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Brother ADS-2100

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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2 editorial reviews
Brother ADS-2100e (Electronic): 4.7 out of 5 stars from 3 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
Brother's desktop document scanner comes with the ability to scan directly to USB devices, but the image quality and speed can't quite match the offerings from competitors such as Canon.Read more
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Pros

  • fast and the scan quality is good
  • sturdy and robust

Cons

  • The working scanner has become useless now
  • poor image quality
  • slow speed and a low daily usage
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Key specs

  • yes
  • 50 sheets
  • yes
  • CMOS dual CIS
  • yes
  • yes
  • yes
  • 600, 600 px
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Brother ADS-2100 - Pros & Cons

Brother ADS-2100

Pros

  • fast and the scan quality is good
  • sturdy and robust

Cons

  • The working scanner has become useless now
  • poor image quality
  • slow speed and a low daily usage
  • the post-job processing slowed things down further
  • ADS-2100 struggled to reproduce subtle shade progressions
  • the hardware and software are slow and there are a couple of omissions

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Brother ADS-2100 - Full Specifications

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General
Sensor typeCMOS dual CIS
Duplex scanningyes
Colour scanningyes
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Dimensions
Width8.66 in
Height11.77 in
Depth7.05 in
Weight7.28 lb
Scanning surface (depth)14.0 in
Scanning surface (width)8.5 in
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Technical details
Auto document feeder (ADF) media weight52 - 200
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity50.0 sheets
Scan drivers
  • ISIS
  • TWAIN
  • WIA
Film scanningno
Capacity50.0 sheets
Multi feed detectionyes
Internal memory256.0 mB
Daily duty cycle (max)500.0 pages
Colour depth24.0 bit
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Connectivity
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0
USByes
USB version2.0
Firewireno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Touchscreenno
Document feederyes
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Scan details
Maximum scan size215.9 x 863 mm
Maximum resolution600 x 600 px
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 dpi
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)24.0 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)24.0 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)48.0 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)48.0 ppm
Output colour depth24.0 bit
Input colour depth30.0 bit
Greyscale levels256
Scan to
  • E-mail
  • File
  • Image
  • OCR
  • USB
Scanning media types supportedPlain paper
Scan file formats
  • JPG
  • PDF
  • TIFF
Minimum scan area (ADF)51 x 70 mm
Maximum scan area (ADF)215.9 x 863 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A7
  • A8
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Letteryes
Legalyes
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Compatibility
PlatformWindows
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Power
AC input frequency50.0 Hz
Power supply typeAC
Power consumption (typical)18.0 W
Power consumption (standby)7.0 W
Power consumption (off)0.3 W
EnergyStaryes

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Brother ADS-2100 Brother - Editorial Reviews (2)

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Brother ADS-2100e (Electronic): 4.7 out of 5 stars from 3 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

By Kewal
4 minute read
Brother ADS-2100 Brother ADS-2100 scanner review | IT PRO
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Published: 27.06.2012
Brother ADS-2100 scanner review | IT PRO

Brother's desktop document scanner comes with the ability to scan directly to USB devices, but the image quality and speed can't quite match the offerings from competitors such as Canon.

By Simon Handby
6 minute read

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