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Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3200C Flatbed Scanner

Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3200C Flatbed Scanner

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HP 3200 Scanner - BUYER BEWARE!

by CyndiA Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 50, Jun 15 '01
Pros: It worked fine for about 10 scans.
Cons: If you have any problems, you are up the creek.
This is the big DEAL scanner right now. Some folks ended up getting it for free with discounts online plus the mail in rebate. Mine ran about $10 (not counting the phone call and mailing the thing back).

Apparently, too many 3200 were made and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scan this!! I love it!

by ewwife Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jan 31 '00
Pros: clear, easy to use
Cons: none, that I have come across yet
I got this scanner for FREE thanks to http://www.mycoupons.com.
It normally sells for about $99. I would have probably bought this one if I were to go out shopping for a scanner because of its price and the brand name,HP. Anyone that would want a...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Burned Again by HP

by Bruguru Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 50, Jun 03 '00
Pros: Scanned nicely, when it worked
Cons: Bad product, lousy tech support
Hewlett Packard burned me once with a computer. Within 30 days of being out of warranty, my hard drive began having problems, the CD ROM died, and the modem, which never worked completely right, gave up the ghost. I decided to give them a second chance...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scan to your heart's content!

by sarajohn , Jun 21 '00
Pros: Unlimited possibilities
Cons: can't think of any
My first scanner was an inexpensive unfamiliar brand. Not knowing anything about scanners, I just bought the most inexpensive one I could
find. This was fine for a beginner like myself to learn and experiment with, after all I didn't know any...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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A Good Scanner for the Price

by Trawma Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Jan 15 '00
Pros: Affordable, good quality scans
Cons: A little slow, hate the accompanying software
Our old scanner, a Plustek, died a few months back. My toddler did something to it--need I say more? So, when I found myself in the market for a new scanner, I wanted something of equal or better quality. I found it with the HP Scanjet 3200C.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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It's inexpensive and it works

by radioguy Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 100, Jun 24 '00
Pros: Low price, ease of use
Cons: None
What can I say? It's cheap and it scans. It works. It functions. It operates very well. Is that 100 words yet? No?

Okay, let's get one issue out of the way here: the lack of an on-off switch. That seems to bother some people. Not me. My wall...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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If you can wait for it to scan--it's your machine

by x-cellent , Jul 24 '00
Pros: it scans, no mechanical problems in 2 years
Cons: takes more time than other scanners
I bought this scanner two years ago and it still is in good working condition. Mainly, I bought it because it was fairly inexpensive at the time and it was from HP.

For my purposes this machine has worked well. Although I was expecting a copy...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Hewlett Packard 3200C Scanner

by sj1and0 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 05 '00
Pros: It is a great investment and simple to use
Cons: Adobe Photo Deluxe is not very advanced. I have Live Pix and it was better to fix up the pictures with.
In a search to find a quality scanner to purchase for my home office, I cam across many scanners. I did a lot of research through the internet including this site, and different stores around NYC which sell scanners and computer accessories.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Slowly but Surely

by calbear81 , Dec 15 '99
Pros: Cheap, Good Grayscale
Cons: Slow, Bad Color, Big
I bought the HP ScanJet 3200C at Staples after I needed to find a cheap scanner that I thought could do the job right. Having worked at a scanner company over the summer, I had an idea of what to look for in a scanner. At first, I was going to buy a...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The pros and cons of the ScanJet 3200c

by jvanwyhe , Mar 02 '00
Pros: Price, resolution, ease of use, quality
Cons: size, speed, software
The HP ScanJet is an excellent low-end scanner with good features and a nice price. I purchased one last fall for my parents, and was pleasantly surprised.

The image quality is very good when you consider the price range. It has about double...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Single Moms will love this Scanner

by siglert , Nov 25 '99
Pros: Great quality resolution, easy to use, price.
Cons: Scanned photos create very large files, no on/off switch.
The HP 3200 flatbed scanner is a joy to use. I was astonished at the high quality of reproduction that this scanner produced, using poor quality, snapshot-style pictures that are years old. I've been able to clean up and enlarge tons of baby pictures...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Scan this Jet

by cindy-walker , Feb 02 '00
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: What you see might not be what you get
We recently purchased a H.P. with Adobe. I like it because it is easy to use and that's a must for me. It has an Adobe, which is a little harder, but not much.
I'm still learning that part. An Adobe is a place you can send your pictures to and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Good cheap scanner

by darkestdaze , Mar 30 '00
Pros: Good scanner for the price
Cons: none that I can think of
Before I bought this scanner, I had a different scanner (the Visioneer PaperPort 3100b). That scanner was brand new and all it did was scan white. I returned it, and found the HP 3200C for a lower price. In a matter of minutes, it was up and ready to go....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scan This!, HP scanner has me sold

by bendor , Jan 20 '00
Pros: easy set up, resolution
Cons: warranty information
The HP ScanJet 3200C scanner is about as simple as they come, especially when you're not familiar with scanners and their capabilities. This one creates a top quality image with very little effort on your computer's part as well as yours.

