Hello,
As we’ve worked on deploying Mayan EDMS for many clients and scan many documents ourselves, one brand has consistently stood out as an ideal combination of features, price, and quality: Brother scanners. In particular, their models have performed well for small to mid-sized deployments with daily scanning volumes of 1,000 pages.
We’ve had a positive experience with the ADS-2800W model. It’s durable and fast, making it suitable for heavy home, home office, and workgroups use. The touchscreen interface allows for easy configuration, and the web-based UI provides an additional layer of convenience. SMB support has worked seamlessly, but we’re unsure about file renaming capabilities.
Notably, this scanner has seen a 2x price increase over time, which could be attributed to its high demand due to its quality.
Our reservations with this model include:
- The web UI can take some time to learn and navigate.
- Certain features, such as SSH and SFTP, have experienced issues due to the use of outdated ciphers in the firmware. This is not unique to Brother scanners.
- The internal WiFi card is not upgradable, which may impact performance specially during batch scanning. To achieve optimal results, we recommend using a wired network connection.
You can find more information about integrating this scanner with TrueNAS and Mayan EDMS on our Knowledge Base article: Integrating the Brother ADS-2800W scanner with TrueNAS and Mayan EDMS