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Reduce clutter in your desk with this Epson WorkForce wireless document scanner. The portable design saves space in your office, and the wireless connectivity lets you scan documents to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Featuring a complete software suite and compatibility with most office software, this Epson WorkForce wireless document scanner is easy to use.
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4
Power packed in a small package
on February 8, 2017
Posted by: sdarisi
from TX
This is a review for the ES-300W Wireless Portable Duplex Document Scanner that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review
Power packed in a small package – I have never used a portable scanner and was not really sure what to expect when the small package arrived at my doorstep. The scanner is well designed and compact. A really small footprint - 11 inches wide (same as the width of a US letter sized paper), 2.5 inches tall and about 4 inches deep. Weighs about 2.5 - 3 pounds. As I said, a small and compact foot print. The scanner then just grows (sort of like the Transformers movie). The front opens up, a couple of blades/wings flip out to hold documents that need to be scanned. Not sure how much weight the feeder can hold. Plug in the charger which is similar to the little brick and cord use get with the typical laptop. That’s about what it takes to get it physically setup.
To get the scanner connected and ready for use, you will need to download software from the Epson website (URL provided in the setup document is not quite right but it was easy to locate the right software on the Epson website). Would have been nice if the software was provided on a mini CD or a USB stick. There are quite a few applications that need to be downloaded and if you have a slow internet connection, it could take a few minutes. I chose to set it up on the home network via the Wifi option. Not quite the easiest setup process. For once, I had to crack open the user manual to figure out the process. After a few attempts at setting it up via a device on my wireless network, I ended up connecting it using the WPS option on my router. The WPS option worked out well and was quick. In hindsight, I would suggest that this is the best option and should be default option for everyone. Once the software is installed, I was prompted to do a firmware upgrade which I accepted. The firmware upgrade process appeared to have hung up after the update was completed. I waited about 5 – 10 minutes before I manually shut down the printer and restarted it. I was worried that I would end up with a dead scanner since the firmware did not exit gracefully. But it worked out.
Now for the actual usage. I started the Epson app and selected the defaults to perform my first scan – black and white scan of a US Letter sized document. The scanner spit it out at such a high speed that I thought something was wrong. But that was not the case. Indeed, the speed of scanning is impressive. As the scan resolution is increased, the scanning speed is reduced but well within acceptable time of a few seconds per page. It certainly takes a few seconds to get the data to show up on the computer (note that I am on a Wifi connection). I think the delay is due to the wifi transfer of data from the scanner to the computer. Have to wonder Scan speed did not change much between a one side scan vs a duplex scan. Note that duplex scan is a single pass and does not require the document to be flipped over and scanned again. Good work on this design. Black and White scans took about the same time as color Scans – just a few seconds if that. I was able to scan up to 10 documents on a single pass. I just did not need to scan larger stacks and so cannot really speak to the upper limit of the document feeder. I did run into something that I need to sort out. A black and white scan came through fine for the most part except where I had a bar code in one part of the document. The scanned image of the bar code came out a bit smudged. The same document in color mode reproduced the bar code well without any issues. I played around with the resolution but the B&W image of the bar code did not come out right regardless of the resolution. I will need to play a bit more and see what I am doing wrong. After a few minutes of non-use, the device goes to sleep even when connected to power. Good green credentials, I say.
Paper jams did happen once or twice and they were easily resolved. No complicated machines and elements to mess with. Just a latch to open the scanner and take out the original. The software however could not handle paper jams elegantly. Anytime I opened the device to clear a paper jam, I had to restart the app and I think this may be by design as the device disconnects the wireless connection and the application does not have a good way to pick up when reconnected. Hopefully, this part of the design can get improved in a future update. I did not scan any business cards – do folks still use business cards? A few documents I scanned seemed to get the bottom edges cut off. Repositioning and scanning them worked out well but cannot figure why the bottom edge seems to get cut off. I would certainly confirm the scanned output before scanning the next document. On a related note, the design of the scanner enables easy scanning of long documents.
