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Compare the top 3 document scanners in Australia 2026

3 document scanner picks for Australian buyers, compared side by side: Brother DS-640 Compact Mobile (Budget pick); Brother ADS-3100 High Speed (Our pick); Canon CanoScan LiDE400 Document (Also great).

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Our pick
Brother ADS-3100 High Speed Desktop Scanner
Brother ADS-3100 High Speed Desktop Scanner
Desktop scanner, up to 40ppm and 60 pages
$449.00★ 4.5 (218)
Scanner typeDesktop scanner (title and description)
Scanning speedUp to 40ppm, single and dual sided (bullets)
Page capacityUp to 60 pages (bullets), 60 (product table)
Up to 40ppm60 page capacity7 applications
  • Scans single and dual sided pages at up to 40ppm
  • Capacity of up to 60 pages
  • Scans directly to your computer or to USB with USB 3.0 connectivity
Why we picked this
The Brother ADS-3100 is our choice for most home offices. Its listing states scanning speeds of up to 40ppm for single and dual sided pages, a capacity of up to 60 pages, USB 3.0 connectivity and 7 applications, and…
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Budget pick
Brother DS-640 Compact Mobile Document Scanner
Brother DS-640 Compact Mobile Document Scanner
Mobile scanner powered through USB
$214.79★ 4.3 (6255)
Scanner typeMobile scanner (product table)
Standard sheet capacity1 (product table)
PowerMicro USB 3.0 cable (bullets)
USB poweredUp to 16 ppmMobile scanner
  • Scans colour and black and white documents at up to 16 ppm
  • Powered through the included micro USB 3.0 cable to a laptop or PC
  • Scans to File, Image, OCR, Email and cloud destinations with the applicable software
Why we picked this
A mobile scanner powered through its micro USB 3.0 cable from a laptop or PC. It shows 4.3 stars from 6,255 ratings. The bullets state scans of up to 16 ppm and scan to File, Image, OCR, Email and cloud destinations…
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Also great
Canon CanoScan LiDE400 Document Scanner
Canon CanoScan LiDE400 Document Scanner
Lid scanner for books, photos and thick media
$195.00★ 4.1 (891)
Scanner typeBook, Document, Photo (product table)
Thick mediaAdvanced Z Lid accepts books (bullets)
PowerUSB power (bullets)
Books and photosUSB poweredZ Lid
  • Advanced Z Lid accepts books and other thick media for scanning
  • The entire unit runs off USB power
  • Documents can be uploaded to cloud services like OneDrive or Dropbox
Why we picked this
The listing title calls this a Document Scanner and its product table lists Book, Document, Photo. It shows 4.1 stars from 891 ratings. The bullets say the Advanced Z Lid accepts books and other thick media and that…
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Which one should you buy?

For most home offices going paperless, the Brother ADS-3100 is the scanner we would buy: its listing states up to 40ppm for single and dual sided scanning, a capacity of up to 60 pages and 7 applications, and it shows 4.5 stars from 218 ratings with Amazon AU as the seller. For books and photos, the Canon CanoScan LiDE400, at 4.1 stars from 891 ratings, is the lid scanner to add. The Brother DS-640 (4.3 stars from 6,255 ratings) and DS-740D (4.4 stars from 1,089 ratings) are portable, with the DS-740D adding 2 sided scanning. The ScanSnap iX1300 (4.2 stars from 1,769 ratings) adds Wi-Fi, and the Epson ES-400 II (4.5 stars from 1,210 ratings) lists 35 ppm/70 ipm, a 50 sheet Auto Document Feeder and OCR software.

For full context on why we ranked these the way we did, what alternatives we considered (and rejected), and the broader buying-guide framework, read the full Best Document Scanner Australia 2026: Researched Picks.

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