it is not that easy to find a good performing and reasonably priced portable scanner. I have tried 3 various models and the Brother DS-700D was my 4th attempt in getting a device that I would like to work with.

One step above the most basic manual-feed scanner design, the Brother DSmobile 720D ($149.99 list) adds the ability to duplex (scan both sides of a page at once). That gives it more capability than, say, the Visioneer RoadWarrior 3 , which lacks duplexing, but less than the Editors' Choice Canon...

Low cost; Portable; Duplex (two-sided) scanning; Comes with capable document management software

Although it comes with business card software; it doesn't handle business cards well

One step above the most basic manual-feed scanner design, the Brother DSmobile 720D ($149.99 list) adds the ability to duplex (scan both sides of a page at once). That gives it more capability than, say, the Visioneer RoadWarrior 3($99.99 at Amazon), which lacks duplexing, but less than the Editors' Choice Canon imageFormula P-215 Scan-tini Personal Document Scanner($99.99 at Amazon), which also adds an automatic document feeder (ADF). The DS-720D($99.99 at Amazon) also sits between those two in size, weight, and price, making it an obvious candidate if you need to duplex but rarely scan documents longer than one or two pages. At 1.6 by 11.4 by 2.6 inches (HWD), the DS-720D is only a little bigger than simplex (one-sided) scanners like the RoadWarrior 3 or Brother DSmobile 620($99.99 at Amazon). It's also only a few ounces heavier, at one pound, two ounces. On the other hand, it's both smaller than, and only about half the weight of, the P-215. That's enough of a difference to ma...

With its ability to scan both sides of a document, the Brother DSmobile 720D is a bit more capable than most portable manual-feed scanners.

Low cost; Portable; Duplex (two-sided) scanning; Comes with capable document management software

Although it comes with business card software, it doesn't handle business cards well

I purchased this scanner to use as a portable scanner. It does double sided scanning, and is small enough as to fit in my back pack, with my laptop and other items that I carry around. I like the small bag/cover that comes with it, which protects it from scratches.

Texas courts requiring efiling of legal docs so had to get first stand alone scanner. This one on sale at Microcenter was supposed to be temporary expedient. Sits on top of desktop box with only USB connection, works perfectly with included software making searchable PDF docs, a key issue.

There are many scanners available out there but this one is reasonably priced and suits my needs. I'm currently trying to go paperless for all receipts, taxes etc. The program this Brother scanner comes with allows me to group pages belonging to the same document in one PDF file.

This is a high quality scanner for such a low-cost! It scans in high res colour in PDF and JPG; Scan everything from receipts and important paperwork to photographs and business cards

You can't "preload" the scanner with all your documents; You have to feed each page through individually

Ultimately we decided to return the item as we need more professional looking scans. Will be purchasing a more expensive Brother Scanner that has both duplex and a feeder to see if we get a better result. Not a huge slam on this specific model though.

- Compact/Sleek - Software does what it's supposed to do and it's pretty intuitive to use - Setup is a breeze; Took me 5 minutes to get it going and I was scanning away - Remembers where you want to file things so you don't have to start over from scratch each time - Can dial up/down image quality...

- Nearly impossible to feed the paper in such a way as to ensure a clean, straight up and down scan; About 60% of my scanned pages came out crooked; Not a big deal if you just want to keep personal records but not good for professional looking scans

Brother customer support excellent

Earlier this year, I purchased this item. We use it to scan small documents.mwe can more it from terminal to terminal and from workspace to workspace. Now to get the business card scanner working!