Product comparison · 2 scanners

Epson WorkForce DS-530 vs Kodak Alaris i3500 Scanner

33specifications compared
23differ
10identical
66known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- WorkForce DS-530:215.9 x 6096 mm
- i3500 Scanner:305 x 863.6 mm
Duplex scanning
- WorkForce DS-530:Yes
- i3500 Scanner:No
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)
- WorkForce DS-530:35 ppm
- i3500 Scanner:110 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)
- WorkForce DS-530:35 ppm
- i3500 Scanner:110 ppm
Scanner type
- WorkForce DS-530:Sheet-fed scanner
- i3500 Scanner:ADF scanner
Light source
- WorkForce DS-530:ReadyScan LED
- i3500 Scanner:LED
Scan file formats
- WorkForce DS-530:PDF, TIFF
- i3500 Scanner:BMP, JPG, PDF, RTF, TIFF
Daily duty cycle (max)
- WorkForce DS-530:4000 pages
- i3500 Scanner:25000 pages

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Comparison of DS-530, i3500 Scanner
99 specifications	A Epson WorkForce DS-530 Model DS-530 View product	B Kodak Alaris i3500 Scanner View product
Scanning4 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	215.9 x 6096 mm	305 x 863.6 mm
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Input colour depthKnown for one	30 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Differs	35 ppm	110 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Differs	35 ppm	110 ppm
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Film scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Design1 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Sheet-fed scanner	ADF scanner
Performance5 differ
Light sourceDiffers	ReadyScan LED	LED
Scan file formatsDiffers	PDF, TIFF	BMP, JPG, PDF, RTF, TIFF
Daily duty cycle (max)Differs	4000 pages	25000 pages
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, FTP, Network folder, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversDiffers	TWAIN, SANE, WIA, ISIS	ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Ultrasonic sensorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning noise levelDiffers	6.4 dB	60 dB
Sensor typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual CCD
Barcode readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input capacity1 differ
Standard input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	300 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Scanning media types supportedKnown for one	Business Card, Plastic Card, Post Card(JPN), Thin paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A3, A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B6, B5	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
Plastic card media weightKnown for one	27 - 413 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightDiffers	27 - 413 g/m²	34 - 80 g/m²
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for one	50.8 x 50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum scan area (ADF)Known for one	215.9 x 6096 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi feed detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Media thickness (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 cm
Maximum scan widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30.5 cm
Maximum scan lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1 m
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPv6 supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, SLP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	296 mm	431.8 mm
DepthDiffers	169 mm	371 mm
HeightDiffers	176 mm	238 mm
WeightDiffers	3.7 kg	15.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	365 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	285 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4.68 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Document Capture (Mac only), Epson Document Capture Pro (Windows only), Epson Document Capture Pro Server (on free download), Epson Scan 2, Presto! BizCard 5.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Citrix XenApp 5.0, Citrix XenApp 6.0, Citrix XenApp 7.6 and above, Linux, Mac OS 10.7.x, Mac OS 10.8.x, Mac OS 10.9.x, Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows 8 RT, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7 2.0 GHz quad-core
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	100,10,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 3.0, Ethernet Interface (1000 Base-T/ 100-Base TX/ 10-Base-T) (optional)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Box contentsKnown for one	Driver and utilities, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, USB cable, Warranty document	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linear scan speed (metric)Known for one	Monochrome:35 pages/min - Color:35 pages/min measured with Size: A4 , Resolution: 200 / 300 dpi, Monochrome:70 image/min - Color:70 image/min measured with Size: A4 , Resolution: 200 / 300 dpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output resolutionsDiffers	1200 DPI	100 / 150 / 200 / 240 / 250 / 300 / 400 / 500 / 600
Printer featuresKnown for one	RGB colour dropout, Advanced Colour Dropout / Enhance, Skip blank page, A3 stitching, Punch holes removal, Advanced editing, Automatic de-skew, Automatic multi-document recognition, RGB colour enhance, Dual Image Output (Windows only), Auto-rotation, Text enhancement, Edge fill, Unsharp Mask (USM),	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner featuresKnown for one	RGB colour dropout, Advanced Colour Dropout / Enhance, Skip blank page, A3 stitching, Punch holes removal, Advanced editing, Automatic de-skew, Automatic multi-document recognition, RGB colour enhance, Dual Image Output (Windows only), Auto-rotation, Text enhancement, Edge fill, Unsharp Mask (USM),	Unknown — not stated by the source
Automatic colour mode detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Selectable background colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bar Code Reading; Perfect Page Scanning; iThresholding; adaptive threshold processing; deskew; autocrop; relative cropping; aggressive cropping; electronic colour dropout; dual stream scanning; interactive colour, brightness and contrast adjustment; automatic orientation; automatic colour detection;
Technical detailsidentical
Data compressionKnown for one	Hardware JPEG compression, TIFF Compression (JPEG(7) , CITT G4, LZW), PDF Compression	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linear (1D) barcodes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF417, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 128, EAN-13, EAN-8, U.P.C.
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	63 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Indonesia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.18 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.18 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	84 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	9 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	12 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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