Epson WorkForce DS-530 II

Epson DS-530 II Color Duplex Document Scanner Review

The Epson DS-530 II sheet-fed document scanner scans well and at a reasonable clip, but its price is a little steep given its shortage of features. Near the lower end of Epson’s packed stable of business-ready document scanners is the DS-530 II Color Duplex Document Scanner ($399), a replacement for 2016’s DS-530. The hardware is about the same—including the limited connectivity options—but the optical character recognition (OCR) accuracy is much improved, as are the bundled utilities. The DS-530 II is a capable little scanner, but our current entry-level Editors’ Choice pick, the Brother ADS-2700W, is more robust in several ways, and will be a better buy for most shoppers.Petite and Basic Measuring 6.9 by 11.6 by 6.6 inches (HWD) with its trays closed and weighing about 8 pounds, the DS-530 II is small and robust. As with most models in this category, the top cover opens to turn into an input tray, and the output tray slides out from the front, adding several inches to the scanner’s height and depth. These numbers are about average for an entry-level sheetfed document scanner. A few other lower-end Epson models use the sam...