Similar in features to the Editors' Choice Brother ImageCenter ADS-3600W, the mid-to-high-volume Epson DS-780N Network Color Document Scanner ($1,099.99) is designed for use in small- to medium-size offices and workgroups that need to do a fair amount of document scanning and archiving. It's not quite as fast as the Brother model, and it doesn't support wireless networking. It's competitively accurate, has an intuitive, highly useful touch screen, and comes with efficient document management software, making it a strong alternative to the ADS-3600W, as well as a few other networkable document scanners we've reviewed recently. Its price causes it to fall just short of our Editors' Choice nod, but otherwise the DS-780N is a fine document scanner. A Well-Designed, Capable Document Scanner At 8.3 by 11.7 by 8.5 inches (HWD) with its trays closed and weighing 8.2 pounds, the Epson DS-780N is slightly smaller and lighter than the Brother ADS-3600W, yet somewhat bigger than its less cos...
The networkable Epson DS-780N scans relatively quickly and accurately, and it has a huge customizable color touch screen, but it's overshadowed by some less costly competition.
Networkable via Ethernet; Huge color touch screen control panel; 100-sheet ADF; Control panel supports up to 30 configurable users; Wide security options
Somewhat costly; No Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Direct for mobile connectivity