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Brother - ADS-1250W Wireless Compact Desktop Scanner - White
Average customer rating
3.8
(50 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 50 reviews
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Star
9
92%of customers recommend this product.
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12 out of
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Customer Reviews for Brother - ADS-1250W Wireless Compact Desktop Scanner - White
Customer Rating
1
Don't purchase!
on February 5, 2020
Posted by: lauriem66
from Huntington, WV
They don't even include the required cord to connect with the computer.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Brother scanner ADS-1250W
on January 8, 2021
Posted by: Debbie R
from Bayville, NJ
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.
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Customer Rating
1
Not as advertised
on September 24, 2022
Posted by: Georga
from Garretson SD
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased with a 30 return...I am returning the scanner. I found it time consuming to get it to operate properly, Some times it worked.. some times it just crumpled the receipts
I dont have time to play with my food...so I will not play with this scanner I have had other Brother products that perform excently....I hope that this is an exception
I dont have time to play with my food...so I will not play with this scanner I have had other Brother products that perform excently....I hope that this is an exception
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Cool little scanner
on October 15, 2022
Posted by: Debra
from Idaho
Cool little scanner. It does a great job, but it is easy to not get the papers just right and have it scan crooked. I would also like to find out if I can go straight from my scanner to my printer.
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Customer Rating
3
Easy, Compact Scanner
on October 1, 2018
Posted by: EllenC854624
from Flower Mound, TX
[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. DESIGN: The small footprint of the Brother ADS-1250W makes it easy to tuck away on a crowded desktop, and the foldable tray and feeder make it easy to travel with, without the fear of breaking it. The buttons and connections were all well-labeled and easy to figure out without instructions.FUNCTION: Once I located a USB cord that would work with the device (not included in the package) I was able to connect it to my laptop. Although I preferred to use it wirelessly, a connection to a computer is needed to set up the wireless connection. The only issues I encountered while scanning with the device came when trying to feed thin or irregular shapes. I frequently need to scan receipts for expense report, and scanning them has always been a pain point. Unfortunately this scanner sometimes struggled to feed receipts without jamming them. As long as I fed normal letter-size paper individually, the scanner performed well. With multiple pages, the odds of failure and jamming increased.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Compact document scanner
on October 5, 2018
Posted by: KevinC829423
from Plano, TX
[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. 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.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Great compact, high speed scanner with Wi-Fi
on October 6, 2018
Posted by: BarbP465233
from Chicago, IL
[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.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Love this Device
on December 20, 2019
Posted by: KarenK
from New York, NY
Exactly what I wanted - fast double sided scans in a compact small footprint. SIts on my desk next to my laptop and that pile of paper to scan is no more. On the fly scanning without standing at my flatbed is a dream.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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