It's a steal at the price
Written: Sep 12 '05
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Pros: It doesn't cost much. It handles text scanning very well.
Cons: Slower than other scanners. Control panel could be improved.
The Bottom Line: It's a steal for the price, particularly if you are scanning printed documents.
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| sevry's Full Review: Canon CanoScan 3000ex Flatbed Scanner |
Fry's was practically giving these away for under $50. I really only wanted sharp text scanning. I did try some color photos. The results were good, but only after descreening in Photoshop, and some other things. Certainly serviceable for photos. But I'm sure there are better.
It's difficult to knock a scanner that is so inexpensive. I've had sessions where I scanned hundreds of pages. Once I got into a rhythm, the scanner was almost continuously operating. It only 'hiccuped' once or twice. I shut it off, and started again. Been reliable, to date. I seem to recall that the rate was about 150pgs/hr, grayscale, 300dpi. The limitations were probably a) a preview time in excess of five seconds, b) a seek time that might have been one or two seconds too long, and c) a scan time that ideally would be half of what it was at 300dpi, and a fifth of what it was at 600dpi (which was far too slow).
A USB connection, of course. Couldn't be easier. I tend to just leave the power cord plugged in, because the scanner shuts itself off after a period.
Of course, obviously, the one thing I do wish is that it was faster. That's where you pay your money. More money, more speed. Also the software is a little weak. There's a cover panel for common settings. But I didn't want those. And using the scanning software ap directly forces you to respecify the page size and mode, for each scan. And while I don't so much quarrel with the page size, because that's something you might have to adjust for each page when placing by hand after you get the new preview image, I didn't like the idea that it forgets which mode it was using.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 45.00
Interface: USB
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