This machine has been the...
Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Dee_H
This machine has been the best investment we have made. We run a non-profit rescue, and must keep track of receipts. For the first several years, we kept the physical receipts in little containers, but the printing on thermal receipts (which 90% of the receipts are) degrades with time - especially in a hot environment. We wanted to digitize, so I'd looked at several "mobile" receipt scanners before deciding to purchase this one. I am SO GLAD that I did.\n\nWe use the standard software - Brother iPrint&Scan - which could be a *little* more intuitive or perhaps come with a tutorial on how to set up the scan settings and workflows, but once you learn how to use it, it's amazing. \n\nAs you can imagine, after over ten years, we have A LOT of paper receipts. For record-keeping (IRS, tranparency, traceability of our foods, etc.) we need things sorted by year. The OLD method of scanning with a regular scanner involved sorting the receipts into piles by year, and placing on the glass, trying to get the lid on the scanner closed with the receipts in a flat position, OR taping them to - and wasting - paper. It took time and took up a LOT of workspace that we don't have in a TINY office area. Plus - all the scans went to a single folder, where I had to MANUALLY sort them by year by looking at each file to find the date of purchase. \n\nWith this Brother DSmobile DS-940DW scanner, I set up workflows for each year of receipts, by making a folder for that year and assigning that as the "scan to" destination. I can simply grab a pile of receipts, look at the receipt ONCE for the date, click the "one touch" workflow for the correct year, and scan the receipt. With that one click, the receipt is scanned into the correct folder at my selected settings, providing digitized receipts, easily! Since it scans so quickly, and automatically files them to the correct year, scanning huge piles of receipts has become a breeze!\n\nSetting up the workflows took an investment in time, but has been totally worth it in timed saved when scanning. It's light and small so easy to stow out of the way when not in use, very helpful in a cramped, small office space.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·George Kay
I've had the 740D for about 1 month now, I have not used all that much, but so far it's been relatively working well. I love the convenience of it especially the duplex scanning, portability and size. Seems well made. However, I have a few issues with it thus far. Document jams: on a few occasions, when feeding a page, if the scanner doesn't accept the document 100% perfectly, it stops, I then easily remove the page from the feeder. The iPrint app displays the "document jam" error and the only way to continue is to either close the app or unplug the unit from my laptop. Next issue is that seems like the unit is not very generous in accepting paper that is a somewhat heavier stock. Jams frequently. Last minor issue is with the iPrint app. I have a 2nd Brother Multi-function print/scanner connected, so if I decide to use the alternate device when scanning, the drop down menu only shows the current device and not the alternate printer. User must click add device and then takes you back to the devices connected page and choose from there. It's not a major issue but, my viewpoint is what's the point of the device drop-down menu if it only displays the 1 device, although there's 2 connected to the laptop. Mind you, the alternate printer L2710DW is connected both wireless and USB. I briefly procrastinated about returning it but decided that I could live with it. I'll conclude by saying that of all the years I've been using printer scanner technologies, Brother has been definitely the most reliable.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.ca·SteveW700598
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. I had the opportunity to work with the new DS-940DW mobile scanner. Overall, I was impressed with the features and capabilities. First, the scanner works independently and does not need to be hooked up to a computer to operate which is great for offsite meetings where you will need a signature but not your computer. To do this though, you need to have a micro SD card which is not included. This would have been a nice inclusion. The scanner is a single document feed and I had it scan approximately 12-15 pages per minute so it is quick but not designed to scan those 100 page documents. The size is relatively small. The best comparable I could think of is a 3 hold puncher with more of a rectangular shape. Overall the product was easy to install and use. I had read reviews of a previous generation that it was difficult to set up but my set up was a breeze with the included software. One thing I am missing is a sleeve or protective case for the scanner. I will need to find one as there is not an easy place to put it in my laptop bag I currently have. The scanner itself seemed pretty tough but with the investment and constant moving it would be nice to have a dedicated cover.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·CarolR722842
