droberts57 on Amazon 6 years ago
01/14/2017, 10:59 AM
Great scanner, week software
I bought the ADS-3600W to replace an old HP 7000 Scanjet. The ADS-3600W is about twice as fast, good auto detect for double feeds, and it does a good job for auto detect of page size. intuitive and runs well and smoothly directly from my computer. There is a confusing array of software that comes with it, most of which was not helpful and trying to figure it out was a waste of time. The main Brother software allows quick scans to file, but it does not seem to allow you to scan simplex and duplex docs into the same file as was possible with the HP Smart Document Scan Software. Scanning all pages in duplex and then deleting unwanted pages in the Brother software is a real burden for a large document and the same for scanning simplex pages into one file and duplex into another, and then trying to combine and rearrange the pages is not a solution. The Paperport 14 SE doesn't seem to permit duplex scanning but requires you to scan one side and then flip the pages over and scan the backs. I am able to use Adobe Acrobat DC Professional to scan simplex and then duplex and back to simplex, and so forth, into the same file, but it requires moving between a couple of different screens and again it is hardly as straight forward as the old HP SDSS. I am also trying to resolve an issue when scanning short document that quickly backup and jam the output tray and cause the ADS-3600W to stop scanning, this seems to cancel the scan job and require you to start the entire scan over again, It appears to me that the old HP 7000 just have enough of an additional angle to the output tray that this was never an issue. Great scanner but needs better software. I have upgraded to Windows 10, the old Paperport 14 Pro is no longer compatible and you will need to upgrade to a newer version of Paperport Pro 14 to use it with this machine. BTW the price has dropped more than $50.00 since I bought this machine 2 weeks ago.