Review ID: 37102

Review Text: The Little Scanner That Tried. Brother - ADS-1200 Compact Desktop Scanner is very compact and light. This gave me high hopes when first setting the unit up. It does a decent job of scanning, but it's many 'qualifications' make it more of a hassle than using scanning apps via my smartphone. Cons: - It doesn't come with the needed cable to hook it up to your computer and it's not a common USB cable. - It is only rated to accept up to 20 pages, but I found that it had trouble keeping pages fed straight after about 10-12 pages. - The de-skew feature only works on 300 dpi or less quality. It will not work with higher resolution scans. - As a Mac user, the software is very clunky to use and the online manual was limited in clear information (mainly because it was for 3 different models). - Although it claims to work off of a powered USB port, the documentation also says that you need to have AC power for longer pages or documents. - The documentation also states that you should not use it to scan "Documents written in pencil / Documents that use coated paper / Photographs (photographic paper) / Documents printed on perforated paper / Documents that use loose-leaf paper or any paper with holes in it / ..." That's just a few of the 17 types of 'Unacceptable Documents' mentioned (see picture). In fairness, I'm used to having access to a more expensive, still-fairly-mobile scanner that takes whatever fits in the machine and handles it solidly and with great quality. It may be unfair to review this unit from that perspective. However, the limitations of the ADS-1200 cause me to compare it unfavorably with the alternative of scanning documents with my smartphone. I can't help thinking that Brother can produce a truly mobile scanner that's not so limited in what or how it scans. For now, I cannot recommend the Brother - ADS-1200 Compact Desktop Scanner. Perhaps the 1250 or 1700 are the better choice. -

Gold Attribute: {'Brand': 'brother', 'Model Number': 'ads-1200', 'Color Category': 'white', 'Model Version': 'ADS-1200', 'Networking': 'not applicable'}

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  1. Product Title: Brother - ADS-1200 Compact Duplex Desktop Document Scanner - White

    1. "Networking" : "Not Applicable",
    2. "Scan (Color) Speed" : "25 copies per minute",
    3. "Scan Method" : "Single pass",
    4. "Duplex Scan Function" : "Yes",
    5. "Product Name" : "ADS-1200 Compact Duplex Desktop Document Scanner",
    6. "Brand" : "Brother",
    7. "Model Number" : "ADS-1200",
    8. "Color" : "White",
    9. "Color Category" : "White",
    10. "Scanner Connectivity" : "Micro USB 3.0",
    11. "Minimum System Requirements" : "Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7(SP1), Windows XP, Mac OSX v10.11.6, 10.12.x, 10.3.x, Linux",
    12. "Product Height" : "3.4 inches",
    13. "Product Width" : "11.7 inches",
    14. "Maximum Document Length" : "34 inches",
    15. "Maximum Document Width" : "8.5 inches",
    16. "Product Weight" : "3.31 pounds",
    17. "Automatic Document Feeder Capacity" : "20 sheets",
    18. "Automatic Document Feeder Included" : "Yes",
    19. "Scanner Type" : "Sheetfed, Business Card, Document, Portable, Receipt Scanners",
    20. "Transparency Scanning" : "No",
    21. "Scanner Resolution" : "Up to 600 x 600",
    22. "Memory Card Slot" : "No",
    23. "File Format(s)" : "TIFF, BMP, JPEG, PNG",
    24. "Document Size" : "Letter, Legal, Executive, Memo",
    25. "Image Scanner Type" : "Dual CIS",
    26. "Grayscale Depth" : "8-bit (256 colors)",
    27. "Scan (Monochromatic) Speed" : "25 copies per minute",
    28. "Scanner Bit Depth" : "48",
    29. "Included Software" : "Kofax PaperPort(tm) SE with OCR for Windows, Brother iPrint&Scan (desktop) for Windows and Mac(r), Power PDF",
    30. "ENERGY STAR Certified" : "Yes",
    31. "TWAIN Compliant" : "Yes",
    32. "Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts" : "1 year",
    33. "Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor" : "1 year",
    34. "UPC" : "012502651956",