOMEZ –
Es un producto muy pequeño., pero muy efectivo. Cumplió las espectativas