As regards the physical characteristics, I would suggest a gentle touch given the small footprint. I would worry about breaking the document guides and the paper holder flaps if I was not careful with them. What I would be curious to know is if this scanner can be used to scan large volume of documents/photographs/originals, etc.? Or if the design and specification is intended for low volume and infrequent use. I like it too much to burn it out by overuse!
As regards pricing, I think it is a bit higher than what I would pay. Something around the range of $150 would seem to be optimal, IMO.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Make digital copies of treasured photographs or important documents with this Epson FastFoto photo scanner. Red-eye removal and color enhancement tools let you quickly touch up scanned images for optimal results. This Epson FastFoto photo scanner has a maximum optical resolution of 600 dpi to ensure accurate electronic reproduction.
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3
Good device but a hefty price tag, IMHO
on October 9, 2016
Posted by: sdarisi
The Epson FastFoto FF-640 is approx 11 inches wide and about 8-9 inches tall and 8 -9 inches deep. The small footprint belies its speed and power.
Out of the box experience is very simple. While an installation instruction sheet is provided, there is no need for it. Just remove the packing tape, click in the output tray, plug in the power cord and connect it to a computer USB port where you will store the scanned output. I downloaded the scanner driver from the Epson website and the software installation was a breeze. If the scanner is connected before software installation is started, user is prompted to remove and reconnect the USB cable during the installation process at the appropriate time. Simple installation, simple setup.
There are a few options that you can choose/configure during the setup process including the ability to select the directory for where the scanned images are stored, ability to perform color correction, choose from one side or two sided scanning, scan directly to cloud services such as DropBox, Google Drive, etc. I kept it simple - just plain one-sided scanning saved locally on my computer hard drive with no upload or auto color correction or two sided scanning. Based on past experience, I have yet to see good output from auto color correction. I am happy to work on it manually.
Once you have it configured, scanning is a breeze. In about two hours, I was able to scan almost 1500 4x6 photos including sorting by size/direction/events. A 600 dpi scannned image took a little over 1.2 megabyte of storage space. Scan time was less than two seconds. You can start by loading approx 30 photographs and then add to it as the quantity depletes. I was able to scan in batches of 150 photographs without a pause through this process! Really easy and fast. Not a single jam. After about 800 - 900 scans, I was reminded to use the provided cloth to clean the rollers for paper dust. I did not run into any problems and scanned another 600 - 700 without needing to wipe/clean of the rollers. No paper jams. Imagine this to be a high speed copier you use at the office. Load the feeder bin and watch the output show up on your computer in seconds. The unit is connected to a 5 - 6 year desktop with 8 meg of RAM. No load/sweat for the desktop. Images showed up immediately. No processing lags.
There are a few options that you can choose/configure during the setup process including the ability to select the directory for where the scanned images are stored, ability to perform color correction, choose from one side or two sided scanning, scan directly to cloud services such as DropBox, Google Drive, etc. I kept it simple - just plain one-sided scanning saved locally on my computer hard drive with no upload or auto color correction or two sided scanning. Based on past experience, I have yet to see good output from auto color correction. I am happy to work on it manually.
Once you have it configured, scanning is a breeze. In about two hours, I was able to scan almost 1500 4x6 photos including sorting by size/direction/events. A 600 dpi scannned image took a little over 1.2 megabyte of storage space. Scan time was less than two seconds. You can start by loading approx 30 photographs and then add to it as the quantity depletes. I was able to scan in batches of 150 photographs without a pause through this process! Really easy and fast. Not a single jam. After about 800 - 900 scans, I was reminded to use the provided cloth to clean the rollers for paper dust. I did not run into any problems and scanned another 600 - 700 without needing to wipe/clean of the rollers. No paper jams. Imagine this to be a high speed copier you use at the office. Load the feeder bin and watch the output show up on your computer in seconds. The unit is connected to a 5 - 6 year desktop with 8 meg of RAM. No load/sweat for the desktop. Images showed up immediately. No processing lags.