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. Included in the Box:DS Mobile DS-740D ScannerQuick Setup GuideInstructions to download BR-Receipts SoftwareBrothers Limited WarrantyCalibration sheetRegistration InformationMicro USB 3.0 CableProduct Safety GuideProsVery lightweightPortableSupports Windows and MACEasy to SetupClear Instructions Clear document images for single page and double sided. Black and white or color.Scans to PC, Laptop, Tablet, Phone, CloudBusiness Card scans legibleSoftware included to downloadConsPaper jams if more than 25-30 sheets in the feederAttempts to connect to my iPhone failed. Warning, Shock, Danger, Safety information useful but quite intimidating,I disconnect unit at night.Not compatible with BluetoothMemory card to save files not includedAllow time for battery to fully charge before use.ConclusionI recommend for home office or remote officeCost: UnknownThis is my first experience using a mobile scanner; therefore, I cannot compare it to other brands.My favorite feature is double-sided scanning
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Court
I had received this document and photo scanner for a gift and was very well pleased with the performance of this little scanner. I have limited space, so having a bulky scanner was just not an option for me. The size is quite easy to store in small places. The hardware was fairly easy to access online and set up. I have uploaded several family photos and will eventually upload to the cloud so my whole family can share all our old family photos. If your into ancestry, this will be a useful tool as well to upload those documents and old photos to your accounts to share your historical documents with relations from around the world. I have lots of plans for this great scanner. Archiving my artwork, scanning family cookbook recipes....the ideas and projects are endless. I can't wait! I still have to learn to tweak a few things to my liking and wish that after I scanned photos they would display the icon of the image itself so I can more easily separate the documents, but it may be something I can figure out how to remedy with a little research online. Overall, great product!
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·BOJO
This scanner was perfect for what I needed. I work for the City and they do not allow you to install software and hardware in their network. You have to have approval from IT which is never allowed.\nThis scanner is fast and quiet. I scanned 14 timesheets in 40 seconds. It can scan in .pdf and .jpeg formats. It scans in black and white or color. You do not need a computer because this scanner can save to a micro SD card, or to a computer via USB or Wifi. The software it came with is not the greatest and the PDF software is like a trial limited version. The instructions are terrible. If you are turning it on, short press the power button for a second. If you are turning it off, long press the power button and hold for at least 6 seconds before you let go. Otherwise it will drive you crazy with lights flashing and nothing happening. This scanner doesn't take up very much room on your desk. One thing you cannot do is scan an open book like a flat bed scanner. The page being scanned has to pass through the scanner, not unless you rip the page out of the book.\nIt cannot read a 128 GB card. The card I have in mine is 8GB and is more than enough. You can transfer your files into your computer using the scanner as an external drive.\nThe price is very affordable for the features it has. Do not forget to buy a protective case to protect your investment. I carry this scanner where ever I go.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Brian
The DS-740D is a good, small document scanner. We use it bi-weekly to process whatever has accumulated — the occasional health insurance documents (explanation of benefits) and assortment of signed contracts (ex: landscaping). \n\nThe scanner comes with a USB-A cable. But the end that plugs into the scanner uses a standard, but very rare USB connection. I wish they had used a more common connector. \n\nI use a USB-C based iPad as my daily computing device. I wish this scanner was directly compatible with iPad. I'm not a fan of WiFi models, and would love the convenience of connecting it directly to my iPad. Instead I wait and connect it to a household shared Mac mini when I need to scan things. \n\nThe scanning software is what I expect from a printer/scanner company. (the bar is very low) It's not pretty. It's not intuitive. It works.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Bill Taylor
The scanner is quite good, but the software is very inconvenient. \n1) Each workflow takes a square inch of the screen. I have more than 20 so it is hard to find the one I want. The list SHOULD be customizable like Windows Explorer - small icons, big icons, list with details, sortable by date, name, or number of images in the folder.\n2) The workflows aren't displayed in any order.\n3) I accidentally set several of them to trigger when I click the icon. I'd like to turn that on and off.\n4) 19 of my workflows put pictures into subfolders of the same master folder. I put them in the wrong place and have to move the master folder. It seems that I have to delete them all and create them all from scratch again. BAD BAD BAD!\n5) I don't know how to delete workflows. Will I end up with 40, 20 obsolete ones and 20 updated ones?\n6) If I get a jam and clear it before telling the workflow to start again, the software hasn't noticed that the jam has been cleared. I have to hit OK and trigger the workflow again.\n7) When creating workflows, browsing for the right folder should start near the most recent folder I used instead of forcing me to select a drive and then drill down to where I have created a new subfolder.\n8) When creating workflows, the default document format should be whatever I last chose.\n9) When creating folders, the default workflow name should be the name of the chosen folder.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Tom H