When...
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Good, but there are better choices

by xymox_1 , May 01 '00
Pros: cheap
Cons: not so good on the quality
I love HP products, and was disapppointed with this one when it came out. HP sometimes has trouble competing on the low-end, and when scanners got so cheap and everyone started buying them for $100, HP didn't know what to do. So, in their rush to get a...
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Only for the Beginner

by jcare Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Sep 26 '99
Pros: cheap & reliable
Cons: serial port config , only 30-bit , spurious printer errors
If, and only if you need a scanner for an older PC, actually pre-USB, then this is a pretty good choice.

I wanted to hook up a scanner to an old HP machine and needed a device that would connect up through the serial port. I'd heard many...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Easy For a Beginner

by sharonMH , Jul 23 '00
Pros: EASY to use
Cons: Needs to be hooked up exactly the way it says to be hooked up
I've only had a home computer for about two years now and I finally decided last December that I needed a scanner. So I went out to Staples and asked the guy what was best for a beginner, he picked the 3200C out, I paid and was on my merry way. The total...
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Loud and Slow

by alicialpn , Jan 30 '00
Pros: quality of scan "OK"
Cons: Loud, slow , not reliable
When I first purchased this scanner I should have known to take it back! It was way too loud and scanned way too slow. And of course, I only had a limited time to return it to the store and have lost my opportunity. Ive tried calling technical support...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Scan Everything

by abones4477 , Jan 31 '00
Pros: Ease of use and installation
Cons: No On/Off Button
After reading all the different reviews regarding scanners, I chose the HP 3200C, and I have been very happy with my choice. After getting home it took only about 15 minutes and I had everything up and running and ready to scan.

I have...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Good scanner for great price

by Meesh75 , Jan 10 '00
Pros: Price
Cons: Can be slow to warm up.
I have had this scanner for about 2 months. I really like it. The setup was easy, I didn't even have to wait for my boyfriend to do it for me! I bought this scanner to use in my hobby of scrapbooking. It allows me to scan pictures to adjust the size...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Great Scanner, Affordable Price

by jmattingly73 , Sep 21 '00
Pros: good quality scans, fast, easy to use
Cons: Scanned pictures can have streaks on them if it is the first scan of the day. No USB port
We bought the HP 3200 for our office about a year ago. I have used other scanners in the past like Mustek and Microtek, but the HP ScanJet has them beat in this price class. The HP 3200C is simple to install and even easier to use. It's quick and the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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great first scanner

by mbuck , Dec 29 '99
Pros: easy set up,nice clear scans, user friendly software
Cons: rattles when scanning,no instruction booklet
I recently received my HP scanner via Santa Claus. As for this is my first scanner I truly dont have much to compare to. But I can give my opinion on the ease of set up and to the speed that I was able to scan and print my first picture.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

HP is okay, Customer Service is HORRID

by paigeb25 , Apr 21 '00
Pros: Hooks up easy, easy interface
Cons: Easily broken, Customer service Expensive
We bought the scanner, brand new, 6 months ago. It hooked up nicely and easily and was, to me, a GREAT find. I used it at least once a week for about 3 months. On the 4th month I started noticing yellow streaks in my scans. Since the warranty only is for...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Good price good results

by abhishek , Mar 25 '00
Pros: Price
Cons: No Ocr software
Hi Everybody,

I have recently purchased the HP Scanjet 3200C. Since that i feel that it was a wrong decision of mine to purchase the product now because it is so good that I should have bought it atleast 2 years ago.according to the pice it is...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Love My Hewlett-Packard Scanner

by mjhollingshead Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 06 '01
Pros: Easy scanner to set up and use
Cons: Scan time is a bit slow
UPDATE: April 2005 Posted first in April 01: When my husband became an independent contractor doing commercial building inspections we needed a scanner. I first bought a brand other than HP. I could not get the thing to work. In defense of ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Don't Buy It

by adam_peterson , Aug 17 '01
Pros: Low cost, easy to use
Cons: Bulky, poor tech support, scanning bulb always on
I purchased this scanner over a year ago, and at first I had no problems with it. The software with it is easy to use, and the quality is decent.

