Imagecenter ADS-3000N-US Document Scanner, Black
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MP on Amazon
7 years ago
07/13/2016, 05:37 AM
No Color TIFFs
Overall a pretty nice scanner. I was looking for a durable network scanner with a decent size ADF and fast scan speed to scan directly to an SFTP fileserver. The Brother ADS-3000N handles that pretty nicely, but unfortunately it can't create color TIFFs. You can do grayscale or color PDF, Secure PDF, PDF/A, Signed PDF, JPEG, or XPS, but TIFF is only B&W, which was a show-stopper for me as that's what's required by my software vendor. This was hidden in the manual (page 187 of 318) and I missed it until I was setting one of them up.
I really like how you can have so many different scan profiles with different settings and destinations, and physically they feel pretty substantial compared to some of the desktop ADF scanners I've used previously. I certainly don't believe the 5,000 page duty cycle that it is rated at (those assume you're running it in a cleanroom under optimal circumstances and not real-world conditions), but I think they would take quite a lot of use.... unfortunately I didn't get a chance to really put them through the paces.
apoem on Amazon
7 years ago
02/15/2016, 15:54 PM
Does a good job.
I have never had a scanner such as this and now I'm glad I have it. I am not someone who has ever seen the need to spend a lot of money on a scanner so I have don't have one to compare this one to. I can give you the simple household only user review.
I was impressed with how heavy this thing is right off the bet. My first impression was was that this was well made piece of equipment that wasn't going to fall apart when I put it to work.
I am thrilled that it does double sided as it speeds up the time scanning the douments that I want scanned. It scans very quickly too.
Another positive is that you do not need to be hooked up to a pc to use this. This means I'm able to haul it out to the garage and scan the documents I have filed. This prevents a lot of back and forth for me. I also like the options that the buttons provide.
I would consider this a worthwhile purchase. Considering the use I have gotten out of this and the anticipated future use, I imagine that this would be replaced if it were not working.
Enjoy.
Lon J. Seidman on Amazon
7 years ago
02/12/2016, 16:37 PM
Excellent and super fast document scanner that can work without a computer.
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Video review to follow soon.
This scanner might finally be the one to best my beloved Fujitsu ix500 due to how less draconian it is for working with multiple network users. In fact it doesn't even need a PC to operate, and I suggest not even installing the PC based software unless you need some of its included OCR software.
The three buttons on the front can be configured via the scanner's internal web server to send documents to specific network locations either via Windows file sharing (Samba), FTP, SFTP, or to Sharepoint destinations. While only three buttons can be active at once, many more profiles can be configured and swapped in as needed through the web interface. I have been scanning documents to a NAS device on my network and it works just fine with and without user names and passwords.
Brother also has a mobile app for iOS and Android that can find the scanner on the network automatically and pull documents through that way. The mobile device can then pass the document off to Evernote and other apps compatible with PDF documents. It can also be emailed from there as well. A USB port on the side of the scanner will allow for direct scanning to a USB memory stick, again without the need for a PC in the middle.
The scanner is extremely fast and includes a workable multifeed detection. When it detects a multi-feed it will save the work it has done and stop, at which point the document can be restacked and continued although a new file will need to be created and merged with the first portion on a PC. It scans both sides of a page simultaneously and will automatically reject blank pages if you have a mix of double sided and single sided documents.
A bunch of included software is included for OCR and document management. The included OCR software can work by opening one of the PDF files on the network drive after it's scanned, or configure the scanner to shoot the document directly into the PC that has the OCR software installed for character recognition.
Why do I like this better than the Fujitsu? Because it doesn't need software installed on a PC to work. The Fujitsu does have network scanning capabilities but it needs to get 'locked' to a particular computer first. Changing the paired PC on the Fujitsu requires unpairing from one and repairing with the other one - a real pain especially when you just want to do a quick scan to your laptop vs. desktop. This one will just fire off documents to a network drive or USB stick and can work with multiple PCs too.
While this scanner doesn't have a built in email client I have found for my purposes that the ability to connect to local NAS devices is just as useful.
Lon J. Seidman on Amazon
7 years ago
02/12/2016, 10:44 AM
Excellent and super fast document scanner that can work without a computer.
Video review to follow soon.
