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Product comparison · 2 scanners

Brother ADS-2500W scanner ADF scanner vs Epson WorkForce DS-5500

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 7identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum scan size
    • 215.9 x 863 mm
    • 216 x 297 mm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Duplex scanning
    • Yes
    • No
  • Input colour depth
    • 30 bit
    • 48 bit
  • Scanner type
    • ADF scanner
    • Flatbed scanner
  • Product colour
    • Black, Grey
    • White
  • Sensor type
    • CMOS dual CIS
    • CCD
  • Scan file formats
    • JPG, PDF
    • JPG, PDF, TIFF

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Brother

ADS-2500W scanner ADF scanner

Model ADS-2500W

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Epson

WorkForce DS-5500

Model DS-5500

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Scanning4 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers215.9 x 863 mm216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Colour scanningYesYes
Duplex scanningDiffersYesNo
Input colour depthDiffers30 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Film scanningNoNo
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one8 sec/page
Enhanced scan resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one24 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one24 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one48 ipm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one48 ipm
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyWhite
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Performance4 differ
Sensor typeDiffersCMOS dual CISCCD
Light sourceKnown for oneReadyScan LED
Scan file formatsDiffersJPG, PDFJPG, PDF, TIFF
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, FTP, OCR, USBE-mail, FTP
Scan driversDiffersICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIAISIS, TWAIN, WIA
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one1500 pages
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneA4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
LegalKnown for oneYes
LetterKnown for oneYes
Scanning media types supportedKnown for oneBusiness Card, Plain paper, Plastic Card
Multi feed detectionKnown for oneYes
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for one215.9 x 863 mm
Minimum scan area (ADF)Known for one50.8 x 70.1 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portYesYes
USB version2.02.0
Optional connectivityKnown for oneEthernet
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs20 W17.5 W
Power supply typeACAC
Power consumption (standby)Differs4 W1.6 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one8.5 W
Input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
Power consumption (off)Known for one2 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers300 mm495 mm
DepthDiffers221 mm360 mm
HeightDiffers180 mm129 mm
WeightDiffers3.58 kg6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one240 mm
Package depthKnown for one596 mm
Package heightKnown for one500 mm
Package weightKnown for one8.5 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneABBYY FineReader Sprint 8.0 (Mac) ABBYY FineReader Sprint 9.0 (Win) Epson Document Capture Pro Epson Document Capture Pro Server Epson Event Manager Epson Scan EpsonNet Config
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 LionMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows ViWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one1536 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-25 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 85%
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one16 pc(s)
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84716070
Pallet gross heightKnown for one2.05 m
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cm
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one2.05 m
Pallet length (UK)Known for one120 cm
Pallet width (UK)Known for one100 cm
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one32 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one4 pc(s)
Input capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets

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