Brother DS-940DW Duplex and Wireless Compact Mobile Document Scanner

Perfect for small office/home office professionals on the go, the Brother DS-940DW duplex and wireless compact mobile document scanner features a compact mobile design and simple workflow applications. The DS-940DW features one-way duplex scanning and up to 16 ppm color scanning speed (just 4 seconds for a single page). This scanner can scan wirelessly to PCs, mobile devices, and to cloud services and web destinations using Brother's free iPrint&Scan app.The DS-940DW is compatible with the way you work. Its compact size and mobility combined with fast scanning speeds and image optimization features make it perfect for use on the road, at home or in a small office.

Brother DS-940DW Reviews

The perfect balance between performance, quality and portability at an affordable price

Design and Features

Let's talk about the design of the scanner. The entire scanner measures 1.8 x 12.6 x 2.5 inches and weighs about 1.5 pounds. It has wireless support and an internal power supply that allows the DS-940DW to work without wires or cables. This feature is critical, especially when you are on the go.

It supports swipe cards, allowing you to scan autonomously without linking to a laptop, desktop or smartphone. When you get home or to the office, simply transfer the scan results to your PC and you're done.

Software

With the DS-940DW, you get Brother's iPrint&Scan (for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android) for connecting to the scanner; BR - for scanning and storing receipts for financial data; Kofax Power PDF standard for creating and editing PDFs; Nuance PaperPort SE 14 for document management; and Nuance PaperPort SE 14; and Presto!BizCard for scanning and archiving business cards.

These applications should provide everything you need to scan, save, convert and manage your scans. In fact, many of them have overlapping functionality. You may find yourself trying to decide which program best meets your needs - it's a matter of quality.

Scan to local or shared destinations

Wirelessly scan to mobile devices, PCs, and if you use Brother's free iPrint&Scan,4 you can scan documents to network destinations and cloud services.

Optimize images and text with ease

The bundled software suite includes document management and OCR software, so you can optimize scans and convert hardcopy documents into editable Microsoft Word files.

Scans a wide range of materials

Scan documents up to 72 inches long and weighing up to 72 pounds of securities paper. You can also scan business cards and plastic ID cards in the same location.

Simple, fast and stand-alone scanning

There are many single-page portable scanners available, and in most cases they are so similar that I went into this review with buzzed expectations. But the DS-940DW essentially raises the bar in several key areas, including speed and accuracy. The package is complete, though not unique, and the ability to scan to a microSD card makes carrying the scanner around and scanning on the go less cumbersome and complicated. Add it all up, and the Brother DSmobile DS-940DW's advanced manual-feed portable scanner technology is enough to win Editor's Choice.

Main Features

True scanning mobility with embedded battery and micro SD card compatibility： Combined with the included embedded battery and micro SD card compatibility, you can use the DS-940DW document scanner as a standalone device and retrieve documents when you need them; nothing else is needed - except the documents to be scanned.

Save time and scan fast： The Brother DS-940DW document scanner scans duplex (two-sided) color and black-and-white documents at up to 16 ppm.

Wireless connectivity provides flexibility： Scan documents directly to any PC or mobile device on your network via wireless connectivity

Save space on your desktop with the Brother DSD： Open the DSD (Desktop Saver Design) scan cover on the Brother DS-940DW document scanner to reduce the amount of space needed to operate the scanner.Brother DSD saves up to 11 inches of desktop space.

Bundled software lets you do more： The included software suite provides document management and OCR software that allows you to enhance your scans with automatic color detection/adjustment, image rotation (PC only), bleed-through/background removal, text enhancement, and color dropout.

Scan anytime, anywhere： With the battery included with the DS-940DW, you are no longer limited to environments where you can use an external power source. For added convenience, you can use the micro USB 3.0 cable (included) to charge and power the DS-940DW document scanner.

One-way duplex scanning： To save time and help avoid document spoilage, the DS-940DW scans both sides of a document at once, eliminating the need to rescan the document.

Ultra-simplified unmanned scanning： Mass storage support allows you to use a micro SD card‡ in the scanner to scan documents and retrieve them on your PC without installing any drivers.

Flexible business process/system support： Supports Windows, Mac® and Linux® environments as well as TWAIN/WIA for PC/ICA for Mac/SANE drivers.

Bottom Line

Brother's feature-rich manual feed DS-940DW portable document scanner makes quick work of scanning (and processing), and it comes with all the software you need to complete most tasks. It's a terrific value.