Product comparison · 2 scanners

Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner vs Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner

26specifications compared
19differ
7identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

The Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner has 27.4 W more power consumption (typical) than the Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner (30 W vs 2.6 W). The Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner has 1.1 W more power consumption (standby) than the Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner (1.4 W vs 0.3 W). The Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner has 322 mm more width than the Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner (623 mm vs 301 mm). Only the Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner has duplex scanning. Maximum scan size: 215.9 x 1828.8 mm on the Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner, 304.8 x 431.8 mm on the Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner.

Maximum scan size
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:215.9 x 1828.8 mm
- A320E Flatbed scanner:304.8 x 431.8 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:600 x 600 DPI
- A320E Flatbed scanner:800 x 800 DPI
Duplex scanning
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:No
- A320E Flatbed scanner:Yes
Black/white scanning colour modes
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:Grayscale
- A320E Flatbed scanner:Grayscale, Monochrome
Scanner type
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:Handheld scanner
- A320E Flatbed scanner:Flatbed scanner
Product colour
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:Black, White
- A320E Flatbed scanner:White
Sensor type
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:CIS
- A320E Flatbed scanner:CCD
Scan drivers
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:SANE, TWAIN, WIA
- A320E Flatbed scanner:TWAIN

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Comparison of DS-640E, A320E
80 specifications	A Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner Model DS-640E View product	B Plustek A320E Flatbed scanner Model A320E View product
Scanning4 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	215.9 x 1828.8 mm	304.8 x 431.8 mm
Enhanced scan resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	800 x 800 DPI
Duplex scanningDiffers	No	Yes
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Black/white scanning colour modesDiffers	Grayscale	Grayscale, Monochrome
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 bit
Film scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 sec/page
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Handheld scanner	Flatbed scanner
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Performance2 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CIS	CCD
Scan file formatsKnown for one	PDF, TIFF, JPEG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversDiffers	SANE, TWAIN, WIA	TWAIN
Scanning noise levelKnown for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (max)Known for one	42 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 pages
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Scanning media types supportedKnown for one	Plain paper, Plastic Card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Long-paper modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (max)Known for one	1.24 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plastic card media weightKnown for one	35 - 270 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	35 - 270 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	2.6 W	30 W
Power supply typeDiffers	USB	AC
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.4 W	0.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.01 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 W
CurrentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.25 A
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	301 mm	623 mm
DepthDiffers	36.8 mm	400 mm
HeightDiffers	50.6 mm	140 mm
WeightDiffers	849 g	7.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	377 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	162 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	76 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	849 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Micro-USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plustek DocAction Plustek DocTWAIN Plustek MacAction Plustek ICA
System requirements2 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave	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 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PentiumR IV 2.4 GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum media lengthKnown for one	182.9 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum media widthKnown for one	215.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan media weightKnown for one	35 - 270 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Pallet typeKnown for one	800 x 1200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	240 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84716070	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one	8 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one	80 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	16.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	242 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN Compliant
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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