Understand this is an Inkjet printer, but what is Performance Beyond Laser? Does that mean this is basically the same printing quality as laser?

That's the Epson claim - as good or better than Laser... There are three reasons to purchase laser printers: 1) It can print text of any size very sharp. 2) The toner is bonded permanently to paper and thus will never smudge...3) It's great for professional work / papers and professional-looking letterhead, auto-fed envelopes, etc.Epson's new ink-depositing system technology provides two things to try and match lasers... 1) Ink droplets of 1 picoliter or smaller (for sharp text) and 2) A new ink formulation / heat-bonder to provide relatively good smudge resistance.Does this mean "Performance Beyond Laser"... in the "Real World," it's pretty darn close to Laser, but our Lexmark color laser with True 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch print quality still provides more accurate (thus sharper) fonts / text and more accurate color prints, AND it's prints don't smudge or run after being fully soaked in water...However, our laser cost 6 times what this Epson does - so for the price - Epson's WF-3640 comes really close to laser quality and has lots of features, like printing from iPads and e-mail-to-direct print. We already use the Epson more than our Lexmarkprimarily because it's much faster and just about as good. Now, that's pretty darn telling for "Real World" and "Beyond Laser".

Can the ADF scan both sides automatically?

As the previous answers say, the ADF does copy both sides automatically (provided you have it set to do that.) For me, it handles most copier and bond paper well. The problems I have had are with coated (glossy) magazine paper. Paper that is too thin or too thick will not feed properly, so those have to be scanned manually on the flatbed. Even coated paper that is "just right" will sometimes misfeed and have to be redone. Thick material like some journal covers also have to be manually scanned on the flatbed.

If one of the cartridges is low will it continue printing?

I get earnings all the time. Then I have to go to the Printer and clear the warming. I might get more than 100 pages before the cartridge empties. One thing: If you don't set the Printer to B&W only, the color cartridges seem to participate in printing that is ostensibly black and white. I think that the point is to get blacker blacks or something. Maybe it it's just to waste the color ink. In any case, I have started buying third party ink from Amazon. Two black XL cartridges and a color set in XL size for less than $14, and, so far, it has worked fine. When the cartridge goes low, it is cheap enough that you don't feel like you have to get every drop out of it. My wife was teaching, and she had to print a hundred pages a day for her classes because the printers at the school were always down. This Printer is a workhorse and, well, we would reset the low for days before it actually ran out.

Can you scan written notes and e-mail to someone without needing a computer?

Yes, you can. The main panel screen has options to save / send to a PC / Mac as a scan file, a PDF or a JPG --AND it allows you to send scans via e-mail through the e-mail address you set up specifically for your Epson printer. Or directly to a Dropbox account - very handy. The e-mail address is set up through Epson's Connect printer E-mail configuration - it's free and takes 3 steps to do and your printer is assigned an e-mail address on Epson's own cloud services. You can change the assigned name to something more easily remembered. This address can also be used to SEND e-mails to the printer from anywhere in the world to auto-print. The one caveat - to set up the e-mail address for the printer - you must do it first through a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Chromebook using a standard web browser. Visit Epson Connect for more details ( t.epson.com ). This is were we went first to ensure iPad features before getting this printer.

B&W Pages per Minute	19.00
Color Pages per Minute	10.00
Hardware Connectivity	USB
Connectivity Technology	Wi-Fi, USB, Ethernet
Ink Color	Color
Additional Printer Functions	Copy
Maximum Copies Per Run	35
Control Method	Voice
Controller Type	Vera, Amazon Alexa, iOS
Print media	Envelopes, Paper (plain)
Scanner Type	Sheetfed
Display Type	LCD
Compatible Devices	Smartphones, PC, Laptops
Printer Type	Inkjet
Additional Features	Auto-Document Feeder
Printer Output Type	Color
Item Weight	30.2 Pounds
Item Dimensions D x W x H	20.2"D x 21.1"W x 15.6"H
Paper Size	8.5 inch x 14 Inches
Maximum Sheet Capacity	500
Media Size Maximum	8.5 x 11 inch
Is Electric	Yes
Duplex	Manual
Dual-sided printing	Yes
Color	Black

WorkForce WF-3640 Wireless Color All-in-One Inkjet Printer with Scanner and Copier, Amazon Dash Replenishment Ready

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