The catch
Brother ADS-1350W
Without a touchscreen, saved jobs can't be chosen on the scanner.
Side by side
Brother ADS-1350W vs ADS-1800W: With 1800W, a shared household can pick saved jobs
Quick verdict
If different people or document types need saved destinations picked on the scanner itself, the ADS-1800W is the better pick. When you usually pick settings on a computer or phone, the ADS-1350W is enough.
Before you buy
Why, and what it costs you
Separate destinations are what justify the upgrade
When one person scans everything into one inbox, choosing settings in the app is reasonable. When family records and business receipts have to stay apart, the ADS-1800W lets you pick the prepared job on its screen before you scan.
Where this comes from
What differs is choosing the destination on the device itself. It is not a claim that a touchscreen prevents filing mistakes.
The catch
Brother ADS-1800W
Its 20-sheet feeder suits small piles better than long runs you leave unattended.
Brother ADS-1350W
- Why pick it
- One person normally does all the scanning
- Picking settings in the computer or mobile app suits you fine
- The catch
- Without a touchscreen, saved jobs can't be chosen on the scanner.
Brother ADS-1800W
- Why pick it
- Separate saved destinations hold family paperwork and work files
- You'd like to pick jobs on a touchscreen
- The catch
- Its 20-sheet feeder suits small piles better than long runs you leave unattended.
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What this page compares
These models use the same small duplex feeder. What you need to settle is whether touchscreen jobs and direct network destinations would save work at home or in the office.
If different people or document types need saved destinations picked on the scanner itself, the ADS-1800W is the better pick. When you usually pick settings on a computer or phone, the ADS-1350W is enough.
Which one fits
Pick the situations that sound like you
One person scanning into one folder on a computer
The same ordinary two-sided sheets work on both.
- Brother ADS-1350W
- Good
- Brother ADS-1800W
- Good
Multiple people picking named filing jobs
Jobs show up on the 2.8-inch touchscreen of the ADS-1800W.
- Brother ADS-1350W
- Caution
- Brother ADS-1800W
- Better fit
A 35-sheet packet on a busy morning
Either needs a feeder reload.
- Brother ADS-1350W
- Caution
- Brother ADS-1800W
- Caution
Saving into a compatible network folder that is already configured
The extra that helps is the direct destination workflow.
- Brother ADS-1350W
- Caution
- Brother ADS-1800W
- Better fit
In practice
Differences you will notice
Separate destinations are what justify the upgrade
When one person scans everything into one inbox, choosing settings in the app is reasonable. When family records and business receipts have to stay apart, the ADS-1800W lets you pick the prepared job on its screen before you scan.
How we worked this out
What differs is choosing the destination on the device itself. It is not a claim that a touchscreen prevents filing mistakes.
Identical 20-sheet feeders hit the same refill limit
On either machine, a 35-sheet packet takes two loads. Upgrading for the touchscreen does nothing about the interruption of splitting that packet. Stay with the smaller model if choosing a destination is simple for you, or go to a larger feeder if handling batches is your main annoyance.
How we worked this out
Dividing 35 by 20 and rounding up gives two loads, assuming ordinary supported sheets.
Network-folder scanning is only as convenient as the destination
Through its supported CIFS workflow, the ADS-1800W can scan directly to a network folder. That helps when a household or office already has a compatible shared folder. Do not read it as universal support for every NAS, cloud app or encrypted share.
How we worked this out
Brother ties the CIFS workflow to Windows. Check the server configuration instead of choosing only by the Wi-Fi badge.
Option A
Brother, ADS-1350W
ADS-1350W
Set a 20-sheet scanner where the paperwork piles up and send scans to a computer or phone over Wi-Fi.
- Best for
- One person normally does all the scanning
Facts we checked
- On-device job selection: Buttons, no touchscreen
- Direct destination range: Workflows for computer, mobile and USB memory
- Feeder and duplex: Holds 20 sheets, duplex in a single pass
- Speed rating: 30 ppm and 60 ipm
Option B
Brother, ADS-1800W
ADS-1800W
When household forms and work receipts belong in different places, you pick the saved destination on the touchscreen.
- Best for
- Separate saved destinations hold family paperwork and work files
Facts we checked
- On-device job selection: Via a 2.8-inch touchscreen
- Direct destination range: Also covers email-server and network-folder workflows
- Feeder and duplex: Holds 20 sheets, duplex in a single pass
- Speed rating: 30 ppm and 60 ipm
Spec by spec
Where they really differ
| Spec | Brother ADS-1350W | Brother ADS-1800W | In practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-device job selection | Buttons without touchscreen | 2.8-inch touchscreen | On the ADS-1800W you can name saved destinations and select them. |
| Direct destination range | Computer, mobile and USB memory workflows | Adds email-server and network-folder workflows | Scanning straight to a network destination may skip a later filing step. |
| Feeder and duplex | 20 sheets, single-pass duplex | 20 sheets, single-pass duplex | Larger packets still do not fit after the upgrade. |
| Rated speed | 30 ppm and 60 ipm | 30 ppm and 60 ipm | Letter at 300 dpi with advanced functions off is the basis for both figures. |
Trade-offs
What each pick costs you
With Brother ADS-1350W
- It has no wired Ethernet port, and the feeder tops out at 20 sheets.
With Brother ADS-1800W
- There is no Ethernet socket, and scanning to a network folder relies on supported CIFS settings.
Change of plan
When the answer changes
The scanner has to offer named jobs with no app to open
Go with Brother ADS-1800W. Those jobs are available at the machine through the touchscreen.
You always work from one computer or phone
Go with Brother ADS-1350W. The core task is already covered by the 20-sheet duplex mechanism both share.
You prefer wired Ethernet to Wi-Fi
Neither model fits. Ethernet ports are absent on both models.
Decision guide
How to decide
Get the ADS-1800W if different people or document types call for saved destinations chosen on the scanner. The ADS-1350W will do if you usually set things up on a computer or phone.
Separate destinations are what justify the upgrade
When one person scans everything into one inbox, choosing settings in the app is reasonable enough. Once family records and business receipts have to stay apart, the ADS-1800W lets you pick the prepared job on its screen before scanning. What sets them apart is on-device destination selection. Nothing here claims that a touchscreen prevents filing mistakes.
Identical 20-sheet feeders hit the same refill limit
On either machine, a 35-sheet packet takes two loads. Upgrading for the touchscreen won't spare you the interruption of splitting that packet. If picking a destination is simple for you, stay with the smaller model. If batch handling is your main annoyance, look at a larger feeder. The calculation is 35 divided by 20, rounded up to two loads, and it assumes ordinary supported sheets.
Network-folder scanning is only as convenient as the destination
Through its supported CIFS workflow, the ADS-1800W can scan directly to a network folder. That is handy if your household or office already has a compatible shared folder. Don't read it as universal support for every NAS, cloud app or encrypted share. Brother identifies the CIFS workflow as Windows-related. Look at the server configuration before deciding, instead of going only by the Wi-Fi badge.
What this page can’t tell you
- Document preparation, OCR and saving time are left out of manufacturer feed ratings.
- Before you buy, confirm the supported media, the scan mode, your current operating system and the destination.
By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the document scanners we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
Show the facts and the math
| Product | Needs it meets | Facts we checked | Sources |
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| Brother ADS-1350W |
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| Brother ADS-1800W |
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