I was very pleasantly surprised with just how portable yet very efficient the DS-640 scanner is. Being executor for an out of state estate I had over 40 documents to scan for legal matters and needed an inexpensive scanner quickly to get the job done. Installation was very easy with clear and easily understood instructions. (There are also several good YouTube instructions and reviews) I found the scanner to easily scan various sizes smoothly and accurately with very, very good resolution. I scanned everything from a laminated driver license to full 11 X 17 documents flawlessly. The settings within the software are easily understood with easy to find abilities to change settings to each particular need. I only review products that are either very good or very bad. This scanner wins an excellent review. Well worth the inexpensive cost to get such a thorough scanner inexpensively. Highly recommend.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Amy D
This worked right out of the box and does exactly what I need it to do. I love the size and weight and the case I purchased for it fits nicely into my bag. I wish it would scan the docs to the same pdf rather than requiring me to combine them once they are all scanned but it's not a big deal considering how easy everything else has been with this.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·ShelleT513858
I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. The product connects easily. The image result is crisp and very clear. My favorite feature is how lightweight and compact it is. There was no assembly required. Product is much lighter and more compact than any I have ever used before and packs away easily. My expectations in quality standard were met in this product. I wouldn`t improve anything about this product or its features. It`s technology and usability are all I could expect in a mobile scanning device. Overall, I would say this product meets all my expectations including price, quality, and ease of use. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Thomas
I relly like it. After i read the instruction it was easy to set up if you follow instructions. The scanner works great with very good and perfect scans. The only problem I have found is that you can not feed thick paper through the scanner the paper must not be thicker than regular printer paper.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·SleepingDog
It was a good bargain to replace my multi-function printers scan feature. I couldn't get it to function on my Windows 10 PC until chatting with a Brother representative. The same software I installed for my Brother laser printer works with this as well. Just what I needed as a scanner replacement.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Sinenomine
The quality of this scanner is brilliant along with the two sided scanner it made digitising my old documents and photos a breeze. The interface is a bit data and using on iOS device leaves a little to be desired but at the end of the days it's functional and does want it is suppose to do.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Charlie_K
Been looking for something like this for a long time. After a couple of months of use the only thing on my wish list for this is if it would let you scan longer documents like car loan documents or loan documents. I could not find a setting to customize for much longer document sizes.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.ca·Abe
It's small and convenient and once you get it set up and familiarize yourself with it then you can get rid of all the paper clutter. I did have issues downloading and once it took it did take some time. I also did experience some receipt jamming because of the length of the paper.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Sailorgirl
Traveled all over with this and it worked great as a standalone scanner with my laptop. Downside - using it at home where I have a Brother multifunction print/copy/scan unit, the drivers compete with one another and one or the other never works right until you reload that driver.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·defaultForRating
Excellent portable scanner, especially for its price range. My only complaint is that it will get stuck sometimes (like 5/100 times) or that I'm not able to change scanning page sizes in the middle of a scan session - but those are just preferences, not actual inconveniences.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·dmm83
The scanner is very good. The duplex scanning saves time. The device is small and well designed. My main concern when I bought this device was reading that it couldn't be charged from the wall and had to be connected to a PC. After a bit of research and reading around I purchased a Sony CECHZA1 AC PS3 adapter which has 2 USB outlets. I can confirm that this adapter charges this scanner from the wall. It's not as convenient as just plugging a USB cable in to the wall but comes close. A bit frustrating I needed additional outlay to solve this problem but it works.\r\n\r\nI hope this info is of use to existing owners and other prospective buyers.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Erma
The scanner you’re supposed to be able to put in several sheets of paper, but I find you can only put in one piece of paper or it tells you got a paper jam and you have to pull the plug. Wait a few minutes plug it back in to continue scanning any documents.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Mark
Bought this to try to scan away my four drawer file cabinet. I have a multi function brother printer that scans... This one is so much better! Scans both sides of a page at once and it's quick in doing it. Image quality is great I see no downsides at all!
