Question 1

will this scanner work with Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is separate from your desktop OS. It will scan and send a pdf email to you. You can also have it store on a file share but that would involve a little work on windows or whatever.

Question 2

is this compatible with pc?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is supplied with a USB cable, and software disk.
The unit I received came with Brother cc4 scan control software.
It allows you to build three custom scan tabs, with up to 5 scan configurations, of your most popular scanning configurations. Saves modifying the 4 in the software main tab supplied. I really love the dual sided scanning. and it is fast 300x300 quick at 400x400, and good if you need 600x600.  It is heavy @ 4 lb.
I have lots of other Brother products, great support, good web site.

Question 3

Does this scanner have wireless networking capabilities?

Accepted Answer

Yes,  It has on screen connection instruction via menu steps. However, depending on the encoding scheme used on the wireless network your are connecting too, you may need to change or uses manual setup steps in your wireless router to complete the connection. Brother's Web site also has helpful information on going through the setup procedure.

I had only been using my ADS-1500 on the USB connect, because I often scan page with sensitive information.  But it took about 10 minutes to complete the setup, most of that time was in habing to go back into to my router and complete the WPS setting to accept the scanner into my network.  -- Hop this helps.

Question 4

Does this have a on screen keyboard to name documents while you are scanning them?

Also, does this have all the features and software that comes with the ADS-2500W ?  They seem basically the same except the other can do larger loads.

Accepted Answer

Yes,  It is tiny, but sensitivity seems to be much better than some smart device with much larger displayed key boards.  You get All Caps, shift all lower case,  option to accent marked vowels, and a number pad.  I'm really please with mine, but had to actuall check it to answer your question, as I have not had a need to use it with out the connection to my computer, and have used the PC keyboard.  Using a USB thumb drive, this unit could be used with out a PC.

Question 5

How many sheets does the feeder hold at one time?

Accepted Answer

It will hold up to 20 pages according to brother. I have not had to do so many so I have to relay on the spec sheet

Question 6

Will this scan to "searchable PDF?"

Accepted Answer

Yes, when saving the scanned item, using the File Type "Searchable PDF" allows the subsequent file to be searched.

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