Epson WorkForce DS-40 review and specification

Epson WorkForce DS-40

Brand: Epson
Category: Portable Scanners
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Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

Features 8 / 10
Performance 8 / 10
Usability 8 / 10

The wireless portable scanner for smartphones, tablets, computers and more.

Stay organized and go paperless, wherever business takes you, with the WorkForce DS-40 wireless portable document scanner. At 1.1 lb, you can easily slip it into your briefcase and go. Quickly scan receipts, business cards and more (up to 8.5″ x 36″¹) to smartphones, tablets, laptops or cloud services² including Google Drive™, Evernote® and SharePoint®³. With tools such as text enhancement, skew correction, Color Enhancement and Color Drop Out⁴, scanning documents into editable text and searchable PDFs⁵ has never been easier. It also includes a TWAIN interface to support third-party document management software. Battery-powered and lightweight, the DS-40 is perfect for busy mobile professionals.

Model: B11B225201
Resolution: 600 dpi
Supported Operating Systems:

Wirelessly scan critical documents — scan and send receipts, statements, business/plastic cards and more to your smartphone, tablet, Mac®, PC or popular cloud services²
Lightweight and travel-friendly — at 1.1 lb, get the portability you need to capture data while on the road; battery or USB power source
Scan directly to popular cloud services² — scan to Google Drive, Evernote, SharePoint, OneNote®, SugarSync®, OneDrive®, Dropbox®, and more³
Create editable text and searchable PDFs⁵ — OCR and document management suite included for PDF and PDF/A files
Powerful software included — Epson Document Capture Pro, ABBYY® FineReader®, Presto! BizCard® and Epson Scan
Connect to document management software — TWAIN driver supported
Advanced color and image adjustments made easy — Variable Color Enhance, Color Dropout and other innovative features⁴
Versatile scanning for a variety of originals — scan from business card size up to 8.5″ x 36″¹

Eco Features

RoHS compliant
Recyclable product⁶
Epson America, Inc. is a SmartWay^SM Transport Partner⁷

What’s in the Box

WorkForce® DS-40 Scanner
USB cable
Install CD
Setup guide
Carrying bag
Calibration and cleaning sheets
4-AA batteries

Warranty

One year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada

Specs

General Specification

Technology	Color CIS
Light Source	RGB 3 colors LED (CIS)
Document feeding mode	ADF
Optical Resolution (dpi)	1200
File Formats	JPEG, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF, searchable PDF
Grayscale mode	8-bit
Color mode	24 bit
Dimensions (WxDxH)	11.65" x 2.75" x 1.65"
Weight	1.1 lb
Interface	USB 2.0
Recommended Daily Volume	250 pages
OS Support	Microsoft® Windows XP Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista® Windows 7® Windows 8.x Mac OS® X 10.5.8 - 10.9.x iOS 5.x or later Android 4 or later
Bundled Software	Epson Scan, Epson Document Capture Pro, Epson Net Config, Epson Net Setup, ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR, NewSoft° Presto! BizCard OCR (Windows on CD, Mac via web download)