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Steve in NC
For the price, this is a good and reliable scanner. You do need to regularly clean the scanner glass area before, during, and after each use or your scanned image will have a vertical stripe or stripes running through it.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Jovee
I bought this for a massive scanning project. Set up was super easy. And I was able to crank out thousands of scans quickly. The Brother app makes it super easy to name the scans and sort into folders. \n\nI also realized its great for scanning my kids art as well as receipts & documents to file. It's so small I can easily store it nearby and pop it into the computer when I want to scan a receipt or document too.\n\nMy only complaint is I wish it was just like 1/2 wider so it could scan construction paper too. But other than that, it is above and beyond what I expected.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·June
We needed a scanner to transfer paper receipts and documents into digital format to preserve long-term, mostly for warranty and health records. The thermal receipts fade over time, so preserving them in digital format made a lot of sense. I must say, I am extremely impressed with this Brother DSmobile DS-640scanner and the Kofax Paper Port software. Of course, if you are doing a lot of scanning, you would want to upgrade to a scanner that scans both sides simutaniously and faster, but if you are just needing to preserve records, this is a great model to have.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Not me
Not as easy as it says to install. Created some issues. Having to spend a LOT of time figuring out how to get the receipts to download into separate files -- as it claims
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Bobby62914
I don't think a scanner could be made any easier to use and it's perfect for documents.\r\nEverybody that sees me use it is impressed and several of my co-workers have purchased one because of mine.\r\nTwo features that have room for improvement:\r\n1. The default name is long, too long, and only the final digits are different. The names all look the same in File Explorer because there's not enough room (no, the name is too long).\r\n2. Sometimes I get the exclamation point and don't know why. Turning the scanner off and on usually clears that.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Joanne
I am 68 years old and still getting comfortable with using devises. The thought of having to figure out how to set up a scanner and remembering how to use it was overwhelming. Your product is so user friendly, this scanner has become my new friend. It may sound lame, but I feel so smart and confident when I go through the steps to scan something. DONE! I'm sure there are many other people out there who feel the same as I do. My advise is just read the instructions they are really easy! Thank-You!
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·heyjoe
This scanner only takes one page at a time. So if you have a multipage document, you need to use a PDF editor to merge the files - SMH. It also takes a few seconds to start scanning it's one page input - it's slow. I have an older laptop, but it's not terrible with 32GB RAM and a quad code, 8 thread processor.\r\nIf one page at a time is OK, the scanner works well. The hardware is solid. The included software is decent. I use XODO to do most of my editing. However, I need to be able to scan more than one page at a time. \r\n\r\nPROS:\r\nsolid hardware, no external power supply, very portable, compact, reliable\r\n\r\nCONS:\r\none page at a time, slow to start scanning page\r\n\r\nConclusion:\r\nIf it would take more than one page, it would be a very solid scanner and value. I believe I got it for ~$100 before COVID
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·herb
Very fast and now works great. Problems when attached to a usb 2.0 hub. The 3.0 hub was needed.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·RAFAEL
So far an excellent product. I recomend it. So far an excellent product.
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