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Brother ADS-2100 Document Scanner
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Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Document Scanner
Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500
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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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4.6 out of 5
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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3.5 out of 5
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5 stars
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General

Sensor typeCMOS dual CISCMOS CISCIS
Duplex scanningyesyesyes
Colour scanningyesyesyes

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack,WhiteBlack
Touchscreennoyes
N/A
Document feederyesyesyes
Built-in display
N/A
yesno
Display type
N/A
LCD
N/A
Display diagonal
N/A
8.4 in
N/A
Document feeder type
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Button functions
N/A
N/A
  • Off
  • On
  • Scan

Dimensions

Width8.66 in12.2 in11.5 in
Height11.77 in8.46 in6.61 in
Depth7.05 in6.34 in6.26 in
Weight7.28 lb7.94 lb6.61 lb
Scanning surface (depth)14.0 in
N/A
14.17 in
Scanning surface (width)8.5 in
N/A
8.5 in

Scan details

Maximum scan size215.9 x 863 mm216 x 1000 mm216 x 863 mm
Maximum resolution600 x 600 px
N/A
600 x 600 px
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)24.0 ppm
N/A
25.0 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)24.0 ppm
N/A
25.0 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)48.0 ppm
N/A
25.0 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)48.0 ppm
N/A
25.0 ppm
Output colour depth24.0 bit24.0 bit
N/A
Input colour depth30.0 bit
N/A
N/A
Greyscale levels256
N/A
N/A
Scan to
  • E-mail
  • File
  • Image
  • OCR
  • USB
  • E-mail
  • Fax
  • File
  • FTP
  • USB
  • File
  • Image
Scanning media types supportedPlain paper
N/A
Plain paper
Scan file formats
  • JPG
  • PDF
  • TIFF
N/A
  • JPG
  • PDF
Minimum scan area (ADF)51 x 70 mm
N/A
50.8 x 50.8 mm
Maximum scan area (ADF)215.9 x 863 mm
N/A
216 x 360 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A7
  • A8
A4
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4A4
Letteryesyesyes
Legalyes
N/A
yes
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
N/A
  • B5
  • B6

Technical details

Auto document feeder (ADF) media weight52 - 200
N/A
40 - 209
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity50.0 sheets
N/A
N/A
Scan drivers
  • ISIS
  • TWAIN
  • WIA
N/A
ScanSnap
Film scanningno
N/A
no
Capacity50.0 sheets50.0 sheets50.0 sheets
Multi feed detectionyes
N/A
yes
Internal memory256.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Daily duty cycle (max)500.0 pages3000.0 pages
N/A
Colour depth24.0 bit
N/A
N/A
Light source
N/A
RGB LEDRGB LED
RoHS compliance
N/A
yesyes
Standard input capacity
N/A
50.0 sheets50.0 sheets

Compatibility

PlatformWindowsWindows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows
  • Windows

Connectivity

Standard interfacesUSB 2.0
  • RJ-45
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 1.1
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.2
  • Wireless LAN
USByesyesyes
USB version2.02.03.2
Firewireno
N/A
yes
Ethernet LAN
N/A
yes
N/A
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

AC input frequency50.0 Hz50.0 Hz50.0 Hz
Power supply typeACACAC
Power consumption (typical)18.0 W30.0 W20.0 W
Power consumption (standby)7.0 W30.0 W2.5 W
Power consumption (off)0.3 W
N/A
0.4 W
EnergyStaryesyesyes

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