Epson WorkForce ES-865 Color Duplex Document Scanner with TWAIN Driver

The scanner provided a clear and high tech picture. It is also able to be placed in highly decorated areas as it has a nice look to it. The scanner was easy to install. It works very quickly and efficiently. My younger kids were also able to use it. We will definitely be using it for work related and academic related necessities. My husband will also use it for business related purposes. I fully sponsor this product! It has also helped our ability to file receipts and track expenses. This is a review for the Epson WorkForce ES-865 Color Duplex Document scanner that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.

This thing is awesome. We have over a decade tried the all-in-one printer/scanner/copier, and have since accumulated tons of paper because the ADF on the all-in-one is slow, it's prone to error, the quality of the scan is suspect, etc. We've just settled for huge filing cabinet and hope for the best. With 2 kids under the age of 4, and using receipts, documents, etc. for both work, and personal reasons for mortgage, car work, investments, etc… it's just accumulated and we haven't been able to keep up. This came in the mail and I was frustrated with how it didn't have wifi at first. But the set-up was so simple. The size and durability of the printer quickly changed my mind since it was small enough to fit on my desk vs my all-in-one. I was up and running within 10 minutes. It connected easily through my docking station and my wife has even enjoyed it. It scans so quickly, and the quality I can't believe given how quickly it goes through. Even carbon copy receipts was clearly legible! I think I scanned closed to 20 pages in seconds. The software is easy to use, I wished it had a few more integrations (e.g. one note, which I'm sure if I played around with it more I could print to one note). The indexing could always be better, but I think that's true even with the most sophisticated hardware/software out there. You'd have to get pretty smart like detecting a change in paper/font/layout to know "this is a new document" (enhancement request!). I'd highly recommend this to anyone who is trying to clear out paper, index their personal files, create back-ups, or otherwise really reduce the stress of "all this paper!".