I have a few thousand more pictures and I am sure I will able to knock them off in a couple of hours next weekend. Thanks to the FastFoto FF-640, the scanning part is quick and easy. A few years ago, I borrowed a large number of black and white pictures from my dad and manually scanned them using a Visioneer flat bed scanner. I wish I had this Epson scanner for that work. What took me literally a few weekends then, I could have completed it in less than two hours with the Epson scanner. Scanned output looks good on my 25" monitor.
Now for the suggestions/improvement areas:
1. Would have been nice if it can be networked and shared with others (may be it is possible but have not tried it)
2. For the price, I am surprised that the max optical scan resolution is only 600 dpi. My Canon MFC printer costs a third less and supports 600 dpi. I hope Epson improves this
3. Price - Quite a hefty price for something that you will not use for long. What i mean here is that once you have scanned your pictures, you will not need to use it on a regular basis. I have switched away from film DSLR camera to digital DSLR camera about 6 years or so ago. Mobile phones have accelerated this move away from printed copies. Long term, this will likely gather dust unless you have a small business on the side to offer scanning services
1. Would have been nice if it can be networked and shared with others (may be it is possible but have not tried it)
2. For the price, I am surprised that the max optical scan resolution is only 600 dpi. My Canon MFC printer costs a third less and supports 600 dpi. I hope Epson improves this
3. Price - Quite a hefty price for something that you will not use for long. What i mean here is that once you have scanned your pictures, you will not need to use it on a regular basis. I have switched away from film DSLR camera to digital DSLR camera about 6 years or so ago. Mobile phones have accelerated this move away from printed copies. Long term, this will likely gather dust unless you have a small business on the side to offer scanning services
I have only scratched the surface and used it to scan 4x6 photographs. I have a lot more to discover and scan old legal documents, etc. While the product was provided to me by Epson at no cost as part of a beta test, my review, comments and feedback are an unbiased review of the product. Drop me a note if you have any questions and I will be happy to help.
I would have given it an additional half star if it was not for the price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Reduce clutter in your desk with this Epson WorkForce wireless document scanner. The portable design saves space in your office, and the wireless connectivity lets you scan documents to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Featuring a complete software suite and compatibility with most office software, this Epson WorkForce wireless document scanner is easy to use.
Overall4 out of 5
4 out of 5Great Scanner for Mobile
By jay9055
The Epson ES-300W is a pretty good mobile scanner. It provides ultrafast scanning with auto document feed from a fold out tray that will hold about 50 sheets. I have scanned about 1000 items in the ES-300W to get a good feel for how it actually operates, so let’s get into it.
Setup:
Setup on a Windows 10 computer via USB was very challenging. The computer would recognize the scanner was a device that was connected, but it would not scan to it. The Windows 10 native scanning app would not see that there was a scanner connect and neither would Epson’s scanning software. After a couple of hours of attempting to get this worked out, I moved on to other more modern means of connecting to the scanner. The next step was to configure the scanner to join my wireless network. First you move a switch on the right side of the unit from USB to wireless mode. Then connection was accomplished very easily by using the WPS button on the printer and my wireless router. Once the scanner was connected to the wireless network, I was able to download the free Epson DocumentScan app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epson-documentscan/id796829552?mt=8) to my Apple iPhone and connect to the scanner immediately.
Setup:
Setup on a Windows 10 computer via USB was very challenging. The computer would recognize the scanner was a device that was connected, but it would not scan to it. The Windows 10 native scanning app would not see that there was a scanner connect and neither would Epson’s scanning software. After a couple of hours of attempting to get this worked out, I moved on to other more modern means of connecting to the scanner. The next step was to configure the scanner to join my wireless network. First you move a switch on the right side of the unit from USB to wireless mode. Then connection was accomplished very easily by using the WPS button on the printer and my wireless router. Once the scanner was connected to the wireless network, I was able to download the free Epson DocumentScan app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epson-documentscan/id796829552?mt=8) to my Apple iPhone and connect to the scanner immediately.
