Kodak Mini
Score: 60/100
Brother DS-640
Score: 25/100Rankings
The KODAK Mini Digital Film & Slide Scanner is a compact, standalone device that digitizes various 35 mm and sub-35 mm film formats directly to JPEG files, suited for casual users but limited in resolution and durability.
The Brother DS-640 is an ultra-compact, USB-powered sheet-fed scanner aimed at mobile professionals. It offers fast 16 ppm scanning and versatile media handling but lacks duplex capability and batch automation.
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— | 600 dpibest | |
— | 16 ppmbest | |
— | 1 sheetsbest | |
— | 12 monthsbest | |
— | 24 bitsbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 0.454 kgbest | 0.467 kg |
— | 216 mmbest | |
— | 1,829 mmbest |
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Supported Operating Systems | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Power & Build(1) | ||
Weight (kg) | 0.4536 kg | 0.467 kg |
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Professional reviewers commend its simplicity, portability, and on-device editing, but note the limited native resolution, lack of dust-removal, and absence of automatic feeding.
Everyday users enjoy the ease of use and TV-out feature, yet many report film-feeding jams, freezing issues, and a flimsy plastic construction.
Professional reviewers praise the DS-640 for its pocket-size design, versatile media support, and useful OCR suite, positioning it as a solid entry-level mobile scanner. However, they note its shortcomings in automation, especially the lack of duplex scanning, and point out that lighter competitors like the Epson DS-70 offer more advanced features such as automatic duplex and built-in battery.
Everyday users consistently commend the scanner's ease of use, portability, and scan quality, especially for receipts, ID cards, and long documents. Common complaints revolve around the absence of duplex scanning, occasional Windows 11 driver hiccups, and the need to stay tethered to a computer for power and data.
“best suited to situations where you have a relatively small number of images to scan and want to be able to manually select which to scan.”
“worked perfectly for 35mm and 110 negatives.”
“a joy to use.”
