Automatic Document Feeder (B12B813391), for Epson Perfection 4490/V500 Scanners

by Epson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.5 x 8.2 inches ; 3.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BC2EYM
• Item model number: B12B813391
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #51 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Scanner Accessories
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 6, 2007

Product Description

Epson Automatic Document Feeder for Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner B12B813391 Paper Trays & Feeders

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rather trustworthy, though slow, November 13, 2006

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M. Baume "MattyMatt" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Automatic Document Feeder (B12B813391), for Epson Perfection 4490/V500 Scanners (Office Product)

A robust bit of equipment, it seldom jams or sucks up more than one page at a time. It's hard to judge the exact speed (or lack thereof), but it seems to process five to ten pages per minute, depending on resolution. We were having some streaky image problems (see below) and Epson tech support advised us that the ADF was chiefly meant for document scanning, not image scanning. But once our problem was resolved, it seemed to do a good job with images.

Nice bits: The tray can be adjusted to fit smaller pieces of paper, which decreases the risk of jamming. When it does jam, it's very easy to open up and fix.

Not-so-nice bits: You do have to keep an eye on it, since it's not totally immune to making a mistake. If you're scanning glossy documents (like photos), you have to continually clean the scan area, because it gets very streaky from dust. (I'm not sure why glossy documents cause this problem more than non-glossy ... but they do.) Also, it's rather loud.

Overall, we've been very pleased with it. For the price it does very fine work.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Consumer grade ADF, will not scan photos automatically., June 16, 2009

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Daniel J. Bird (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Automatic Document Feeder (B12B813391), for Epson Perfection 4490/V500 Scanners (Office Product)

I purchased this ADF to go on my Epson Perfection 4490 Photo scanner. I was looking for a low cost add-on that would allow me to automate scanning of many printed photos. Installation was a snap. Photos load and feed rather effortlessly. However, the Epson Scan software (comes with the scanner, not the feeder) does not allow you to run a batch on "full auto". What does that mean? You must prescan the image, marquee out the desired part of the image, adjust your settings and initiate the scan. You must do this for each photo. It will retain your settings from scan to scan. But will not batch the whole pile. Every image requires a prescan and scan.

I did not try to batch scan a stack of documents. I presume that it will do that. If you are a consumer and need an ADF that will automatically feed paper documents (and presumably scan each one) without spending a fortune, it will work for you. It is an Automatic Document (only) Feeder.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ABout Time, January 6, 2009

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Richard E. Moser (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Automatic Document Feeder (B12B813391), for Epson Perfection 4490/V500 Scanners (Office Product)

I can't believe I went as long as I did without a document feeder on my scanner. When I bought this new scanner I almost balked at the cost of the document feeder.

The scanner is simply outstanding, and had I been reviewing it alone I'd have to give it five stars. If I were reviewing the document feeder strictly based on time and labor savings, five stars again. However, the document feeder has the regularly recurring habit of feeding sheets at a slight but increasing angle until, eventually, it jams. Yes, you can work around it, but it's a colossal pain when it happens.

If you want perfectly aligned, trouble-free scans, spend even more money and get a scanner with built-in document feeder. If you can life with the occasional crooked page and occasional jam, this combination is tough to beat.

One star off for the light-weight feeder workmanship; otherwise, I love this scanner and document feeder.