Operation:
Scanning using the app was flawless and easy. All you have to do is select the scan button and then choose the settings that you want to use for this document and click “Scan”. The documents move through the scanner at a breakneck pace even while scanning front and back (2 sided) at the same time. This will then display the scanned items on your device and allow you to scan more items or move on to editing the items you scanned. From here you can rotate any pages that may be scanned upside down or sideways. You can also reorder the pages and clean up anything that is out of place. Now all you do is click “Save” and your document is loaded in the app to use it as you need to. From the files section of the app you can choose any of the previously scanned documents. You can edit the previous documents or view them. It seems kind of odd that you can’t just click on the document to view it, you have to click it and then click the view option. The view option allows see all the documents and pictures, then you can send them out via many apps (Mail, Messages, add to Notes, etc.) It is possible to copy and print the documents from this screen as well.
Scanning using the app was flawless and easy. All you have to do is select the scan button and then choose the settings that you want to use for this document and click “Scan”. The documents move through the scanner at a breakneck pace even while scanning front and back (2 sided) at the same time. This will then display the scanned items on your device and allow you to scan more items or move on to editing the items you scanned. From here you can rotate any pages that may be scanned upside down or sideways. You can also reorder the pages and clean up anything that is out of place. Now all you do is click “Save” and your document is loaded in the app to use it as you need to. From the files section of the app you can choose any of the previously scanned documents. You can edit the previous documents or view them. It seems kind of odd that you can’t just click on the document to view it, you have to click it and then click the view option. The view option allows see all the documents and pictures, then you can send them out via many apps (Mail, Messages, add to Notes, etc.) It is possible to copy and print the documents from this screen as well.
Conclusion:
Once the scanner is setup and going…this is a fantastic product. It’s great for the mobile road warrior because it can setup its own wireless AP that you can connect to without having a router/internet connection close by. It also has an internal battery that will charge off a USB plug just like your phone (no new adapters needed). It is also very simple to use the app at home and even teach less tech savvy users to scan to their heart’s content. The Windows scanning applications and utilities are a good deal more complicated and disjointed. Many of the utilities look like they were designed for use in Windows 3.1 and have not been updated much since. Epson could do to come up with a more integrated one application solution to scanning in windows instead of the 11 programs that installed on my machine when I finally got it working on my PC.
Once the scanner is setup and going…this is a fantastic product. It’s great for the mobile road warrior because it can setup its own wireless AP that you can connect to without having a router/internet connection close by. It also has an internal battery that will charge off a USB plug just like your phone (no new adapters needed). It is also very simple to use the app at home and even teach less tech savvy users to scan to their heart’s content. The Windows scanning applications and utilities are a good deal more complicated and disjointed. Many of the utilities look like they were designed for use in Windows 3.1 and have not been updated much since. Epson could do to come up with a more integrated one application solution to scanning in windows instead of the 11 programs that installed on my machine when I finally got it working on my PC.
Note below the sample scan and product photo on my desk
This is a review for the ES-300W Wireless Portable Duplex Document Scanner that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.
sdarisi
TX
Power packed in a small package!
February 3, 2017
This is a review for the ES-300W Wireless Portable Duplex Document Scanner that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review
Power packed in a small package – I have never used a portable scanner and was not really sure what to expect when the small package arrived at my doorstep. The scanner is well designed and compact. A really small footprint - 11 inches wide (same as the width of a US letter sized paper), 2.5 inches tall and about 4 inches deep. Weighs about 2.5 - 3 pounds. As I said, a small and compact foot print. The scanner then just grows (sort of like the Transformers movie). The front opens up, a couple of blades/wings flip out to hold documents that need to be scanned. Not sure how much weight the feeder can hold. Plug in the charger which is similar to the little brick and cord use get with the typical laptop. That’s about what it takes to get it physically setup.