This scanner might finally be the one to best my beloved Fujitsu ix500 due to how less draconian it is for working with multiple network users. In fact it doesn't even need a PC to operate, and I suggest not even installing the PC based software unless you need some of its included OCR software.
The three buttons on the front can be configured via the scanner's internal web server to send documents to specific network locations either via Windows file sharing (Samba), FTP, SFTP, or to Sharepoint destinations. While only three buttons can be active at once, many more profiles can be configured and swapped in as needed through the web interface. I have been scanning documents to a NAS device on my network and it works just fine with and without user names and passwords.
Brother also has a mobile app for iOS and Android that can find the scanner on the network automatically and pull documents through that way. The mobile device can then pass the document off to Evernote and other apps compatible with PDF documents. It can also be emailed from there as well. A USB port on the side of the scanner will allow for direct scanning to a USB memory stick, again without the need for a PC in the middle.
The scanner is extremely fast and includes a workable multifeed detection. When it detects a multi-feed it will save the work it has done and stop, at which point the document can be restacked and continued although a new file will need to be created and merged with the first portion on a PC. It scans both sides of a page simultaneously and will automatically reject blank pages if you have a mix of double sided and single sided documents.
A bunch of included software is included for OCR and document management. The included OCR software can work by opening one of the PDF files on the network drive after it's scanned, or configure the scanner to shoot the document directly into the PC that has the OCR software installed for character recognition.
Why do I like this better than the Fujitsu? Because it doesn't need software installed on a PC to work. The Fujitsu does have network scanning capabilities but it needs to get 'locked' to a particular computer first. Changing the paired PC on the Fujitsu requires unpairing from one and repairing with the other one - a real pain especially when you just want to do a quick scan to your laptop vs. desktop. This one will just fire off documents to a network drive or USB stick and can work with multiple PCs too.
While this scanner doesn't have a built in email client I have found for my purposes that the ability to connect to local NAS devices is just as useful.
J. Fuchs on Amazon
7 years ago
02/12/2016, 01:10 AM
Lightening fast and super easy to set up and use
I thought my Mom's scanner -- A Fujitsu ScanSnap -- was lightening fast at 25 PPS, but this one is twice as fast. And the quality of the scans even at 50 pages per second is great.
The only downside is the weight - this baby is heavy.
If you need this much speed for a lot of heavy duty scanning, this is a great, attractive choice that will do what you need to and is easy to use.
If you're looking at a scanner for a home office and are not going to have someone dedicated to doing online filing much of the day, you might want to consider the ScanSnap. It's less expensive and much easier to move around, plus it takes up less space.
Either way, though, you can't go wrong. You'll never go back to paper filing.
Michael on Amazon
7 years ago
02/06/2016, 19:08 PM
Scan to a server/network share/ftp with a single button press!
This long review, so the short version is that I really like it. If three network locations is enough, this is a great small office device. Rather than having a scanning computer or having a Snapscan on every computer, you can walk up and scan to three network location (without interacting with a computer at all). It's so much faster that the multi-function printer (mfp) in most small offices. You put stuff in it, press one of three buttons, and off it goes!
On with the super long review:
I'm a Fujitsu Snapscan guy. They're very reliable (I have an office that had the same S500's from 2005-2015). But I also know they aren't perfect. If you need twain, you have to pay an arm and a leg to stay with Fujitsu. (I use Epson for twain, but they're not nearly as reliable). And don't even think about network scanning without spending a grand and a half!
This Brother ADS-3000N is a really cool network scanner. My first impression is that it's better build quality than many Brother printers. It's a heavy little bugger! My impression after two weeks is that I can use this in a lot of offices as long as three network locations are enough.
It scans very quickly. Like most scanners, it has two sensors so it scans double sided just as fast as single-sided. Brother calls it a 50 pages per minute when you're doing double sided, but it's really up to 25 double-sided or single-sided pages per minute. The snapscan ix500 is the exact same thing. The Snapscan says it's up to 25 pages per minute, but they also mean single or double-sided.
I've had no problems sending multiple sizes and types of paper. It has an ultrasonic sensor so it knows if two pages get through instead of one. You can easily scan sheets of paper or long receipts. Everything I've thrown at it so far has scanned! Unless you have a big expensive copier, it's so much faster scanning than your multi-function printer!
