Head-to-head · Best Document Scanners For Home Office

Brother ADS-4900W vs Epson Perfection V39 II

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Brother ADS-4900W comes out ahead by a clear margin (4.6 vs 4.2). Brother ADS-4900W is best for: SMBs needing wireless scanning. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #2 in Best Document Scanners For Home Office

Brother ADS-4900W

4.6

2 sources$799.12as of Oct 11

The Brother ADS-4900W sets a high standard for desktop scanning: 60ppm scan speed, a 100-page ADF capacity, and strong wireless connectivity. PCMag and IT Pro reviewers praised the performance, easy installation, and a software bundle that spans OCR tools and cloud integration capabilities. It connects to SharePoint, Dropbox, and Google Drive among other major cloud services, which suits SMBs that need reliable, high-speed scanning. The gaps are a missing NFC chip and a daily duty cycle below some competitors'.

Strengths

— Scans at 60ppm for both color and mono at 300dpi resolution
— Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) holds 100 pages
— Supports 802.11a/n 5GHz wireless networking

Watch-outs

— No NFC chip included (replaced by external IC card reader support)
— Limited to 9,000 pages daily duty cycle

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Ranked #4 in Best Document Scanners For Home Office

Epson Perfection V39 II

4.2

1 source$104.99as of Oct 24

At a budget-friendly $120, the Epson Perfection V39 II delivers excellent photo scanning quality. PCMag reviewers praised the vibrant, accurate scans of both photos and text, with resolution topping out at 4800 dpi. Automatic multiple photo recognition works out of the box and setup is easy, which suits digitizing family photos and documents. The flatbed design makes long text documents slow going, which limits it for heavy text scanning. Casual users who want reliable photo digitization rather than high-volume document scanning are the right audience.

Strengths

— Easy setup and user-friendly operation with automatic multiple photo recognition
— Relatively inexpensive at $120 MSRP
— High resolution of 4800 dpi sufficient for detailed photo digitization

Watch-outs

— Very slow for long text document scanning due to flatbed design

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How they stack up

Brother ADS-4900W

The Brother ADS-4900W scans at 60ppm and holds 100 pages in its feeder, matching the 100-page feeder of the Ricoh ScanSnap iX2500, which lists 45 PPM simplex. It connects by Ethernet and 5GHz Wi-Fi and bundles OCR software with cloud integration. It is a sheetfed scanner, while the Epson Perfection V39 II is a flatbed with no document feeder.

Epson Perfection V39 II

The Epson Perfection V39 II is a flatbed, where the other three scanners on this page are sheet-fed, and its 4800 dpi resolution compares with 600 dpi on the Epson FastFoto FF-680W and the Ricoh ScanSnap iX2500. It has no document feeder and scans 1.8 pages per minute, where the Ricoh's 100-page feeder runs duplex at 90 IPM. It costs far less than the Brother ADS-4900W.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Brother ADS-4900W	Epson Perfection V39 II
Scan Speed	60ppm at 300dpi color/mono	1.8 pages per minute
ADF Capacity	100 pages	None
Resolution	600dpi	4800 dpi
Connectivity	Ethernet, 802.11a/n 5GHz	USB-A to Micro USB
Scanner Type	Sheetfed	Flatbed
Supported Platforms	Windows, iOS, Android	Windows, Mac
Dimensions	7.8"D x 11.6"W x 9.2"H	9.9"D x 9.9"W x 1.5"H
Wattage	—	2.5 watts

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