Product comparison · 2 scanners

Brother ADS-2100e ADF scanner vs Brother PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner

57specifications compared
38differ
19identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:210 x 297 mm
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:218 x 5994 mm
Input colour depth
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:30 bit
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:48 bit
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:24 ppm
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:60 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:24 ppm
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:60 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:24 ipm
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:120 ipm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:24 ipm
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:120 ipm
Product colour
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:Black
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:Black, Grey
Scan drivers
- ADS-2100e ADF scanner:ICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA
- PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner:ICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA

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Comparison of ADS-2100e, PDS-5000
79 specifications	A Brother ADS-2100e ADF scanner Model ADS-2100e View product	B Brother PDS-5000 scanner ADF scanner Model PDS-5000 View product
Scanning6 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	218 x 5994 mm
Enhanced scan resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	30 bit	48 bit
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Differs	24 ppm	60 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Differs	24 ppm	60 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Differs	24 ipm	120 ipm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Differs	24 ipm	120 ipm
Black/white scanning colour modesKnown for one	Grayscale, Monochrome	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Performance4 differ
Sensor typeKnown for one	CMOS dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	JPG, PDF, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	1500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB	Cloud, E-mail, File, FTP, OCR, SMB
Scan driversDiffers	ICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA	ICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Scanning noise levelDiffers	62.5 dB	55 dB
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Button functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cancel, Off, On, Scan
Input capacityidentical
Standard input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Scanning media types supportedDiffers	Business Card, Plain paper, Plastic Card, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6, A8	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6, B8	Unknown — not stated by the source
LegalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LetterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightDiffers	52 - 110 g/m²	28 - 400 g/m²
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	18 W	59 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4 W	19 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.5 W	1.6 W
Input voltageDiffers	220-240 V	100-240 V
CurrentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	380 mm	295 mm
DepthDiffers	280 mm	320 mm
HeightDiffers	290 mm	440 mm
WeightDiffers	3.72 kg	6.29 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	383 mm	437 mm
Package depthDiffers	291 mm	296 mm
Package heightDiffers	285 mm	320 mm
Package weightDiffers	4.7 kg	7.28 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB	AC, USB
Bundled softwareDiffers	Nuance PDF Converter Professional 8 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE PageManager 9 NewSoft Presto! BizCard 6 Brother Control Center 4	Nuance OmniPage 18SE NewSoft Presto! PageManager 9
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	41 - 95 °F
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Custom media lengthKnown for one	70 - 863 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	51 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online services supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dropbox, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa
Spare part retentionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 year(s)
Logistics data6 differ
Products per palletDiffers	56 pc(s)	24 pc(s)
Layers per palletDiffers	7 pc(s)	4 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per palletDiffers	56 pc(s)	24 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerDiffers	8 pc(s)	6 pc(s)
Pallet gross heightDiffers	22.1 cm	14.1 cm
Pallet gross weightDiffers	281.2 kg	190.3 kg

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