I really like the three programmable destination buttons! I programmed the three buttons to go to three different folders on my NAS as I've been testing this. I instantly scan business receipts to one folder, personal receipts to another, and documents to a third. I'm now instantly scanning and organizing!
The network feature and the three buttons have shaved tons of time from my scanning because I don't have to organize while I scan! And it's literally one button press to scan! On my all-in-one printer, I have to hit scan, hit address book, pick an address, press ok, and then press scan again... And my MFP is less than half as fast at scanning (and even slower for double-sided).
It comes with some software: "Bundled with a valuable software suite" ... The software is Abbyy Finereader pro 11, Abbyy PDF Transformer Plus, Nuance Paperprort 14 SE, and Brother software. It's all ok, but it's no Acrobat. The Snapscan scanners come with Acrobat standard and that's a pretty big plus.
It is bigger and heavier than a snapscan. It needs a wired network connection. (It can work usb, but just buy a Snapscan ix500 if you only want USB). Figuring out the install and software is clunky and you need a techy person to install it. The manuals are really confusing because they have a lot of info on two more advanced models that don't even exist yet and work completely different than this model.
But beyond the issues, this is really working for me. A lot of the offices that have snapscans either have it only at one desktop or they have scanners everywhere all through the office. This one scanning could take the place of multiple USB scanners because you can walk up to it and send right to the server/NAS/shared folder!
I know that a standalone multi-function printer can do more and have a lot more options of where to send. And I have a lot of offices running large copiers that just need a lot more destinations than three. But for the small office, I think this is enough. It's super quick, and it works great!
X. Fossor on Amazon
7 years ago
02/06/2016, 15:54 PM
Very, Very Nice. But Not Sure the Networking Capability & Increased Daily Duty Cycle is Worth the Increased Cost....
I have (and have extensively used) both theBrother ImageCenter ADS-2000 High Speed Document Scanner, Blackand theBrother High Speed Desktop Document Scanner (ImageCenter ADS-2000e). I love these scanners: they're super speedy (Brother states they scan at 24 pages per minute), the included software allows for a great amount of flexibility, and the footprint when folded up makes them somewhat portable.
This ADS-3000n improves upon one of the 2000/2000e's virtues, ties with another, and loses against the third. It improves upon the 2000/2000e by seemingly upping the max scan speed to 50 pages per minute. It ties with the 2000/2000e in that it uses the same control panel software of the 2000e (the 2000 uses an earlier version of the Brother Control Panel software). And it loses against the 2000/2000e in that it is not really very portable (it can be toted around, but it doesn't fold up in the neatest of packages as the 2000/2000e does).
But this knock on portability is really not a problem as the ADS-3000n is not meant to be (frequently) moved. Instead, it's meant for the SOHO (small office/home office) where it will be connected to a wired network. But this issue of portability is worth mentioning because I'm sure I'm not alone in having a "SOHO in a suitcase" (my SOHO is packed in and out of aVaultz Locking Chest, Letter and Legal Size, 17.5 x 14 x 12.5 Inches, Black (VZ01008)and packing up the ADS-3000n just doesn't quite work; instead, I pack/unpack the ADS-2000e). So if portability is important I would urge the prospective buyer to think about the ADS-2000 or ADS-2000e.
But even if portability isn't important one might want to consider the ADS-2000 or ADS-2000e anyway. Why? Well, networking aside, the 2000/2000e holds up quite nicely to the ADS-3000n. Though the ADS-3000n is advertised to run at twice the scanning speed, in practice I found the speeds to be just about the same. Resolution is the same (600/1200).
So the prospective buyer will have to consider if the networking capability and higher daily duty cycle of the ADS-3000n (5000 pages to 1500 pages of the 2000/2000e) is worth the extra cost ($340 more than the ADS-2000e and $420 more than the ADS-2000 on Amazon at the time of this review). Yes, the networking is cool. And the increased scan count per day could be important. But I could buy 2 ADS-2000e for the cost of one ADS-3000n (or 2.5 ADS-2000) and get similar performance. (FYI, I reviewed both the ADS-2000 and ADS-2000e and gave each 5 stars; I still lean toward the ADS-2000, though, because it's $80 cheaper than the essentially identical ADS-2000e.)
