Product comparison · 2 scanners

Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner vs Plustek ePhoto Z300

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld 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 DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner has 11.1 mm more width than the Plustek ePhoto Z300 (301 mm vs 289.9 mm). The Plustek ePhoto Z300 has 123.8 mm more depth than the Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner (160.6 mm vs 36.8 mm). Maximum scan size: 215.9 x 1828.8 mm on the Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner, 215.9 x 297.18 mm on the Plustek ePhoto Z300. Scanner type: Handheld scanner on the Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner, Photo scanner on the Plustek ePhoto Z300.

Maximum scan size
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:215.9 x 1828.8 mm
- ePhoto Z300:215.9 x 297.18 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:600 x 600 DPI
- ePhoto Z300:300 x 600 DPI
Scanner type
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:Handheld scanner
- ePhoto Z300:Photo scanner
Product colour
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:Black, White
- ePhoto Z300:Blue, White
Sensor type
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:CIS
- ePhoto Z300:CCD
Scanning media types supported
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:Plain paper, Plastic Card
- ePhoto Z300:Photo paper
USB version
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- ePhoto Z300:2.0
USB connector type
- DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner:USB Type-C
- ePhoto Z300:USB Type-B

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of DS-640E, ePhoto Z300
69 specifications	A Brother DS-640E scanner Handheld scanner Model DS-640E View product	B Plustek ePhoto Z300 View product
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	215.9 x 1828.8 mm	215.9 x 297.18 mm
Enhanced scan resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 600 DPI
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output monochrome depthKnown for one	1 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 modesKnown for one	Grayscale	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Handheld scanner	Photo scanner
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Blue, White
Performance1 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 driversKnown for one	SANE, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Light sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LED
Paper handling1 differ
Scanning media types supportedDiffers	Plain paper, Plastic Card	Photo paper
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 & interfaces2 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB connector typeDiffers	USB Type-C	USB Type-B
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeDiffers	USB	DC
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.01 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
CurrentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.75 A
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	301 mm	289.9 mm
DepthDiffers	36.8 mm	160.6 mm
HeightDiffers	50.6 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	849 g	1.48 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
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 10.8 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 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 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More scanner comparisons

All scanner comparisons