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Brother ADS-4550W ADF scanner vs Plustek ePhoto Z300

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 7identical
  • 67known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother ADS-4550W ADF scanner has 300 x 600 DPI more optical scanning resolution than the Plustek ePhoto Z300 (600 x 600 DPI vs 300 x 600 DPI). The Brother ADS-4550W ADF scanner has 10.1 mm more width than the Plustek ePhoto Z300 (300 mm vs 289.9 mm). The Brother ADS-4550W ADF scanner has 469.4 mm more depth than the Plustek ePhoto Z300 (630 mm vs 160.6 mm). Only the Brother ADS-4550W ADF scanner has built-in display. Scanner type: ADF scanner on the Brother ADS-4550W ADF scanner, Photo scanner on the Plustek ePhoto Z300.

  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 300 x 600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • ADF scanner
    • Photo scanner
  • Built-in display
    • Yes
    • No
  • Product colour
    • Black, White
    • Blue, White
  • Sensor type
    • Dual CIS
    • CCD
  • USB version
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
    • 2.0
  • Width
    • 300 mm
    • 289.9 mm
  • Depth
    • 630 mm
    • 160.6 mm

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Brother

ADS-4550W ADF scanner

Model ADS-4550W

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Plustek

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Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI300 x 600 DPI
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one35 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one35 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one70 ipm
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one70 ipm
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one215.9 x 297.18 mm
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Design3 differ
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerPhoto scanner
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlue, White
Display diagonalKnown for one7.11 cm (2.8")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneButtons, Touch
Performance1 differ
Sensor typeDiffersDual CISCCD
Scan file formatsKnown for oneJPEG, PDF, TIFF
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one5250 pages
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one105000 pages per month
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail Server, FTP, Image, Network folder, PC, SMB, USB
Scan driversKnown for oneSANE, TWAIN, WIA
Sound pressure level (max)Known for one59 dB
Light sourceKnown for oneLED
Input capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one60 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Scanning media types supportedDiffersBusiness Card, Plain paper, Plastic Card, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperPhoto paper
Long-paper modeKnown for oneYes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA3, A4
Card thickness (max)Known for one1.32 mm
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one40 - 200 g/m²
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneA4
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)2.0
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-B
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA-PSK2, WPA3-SAE, WPS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect
IPv6 supportKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneDHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS Resolver, mDNS, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, Web Services (Scan), HTTP/HTTPS server, LLMNR responder, SNTP Client
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneRA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, Web Services(Scan), SNTP Client, HTTP/HTTPS server, ICMPv6
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one25 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one2.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
Input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.7 W
Output currentKnown for one1.9 A
Output voltageKnown for one24 V
Auto power offKnown for oneYes
CurrentKnown for one0.75 A
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers300 mm289.9 mm
DepthDiffers630 mm160.6 mm
HeightDiffers290 mm158 mm
WeightDiffers2.7 kg1.48 kg
Folded widthKnown for one30 cm
Folded depthKnown for one15.4 cm
Folded heightKnown for one15.8 cm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one391 mm
Package depthKnown for one243 mm
Package heightKnown for one320 mm
Package weightKnown for one4.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
ADF paper chuteKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, USB
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
System requirements2 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneGS mark, RoHS
Custom media widthKnown for one50.8 - 215.9 mm
Maximum media lengthKnown for one5 m
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Product dimensions when closed (WxDxH)Known for one300 x 216 x 191 mm

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