Brother Compact Desktop Scanner, ADS-1250W, Portable, Wireless Connectivity

So far, it is a great compact little scanner. Does great with receipts, which is the main reason I bought it. Even if the receipt is not fed straight, the software is smart enough to make the image look right.

works great

So far have only used the scanner a few times in the office - and I'm having fun with it. I can't get over how fast it zips the document out and onto my computer. Then sending the document on in and e-mail or just saving it to the desktop is so easy. Much easier then our last scanner. This one is very user friendly.

I purchased this scanner over a year ago for my business. After several months, ordered a second one. The main reasons I picked this scanner: ability to scan both sides, in color, and is wireless. There are many options for scanning the quality & type you want - and very easy to change all the scan options on your screen. It's easy to setup multiple specific workflow settings (1 sided, pdf black & white; 2 sided color, pdf or jpeg, etc.) to quickly change types of common scan jobs. Can scan multiple pages quickly, usually use 300 dpi. You can view all the pages on the screen, can rotate images, add or delete pages before naming & saving. I purchased an external hard drive to save all my scanned images of receipts, etc. so the small drive can be stored later for reference without worrying about the storage space on the computer.

Is quite pricey considering a flatbed is $200 cheaper. Seems allot more to ask for document feed and 2-sided scanning. Shipping was delayed due to 'Multiple PIN' with Canada Post and no help tracking product from Brother. Product sat in post office for 1 week. Software download not straight forward and certainly not wireless. Hence comes the real issue when Brother does not include the USB 3.0 cable needed to connect. Not an easy cable to find and I ended up paying $40 at a computer store. AND Brother Support totally DO NOT support customers in the west. Monday to Friday 9-5 eastern time. Come on. So in summary ... took 2 weeks for me to get the product and another week to get it hooked up after shopping 2 cities for the required cable. I would have sent it back except full-refund is on UNOPENED box. Not happy with total lack of support and the excess time and cost I invested in getting the machine setup. Brother should have included the $10 cable if they have any hope of loyalty from their customers.

I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. The Brother ADS-1250W document scanner is a well made product that feels sturdier than it first looks. The scanning process for a sheet is very quick and the software to work it is pretty intuitive and easy to use. You do have to download the software from Brother`s support site. In addition to the ability to scan in documents the scanner has a setting to scan "IDs". This can be used for identification cards like drivers licenses or for business cards. Both sides of the card are scanned so there is no cumbersome flipping and re-scanning. The only documentation that was provided in the package was a quick setup guide, so you also have to download from the Brother site the user manual.The quality of the scans were very good and actually a little better than I had expected them to be. The fact that there are several options of how to operate the scanner (via wifi to mobile device, connected via usb to computer, direct to usb drive) makes this a very versatile solution. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. Upon opening the box, I was pleasantly surprised at the size of the scanner. It`s slightly larger than a laminating machine. I started reading the quick setup guide that came with the scanner and the instructions seemed straightforward. Setting everything up was quick and easy until I got to the Wi-Fi set up. After trying several times, I had to ask my techie husband to give it a try. He also had a hard time getting the Wi-Fi going. I finally had to download the manual from the Brother website and thanks to the picture, we were able to get the Wi-Fi set up. They really should have put the picture in the quick setup guide that came with the scanner. The scanner itself is very compact and as a result some parts may seem flimsy. The paper guides felt flimsy and a little awkward to adjust when feeding different size pages but it isn`t a deal breaker. The actual scanner itself feels well constructed.After we finished setting up the scanner, I downloaded the Brother iPrint & Scan app on my iPhone X and Macbook and started scanning anything I could find. This little scanner was really fast compared to my current scanner and I was quite impressed with the scan that popped up once it finished. The image looked exactly like the original and the color scans were more like photos. It was definitely an upgrade from my current one. Next I scanned a stack of papers and they zipped in and out with lightning speed. The stack was a little wrinkled so the resulting scan had a few crooked images but still very clear. My final test was the card slot. I put in a credit card and again the image was crisp and clear and the scanner did not eat my card. Final thoughts. The Brother ADS-1250W is a great little scanner once you get past the Wi-Fi setup. I love how quickly it produces clear scans and I can even scan double-sided documents with one pass. My current scanner takes awhile to scan each document and since it`s a flatbed type, I have to scan each page one by one. The Brother cuts the time down drastically because you can feed up to 20 pages at a time. Overall, I`ve only had it for a short time but I`m very impressed with the size and quality of this scanner. I may just have to pack up the old one to make room for this newer one. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

No U S B cable, purchased the one ot needed per installation book. Did not ever get it to work, so I returned it.

I'd rate this 5 stars if it didn't have so many problems. When it works, it works great. I've bought three of these and each one has its own unique stubbornness, mostly during setup. I expect much more out of a company like Brother. They need to return to a simpler setup process. Oh, they THINK they've simplified it, but all they've done is make it quirky and unable to work with may setups. For instance, if your computer runs on 5G Wifi, it complicates things because this scanner only runs on 2.4. But also, there are dummy buttons on the scanner to try to control it, not anything that makes any sense or has any actual use. The documentation is poor, with at least five pages of safety information and only a page of directions for setup and use. Access to manufacturer tech support is very limited. You can do better than this, Brother, and you should!

They don't even include the required cord to connect with the computer.