Epson WorkForce DS-C490 A4 Scanne
Epson WorkForce DS-C490 A4 Scanne
Saving space and energy
When the scanner is in U-turn path position, paper can be scanned without adding to the device’s footprint, making it the perfect choice when space is at a premium. In addition, with a power consumption of only 3.3W in ready mode and 1.0W in sleep mode, it will also save you energy.
Versatile
The DS-C490 is extremely versatile, handling from envelopes and PL cards to long paper and A3 (stitched). It can even scan passports and booklets up to 5mm thick, capturing the MRZ zone of the passport and saving in Excel compatible formats. The DS-C490 also comes with a host of enhancement features, enabling you to improve text sharpness, as well as correcting edge folds, tears, border shadows and punch hole removal. The inbuilt Ultra-sonic sensor elimiates double feeding ensuring peace of mind that all pages are captured. Plus scan to Microsoft applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Chromebook.
Two-in-one
The selector allows you to easily switch between straight path mode and U-turn mode, even while in operation, enabling you to create a single PDF. When the scanner is in U-turn mode, paper can be scanned without adding to the device’s footprint. This makes it the ideal for any environment where desk space is limited.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed (300dpi) | 40ppm/80ipm | 30ppm/60ipm | 30ppm/60ipm | 30ppm/60ipm |
| ADF capacity (sheets) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Duplex scanning | Yes (1-pass) | Yes (1-pass) | Yes (1-pass) | Yes (1-pass) |
| LCD screen | – | – | – | ‘6.1cm colour touchscreen |
| Daily duty cycle (sheets) | 6,500 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
| Passport scanning | Yes | With carrier sheet | Yes | Yes |
| Standalone (PC-free scanning) | – | – | – | Yes |
| Software included | Epson Scan 2, Document Capture Pro, Epson Device Admin | Epson Scan 2, Document Capture Pro, Epson Device Admin | Epson Scan 2, ScanSmart, Smart Panel, Epson Device Admin | Epson Scan 2, ScanSmart, Smart Panel, Epson Device Admin |
| Compatibility | Windows / Mac / Chromebook | Windows / Mac / Chromebook | Windows / Mac / Chromebook | Windows / Mac / Chromebook |
| Dimensions mm (wxdxh) | 296 x 104 x 125 | 296 x 104 x 125 | 296 x 104 x 125 | 296 x 104 x 125 |
| Weight: | 1.81 kg |
| Dimensions: | 37.2 x 22.8 x 21.1 cm; 1.81 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Epson |
| Manufacture: | Epson |
| Dimensions: | 37.2 x 22.8 x 21.1 cm; 1.81 Kilograms |
| Reference: | DS-C490 |
About Easy to use, you still need a PC, but the quality of photos is quite ok for the price. I had non digital photos which I made them now digital with this device and is just fine
This compact little scanner is amazing. It scans A4 width maximum, but that’s all I needed. So much quicker and less fiddly than a flat bed scanner and so small it takes up no space at all. It scans quickly and faultlessly, the installation is a breeze and the software is easy to use. Makes a change to buy a device that exceeds expectations.
This replaces a HP Scanjet Pro 3500 f1 which failed just before it was a year old with a defective scan head. The warranty replacement failed after a year too. The Epson has a superior document feed and smaller footprint. Scan quality is very good. The control software follows the Epson family look-&-feel, where I think some of the setting selection dialogue boxes use smaller character size than necessary. I’ve experienced one misfeed in three weeks use and few slightly skewed pages. Impressed so far.
I bought this to help with a large archive scanning project – family photo albums. For this, the flat-bed glass was the main feature required, but I also wanted ability to scan regular document sheets, so having the duplex ADF option was a great addition – just simplifies the scan process a bit, saving shuffling lots onto the flat glass manually. (Note, the ADF is not massively quick – or quiet – but is still handy to have. If you want a fast ADF, perhaps consider the Brother ADS range, which I’ve used successfully at work).
A second criteria for me was Linux support. I previously had a Canon flatbed scanner, but disposed of this many years ago due to both it’s age and the lack of driver support under Linux (or even Windows 7, it was *that* old!).
I chose this Epson partly on the basis that Epson have provided an actual Linux driver + GUI scan tool (“Epson Scan 2”), even though it is not officially “supported” in terms of help-desk support. The GUI tool is comparable to most core Windows scanning tools, allowing choice of DPI, rotation, size of source item, whether to use Auto-detect, ADF or glass mode, default file name, output type (PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, etc).
Once the driver is installed, the choice of scanning app in Linux is up to you (default simple scan works fine once the driver is installed). However, I have stuck (so far) with the Epson-provided GUI one, then pushed any post-scan processing through GIMP (cropping, rotating, colour enhancing, etc). This combo works well for me as it easily allows me to separate out the 2, 3 or more photos per sheet of the album page into separate images (when desired).
The size of the unit also fits neatly on top of my flat-topped inkjet printer, which is handy for keeping the desk sprawl at bay.
Great little scanner can be used wirelessly or via USB. Don’t let the size fool you. This scanner is really efficient, quick at processing each page and a decent quality. Occasionally the page needs a little nudge but generally the page feeds through well. Really pleased with this purchase.
Took a little effort to get set up correctly using the drivers downloaded from Epson. Once set up it is very easy to use and the auto document feed for standard A4 documents works well, with even larger stacks of two sided documents scanned quickly and smoothly. Have not tried it with other document sizes. Very lightweight so easy to move around and with a small footprint.
What I assumed would be a simple plug & play installation took me hours to complete.
This involved the use of the Terminal app, and much online research to find the workarounds.
Long story short, getting the Mac OS to “see” the scanner seemed to be the main problem all round.
MacOS Mojave 10.14.3 does not support this Epson product, according to both Apple and Epson websites, so the set-up problems seem to be inevitable.
My scanner interfaces are now via Epson’s own Scan 2 interface, Image Capture and Adobe PSE13.
All that aside, the DS-1630 is fast and the top-sided paper feed is snappy.
Now it’s running, it’s fine and looking to be a good purchase.