Epson WorkForce ES-400 Color Duplex Document Scanner for PC and Mac, Auto Document Feeder (ADF)

I ordered this scanner for a project: Scanning hundreds of letters my grandfather wrote my grandmother from WWII. Needless to say, the quality of the letters varied greatly, as did the paper used, pencil or pen used and size. In other words, this was going to be a challenge for any scanner with a document feeder.This scanner handled every page flawlessly, with one exception and I knew it was going to be an issue but tried it anyways. It made my project go so much faster, scanning both sides simultaneously, and the quality was fantastic. The software was simple to manage and I never had 1 issue with the scanner. The straight paper path made it simple and care free.Overall, I scanned 1700 pages of letters and now have letters 76 years old saved forever. This scanner far surpassed my expectations and it deserves this positive review.

I have used this scanner now for 2 1/2 years and it's held up extraordinarily well with zero issues. It scans quickly with 100% accuracy and what I like the best about this is if there is a staple or bad fold that jams while scanning, it stops, allows you to fix/remove the sheet of paper in question, and then continues on where it left off. I also very much like that it produces pdf files in readable / searchable text, preserving the color of the pages and scanning both sides at the same time. If one side is blank, it "knows" this, and the blank page isn't part of the scanned file. In the past 2 1/2 years, I have scanned thousands upon thousands of documents, all with ZERO issues. I have no hesitation recommending this scanner.

I created 4 Job profiles in Document Capture Pro (simplex single and multi page plus duplex single 2pg plus duplex multi page and it works great. The profiles save to a designated folder (u can set diff profiles for diff clients if u like) and since I have a handful of clients this little machine is great for me.Great compact size, scans easily, folds closed nicely to keep dust out.Im used to using the infamous fuji scan snap that most everyone knows and loves tho I didn't want to pay that much so, for me so far, this es-400 epson is proving to be great.I simply scan large batches of rcpts (I have the main button set to single multi since receipts are most common) then code them after (even when a prog pulls info like Neat rcpts etc I found I always had to correct things anyway) so I simply enter the info in the file name and its searchable just fine in windows.My format as follows in case it helps any of u:Bank Last4acct YRMODY Amt Store ExpTypecnb1234 200630 50.21 target fd persI have my own system been doing books for years.Awesome value for a great scanner.Epson for the win yet again!

I have hundreds if not thousands of papers in boxes and folios all throughout the house that I want to digitize and organize somewhere and throw away (recycle/shred) the physical papers that take up space. My HP all in one printer has autofeeding scan capability but it sucks. A lot. Papers constantly getting jammed and can't handle folded paper which most of what needs scanning is...But the Epson ES-400 is perfect for my needs. Scans everything quickly, from super long carbon paper lease forms to a stack of paper with heavy creases. If there's a jam or "double feed" it just stops, and you press a button to re-adjust the paper in the tray and you're done. It also does a really good job separating each sheet, and some of the stuff I put in there had a lot of wrinkles/folds/was pretty questionable. It's super easy, fast, efficient and I had a huge tote with 15-20 hanging folders completely digitized within a few hours.Getting it setup was almost easy as can be. I had one issue where after following the instructions completely it was saying the scanner was "busy" or unavailable, but after restarting the scanner/computer and trying a few more times I got everything working.As others have mentioned the software is ok, but not the greatest. There is a lot of manual clicking and naming after you scan something but in all honesty, for my needs, that was actually preferred. Load a document / stack of documents, hit the scan button, rotate or re-arrange the order, delete any blank pages, type a name, and it saves/sends to a location. For me I just set that location to be the dropbox folder on my computer and now they're in the cloud forever. If you want to speed things up... load the document, hit the scan button, then just hit enter twice, type a name, enter again and it's sent to your last save location. It's really not that bad and certainly a mammoth upgrade over what I had been doing previously (fighting with my all in one printer, scanning a ton of files, then having to manually open and rename each one based on what was in the file).Desk is clean, the scanner is all folded up back into its space saving storage configuration, and I'm a happy camper.Thanks Epson!