My family's paperwork storage has really gotten out of hand over the last couple years. My wife and I keep all of our purchase / payment records for anything other than food, and after 15 years of accumulating paperwork, receipts, invoices, bills, taxes, and a myriad of other things, we got up to our third filing box. It was filling up *much* more quickly than prior, as we now have three children's worth of school/medical/(etc) being filed away in addition to our 'normal' inflow... So I decided it was time to digitize!
I set up a self-hosted Paperless-NGX server/application, the different document types (receipts, medical, taxes, et al), configured automated tagging and filing based on keywords and whatnot, and was finally ready to start scanning. I had no idea what I was in for with trying to use an all-in-one for this - absolutely no idea.
We have an HP OfficeJet that has a 35 page capacity document feeder for scanning, and I frankly thought this would be perfect. It's a bit older at this point, but we've kept it because we can use whatever ink we want, the prints look better than average, and it never seems to jam except due to human error... But I'd no idea how SLOW this would be. Sometimes 8-10 minutes for a stack of papers! So I'd walk away to do something else for a minute, come back, and find it had decided to double-feed several times, requiring me to re-scan the whole stack... Again. This was made many times worse by the fact that many of the docs we're needing to scan came in the mail folded at one point, and it seemed the creases in the paper would 'catch' for those far more than others.
Finally opted for this scanner - I'm responsible for the network in our house, and I didn't want another wifi device that eventually would stop receiving updates and become vulnerable to security exploits over the air 5-7 years down the line, and this hard-wired option fit the bill perfectly. It also seems to fair FAR better at handling difficult-to-feed papers than anything I've worked with before. The scans are crisp enough that the OCR (optical character recognition, the part of the Paperless server that makes the generated PDF's searchable) has yet to have any issues misidentifying letters/words or numbers. Double-sided is possible in a single pass (no more flipping them over and running them back through for the other side).
And this thing is WICKED FAST, especially compared to our old officejet. I know there are faster units out there, but given I've so many different types of documents to scan (and hence need to choose a different profile to use so they scan 1-sided vs 2, color vs B/W, etc), I can't say that I think it scanning any faster would actually be of much benefit to me.
The UI (browser based) takes some getting used to, and is frankly a bit clunky... But once you get it set up, you pretty well never have to mess with it again, so that's became a non-issue to me.
One of the easiest 5 star reviews I've ever written!
Brother ADS-4300N Professional Desktop Scanner with Fast Scan Speeds, Duplex, and Networking
4.2 | 32 ratings
Price: 349.99
Last update: 08-29-2024
About this item
ROBUST CAPTURE SOLUTION: The Brother ADS-4300N Professional Desktop Scanner is a great choice for busy offices and workgroups, built for the demands of how work now works
FAST, MULTI-PAGE SCANNING: Scans single and double-sided materials in a single pass, in both color and black / white, at up to 40ppm(1) for increased productivity. Quickly scan a variety of document sizes and types via the large, 80-page capacity auto document feeder to help optimize efficiency. Add additional sheets with continuous scanning mode for even greater productivity.
EASILY ADAPTS TO YOUR EXISTING WORKFLOWS: Provides wide driver support (TWAIN, WIA, ISIS, and SANE) for easy integration, as well as a number of scan-to destinations including email, cloud services(2), SharePoint, SSH Server (SFTP), USB memory stick, and more.
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY: Features built-in Ethernet network interface to easily set up and share on your network. Scan-to your mobile device(3) with AirPrint and Brother Mobile Connect.
TRIPLE LAYER SECURITY: Offers Triple Layer Security features to help safeguard sensitive documents and securely connect to the device and network.
TRIPLE LAYER SECURITY: Offers Triple Layer Security features to help safeguard sensitive documents and securely connect to the device and network removal, as well as Kofax VRS Elite / Kofax Express compatibility for optimal scan results.
FAST, MULTI-PAGE SCANNING: Scans single and double-sided materials in a single pass, in both color and black / white, at up to 40ppm(1) for increased productivity. Quickly scan a variety of document sizes and types via the large, 80-page capacity auto document feeder to help optimize efficiency. Add additional sheets with continuous scanning mode for even greater productivity.
EASILY ADAPTS TO YOUR EXISTING WORKFLOWS: Provides wide driver support (TWAIN, WIA, ISIS, and SANE) for easy integration, as well as a number of scan-to destinations including email, cloud services(2), SharePoint, SSH Server (SFTP), USB memory stick, and more.
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY: Features built-in Ethernet network interface to easily set up and share on your network. Scan-to your mobile device(3) with AirPrint and Brother Mobile Connect.
TRIPLE LAYER SECURITY: Offers Triple Layer Security features to help safeguard sensitive documents and securely connect to the device and network.
TRIPLE LAYER SECURITY: Offers Triple Layer Security features to help safeguard sensitive documents and securely connect to the device and network removal, as well as Kofax VRS Elite / Kofax Express compatibility for optimal scan results.
Product information
| Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 11.7 x 8.5 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 6.1 pounds |
| ASIN | B09TRWDQM4 |
| Item model number | ADS4300N |
| Customer Reviews |
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars
31 ratings
4.5 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #32,649 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #25 in Document Scanners |
| Date First Available | May 16, 2022 |
| Manufacturer | Brother |
| Country of Origin | China |
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Brent
Puts all-in-ones to shame - I should've done this *so much earlier*
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