This is a very nice non-color scanner. It is very easy to use, basically a plug and play. I use it a lot to scan documents that need to be retained for my job.

I don't like using this. It might be true of other compact scanners, since I've only used this one, but I dislike how hard it is to line it up so that it feeds straight. As a result, it's always crooked so you always end up with dark strips at the top and sides of each scan.

I've already commented on the item purchased. I forgot to add a comment about your service, which was excellent. I suddenly needed a scanner quickly, and identified the Brother portable. I ordered one from your website at around 4.00pm one day and it was delivered at 10.00am the next.

Need to practice to get the sheets to go in straight. Smaller than full-size sheets are even trickier; smaller items (like receipts) are impossible unless you use the plastic sleeve.

* duplex scanning * small; portable; no power brick required * easy to use * works well on photos

* tricky to feed sheets in straight * using plastic sleeve reduces contrast of scan * included software can be confusing * does not auto reverse upon jam * grey scale scan quality only so-so

Brother has a good reputation with its scanners so I decided to pick this one up. This was a nice little scanner, easy to set up and worked fine for a couple of months. Recently I tried scanning a document and the whole page appeared black.

Duplex Scanning Saves Tim

Reliability Questionable

We bought this for tracking and catagorizing receipts. It is just a scanner, returned for a Neat Receipt scanner. There was no program for doing what we wanted it to do. Our printer does just as good of a job and is wireless. If you just want a portable scanner this may work for you.

compact

I had the opportunity to try this scanner out before we bought them for our office. The quality of the scanning is top notch and scans both sides with ease.

An inexpensive portable scanner, but the competition is worth the extra cash

The Brother DS-700D is more suited to a business user who is often on the road.  Currently Brother is advertising this product at £234 while Amazon.co.uk has it listed at £197.  This mobile scanner requires a computer running Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.4 and later.

This scanner is easy to use and is quite fast for it's size. Really handy to carry around with a laptop. I like this much better than the flatbed type.