Review on Epson Workforce ES 400 II Adjustment by Jared Bradford

I have three Epson scanners to compare and see which one works best. I have ES-400, ES-500W and DS-1630. I also have a DS-510 that's a few years old and I'm comparing it. I'm a computer engineer working with a large number of small healthcare organizations. I prefer Fujitsu Snapscan scanners, but many offices require dual scanning to integrate with their software. Fujitsu scanners that support two scanners are quite expensive, so I prefer to use Epson for offices that need two scanners. I wanted to know if it makes sense to buy this or that scanner for the offices where I work. ES-400, The ES-500W and my old DS-510 are just document-feed scanners. The new ES-400 and ES-500W print at 35ppm, which is a nice improvement over the DS-510's 26ppm. I'm pretty sure you need to be using a USB 3.0 port and the included cable to get that speed. Aside from being faster than the DS-510, I don't notice much of a difference between my old scanner and this new one. Works pretty much the same. The software is about the same. If you have an older Epson this will be a speed boost but nothing more. The ES-500W has built-in WiFi, but it's not fast enough to be really useful. Yes, you can scan directly to the cloud or to your phone. It's too slow! And that's true of all the wireless scanners I've used. The ES-400 is really similar to the same scanner but without Wi-Fi, so we will be buying more ES-400 scanners. It's only a $50 difference, so I'm sure some customers will choose the ES-500W just because they think they can use Wi-Fi. Based on previous experience with previous scanners, WiFi scanning is not used. The DS-1630 has a flatbed and a document feeder. Pretty interesting mix. I thought some offices might need a tablet. But after playing around with it, I'm not sure if it's very useful. It is slower than other 25 page scanners. It also has a fairly large footprint as the jar is 8.5 x 11, so it doesn't fit on a table. Most offices I work in don't need a tablet very often. They also have large all-in-one printers, so you use the tablet when you need it. I work with some graphic designers who need a tablet but want a better scanner than this and don't need a document feeder. (And for graphic designers, we offer Epson Perfection flatbed scanners). Many offices use desktop scanners for the speed and convenience of working at a desk, and you won't be satisfied with either. I'm sure there is an audience for it, but it was more interesting to me before I used it. The software for all of these scanners is about the same. The Twain driver works great and allows integration with other scanning software. The Epson software is ok but not as basic as the Fujitsu Snapscan software. With the Snapscan software, I set the default save location and scan settings, and then just press a button on the scanner to instantly scan where I want. If I want to name the files along the way, this can be done. Here with the Epson software I have to open the software and press more buttons than necessary. It's just slower. If I don't need two, I buy Snapscans. If I need two, I'll buy Epson and not use that software. While they've all been absolutely reliable so far, I find that Epson scanners don't last as long as Snapscan scanners. I have offices that just replaced 10-year-old Snapscans simply because they're really outdated (and heavily used). With Epson scanners I get 2 to 5 years. They're not that well made. Epson scanners serve my purpose and I will continue to buy them. I think Epson scanners are more reliable than Fujitsu. In the end I like the new scanners. I don't see the point of switching from older Epson scanners if a 25 percent speed increase isn't enough. If you need dual scans, I think Epson scanners are the way to go. In the end I like the new scanners. I don't see the point of switching from older Epson scanners if a 25 percent speed increase isn't enough. If you need dual scans, I think Epson scanners are the way to go. In the end I like the new scanners. I don't see the point of switching from older Epson scanners if a 25 percent speed increase isn't enough. If you need dual scans, I think Epson scanners are the way to go.