To get the scanner connected and ready for use, you will need to download software from the Epson website (URL provided in the setup document is not quite right but it was easy to locate the right software on the Epson website). Would have been nice if the software was provided on a mini CD or a USB stick. There are quite a few applications that need to be downloaded and if you have a slow internet connection, it could take a few minutes. I chose to set it up on the home network via the Wifi option. Not quite the easiest setup process. For once, I had to crack open the user manual to figure out the process. After a few attempts at setting it up via a device on my wireless network, I ended up connecting it using the WPS option on my router. The WPS option worked out well and was quick. In hindsight, I would suggest that this is the best option and should be default option for everyone. Once the software is installed, I was prompted to do a firmware upgrade which I accepted. The firmware upgrade process appeared to have hung up after the update was completed. I waited about 5 – 10 minutes before I manually shut down the printer and restarted it. I was worried that I would end up with a dead scanner since the firmware did not exit gracefully. But it worked out.
Now for the actual usage. I started the Epson app and selected the defaults to perform my first scan – black and white scan of a US Letter sized document. The scanner spit it out at such a high speed that I thought something was wrong. But that was not the case. Indeed, the speed of scanning is impressive. As the scan resolution is increased, the scanning speed is reduced but well within acceptable time of a few seconds per page. It certainly takes a few seconds to get the data to show up on the computer (note that I am on a Wifi connection). I think the delay is due to the wifi transfer of data from the scanner to the computer. Have to wonder
Scan speed did not change much between a one side scan vs a duplex scan. Note that duplex scan is a single pass and does not require the document to be flipped over and scanned again. Good work on this design. Black and White scans took about the same time as color Scans – just a few seconds if that. I was able to scan up to 10 documents on a single pass. I just did not need to scan larger stacks and so cannot really speak to the upper limit of the document feeder. I did run into something that I need to sort out. A black and white scan came through fine for the most part except where I had a bar code in one part of the document. The scanned image of the bar code came out a bit smudged. The same document in color mode reproduced the bar code well without any issues. I played around with the resolution but the B&W image of the bar code did not come out right regardless of the resolution. I will need to play a bit more and see what I am doing wrong. After a few minutes of non-use, the device goes to sleep even when connected to power. Good green credentials, I say. Paper jams did happen once or twice and they were easily resolved. No complicated machines and elements to mess with. Just a latch to open the scanner and take out the original. The software however could not handle paper jams elegantly. Anytime I opened the device to clear a paper jam, I had to restart the app and I think this may be by design as the device disconnects the wireless connection and the application does not have a good way to pick up when reconnected. Hopefully, this part of the design can get improved in a future update.
I did not scan any business cards – do folks still use business cards? A few documents I scanned seemed to get the bottom edges cut off. Repositioning and scanning them worked out well but cannot figure why the bottom edge seems to get cut off. I would certainly confirm the scanned output before scanning the next document. On a related note, the design of the scanner enables easy scanning of long documents.
As regards the physical characteristics, I would suggest a gentle touch given the small footprint. I would worry about breaking the document guides and the paper holder flaps if I was not careful with them. What I would be curious to know is if this scanner can be used to scan large volume of documents/photographs/originals, etc.? Or if the design and specification is intended for low volume and infrequent use. I like it too much to burn it out by overuse!
As regards pricing, I think it is a bit higher than what I would pay. Something around the range of $150 would seem to be optimal, IMO.
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Make digital copies of treasured photographs or important documents with this Epson FastFoto photo scanner. Red-eye removal and color enhancement tools let you quickly touch up scanned images for optimal results. This Epson FastFoto photo scanner has a maximum optical resolution of 600 dpi to ensure accurate electronic reproduction.
Will Ff-640 scan negatives?I have 110 negatives, 35 mm negatives and another size that is older. Will this scanner scan them in and make it possible to print them?
No, FF-640 does not have the ability to scan negatives. For the price tag, I would have loved it and given it a full five stars.
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