So while I love this ADS-3000n, I find the networking capability and higher cycle count not worth the premium paid to get them. Remember, one buys a scanner for its scanning ability and this ADS-3000n scans no better (or faster, in practice) than either the ADS-2000 or ADS-2000e. If you take a look at the product brochures (found on the Brother web site) you'll find that these scanners are pretty comparable in capability and features (except, of course, for the networking and daily duty cycle count).
In the end, if you need networking and an allegedly more rugged scanner, there's no reason not to buy this ADS-3000n. But if the premium to get these benefits is too steep, you can get pretty much the same scanning capabilities at a lower cost with the ADS-2000 or ADS-2000e. For me, for example, I'd rather have two ADS-2000e scanners for less than the cost of one ADS-3000n and avoid the networking issue entirely (especially since much of my scanning are documents of a sensitive, personal, legally-must-be-protected type).
Summary: Nice, but there are better alternatives (at least, that's the way it played out for me with my SOHO set-up).
Jeffrey Van Wagoner on Amazon
7 years ago
02/05/2016, 07:29 AM
Comparison with the Fujitsu ScanSnap IX500
I did a comparison with the Fujitsu ScanSnap IX500 since I have both units.
They are both roughly the same size, with the ScanSnap being slightly smaller. Their specs are similar, except that the Brother scanner has double the speed - 50 PPM vs. 25 PPM. The Brother is also a true network scanner, while the ScanSnap is not. The ScanSnap is a true wireless scanner, while the Brother is not.
Set up for both was quite simple, though I had a hard time getting it to talk through the network. I had no problem setting it up with the USB cable, but could not get the network to see it initially. Several days later, I tried again and it worked. I have no idea what I did to make it work, but now it works on all computers without any problem. I have since disconnected the USB cable and am only using a network cable so that we can use it on any of the computers on our network. The only thing you need to do to set it up on a network computer is to install the software.
The ScanSnap has only one button that automatically starts a scan and then after scanning, brings up a list of options of what to do with the scan such as photos, documents, OCR, Evernote, dropbox, etc. The Brother has 6 buttons that can be programmed to do any of the options that ScanSnap gives you, but this only works if you are connected through the USB. If you are connected through the network, you need to place the documents in the document holder, go to the computer you want to scan to, and then push the appropriate software button to say what type of document you want to scan. Both of them could scan to any type of software you wanted to use, with the Brother being easier to customize what you want to scan to. Both have their advantages and I'm not sure what I like better.
Both scanners can be used with mobile devices on your network.
I was impressed more with ScanSnap's ability to automatically figure out the document type and auto straighten documents than the Brother. I did a test by running several document types (all bunched together) through each scanner. They both could detect and skip blank pages. The ScanSnap easily was able to figure out if the document were B&W, grayscale, or color. The Brother made some mistakes. The ScanSnap was able to straighten grossly misaligned documents, while the Brother did not. They both did well with slightly misaligned documents.
Overall, I thought both scanners operated very well, though I still like the ScanSnap better because of its ability to handle multiple document types and misalignments at a time. Part of the reason is that the ScanSnap is more of a consumer scanner, and the Brother is more of a business scanner and I am a consumer.
Brother advantages:
1. Speed - 50 ppm vs 25 ppm
2. Network printer - If you want to use this scanner on multiple computers on a network, this is the way to go.
Brother disadvantages:
1. Not a wireless scanner - Not a huge deal where you want to use it as a network scanner.
2. Did not auto detect and auto align as well as the ScanSnap.
3. Price - about $250 more than the ScanSnap - Probably worth it if you need the speed and network capability, but not so for a consumer scanner.
Overall a very good document scanner.
L. Wylde on Amazon
7 years ago
02/01/2016, 16:05 PM
Incredibly fast and efficient
I was pleasantly surprised at how compact this machine is; it fits reasonably into our home office. It connects to your wireless network so you can print from your smartphone or tablet, and setup was quick and simple. Unlike scanners that scan one side of the paper, feed it back and then scan the second side, this machine scans both sides of the document in one trip through, making it incredibly fast and efficient. You can scan a LOT of material in a short amount of time with this, which was exactly what I had hoped! Five stars.