One bad thing about it was that it caused the mouse pointer to freeze up for a few seconds...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Best value in its class!

by 300ex , Nov 01 '00
Pros: Large enough area you can scan, reliabilty, clear images, good value
Cons: .gif images are poor quality, can be confusing to use
When it comes to scanners under $110, the HP scanjet 3200C rocks. It is simple to use and produces clear images when in .jpg format. In .gif format it produces very grainy, fuzzy images.

My only beef with this scanner is that it produces...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

HP ScanJet 3200C, Good Buy!

by keokih , Apr 15 '00
Pros: Inexpensive, easy to understand instructions.
Cons: No on/off switch.
I purchased this scanner at Circuit City Stores after returning from our trip to Hawaii. We went solely on the recommendation of the salesman considering the maximum we wanted to spend (Approximately $100). The ScanJet 3200C, 600x1200 ppi, was so simple...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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WinNT users, yes you can have it too!

by mrbeck , Sep 20 '00
Pros: great scanning at a great price
Cons: packaged hp scanning software is horrible
I bought this scanner about six months ago and for $59 after rebate, I couldn’t beat the price. I got it back to the office, and discovered, much to my chagrin, that the HP software packaged with the scanner does not work with Windows NT. (I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A great Scanner for a Small Price

by Ineke2 , Mar 23 '00
Pros: good graphics, easy to use,
Cons: slow, OCR software thin
I have tried many scanners who claim they are perfect for photos, text etc. but none have worked well until now. It is user friendly which helps the novice and even the experienced ones who have trouble understanding what they read (like me) I scanned...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Good Accessory/ Some Problems

by devray , Jan 21 '00
Pros: convenient to have around, great picture quality
Cons: some problems with the software every once in a while
I own a Hewlett Packard Scanjet, and it does wonders. It is so convenient to have around. With it I am able to send friends pictures over e-mail, I am able to make copies, and I can scan pictures into the computer for reports. The quality of the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

A SCANNER MADE TO BE EASY TO OPERATE

by CARLA.C , Apr 12 '00
Pros: so easy to operate
Cons: none
I finally bought a scanner today. To be honest, I was afraid to buy one. Both of my sisters told me of the horrible time they had using,and even installing theirs. I got my HP Scan Jet 3200C at Wal-Mart, for $89. I chose this scanner because I love my HP...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scan 'em, Baby

by amachub , Jan 28 '00
Pros: price, clear pictures, and easy to use
Cons: none
We got this scanner in August because I wanted to have a web-page for the kids pictures. And how can you get pictures in your computer without a scanner? We had priced several of them and this seemed to be the best priced one. There was one a...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Only if you don't scan often

by sirsolo , Aug 31 '00
Pros: Value
Cons: Slow and noisy.
I purchased this scanner mainly because of the price: $33 at Staples.com when they had it on sale + coupon. I don't scan often, so this was a very good choice for me. But those who are looking to scan more often or are impatient, then I suggest you...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scanned right the first time!

by Katkam1 , May 25 '00
Pros: Easy to use, easy installation, impressive results
Cons: none
I recently bought this scanner as a gift to myself because I was looking for a scanner that scanned pictures and documents clearly, with ease.

I was impressed with the ease of use, and installation was a snap, took me no time at all to have...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Still no Windows 2000 support

by shaunf , Jul 27 '00
Pros: Good low-end scanner
Cons: STILL no Windows 2000 support!!
Unfortunately, HP has advertised this on their side as having Windows 2000 support. This is a blatant lie. We bought several of these, and then upgraded to Windows 2000, expecting that HP, being the "reliable" company that it is, would...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Good, but not for Windows 2000

by MikeGagle , Sep 24 '00
Pros: Cheap, Decent Quality, Easy to Use
Cons: No Windows 2000 drivers
I purchased this scanner for my kids to use for school projects; it has worked very nicely for that purpose. The image quality is good and the software provided seems good. The scan time seems a bit long a times and (the biggest negative) the computer...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Good Quality Scans

by Carpelady , Jan 20 '00
Pros: Good Scans
Cons: No Instruction Manual
We bought our HP ScanJet 3200 about a year ago. We didn't think we would use one alot, but wanted one. We bought it at Staples. The price was 89.00 when we bought it. We looked at more expensive ones, but for our home use, we figured this would work. We...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Developed problems after 10 months

by Lorraina , Nov 29 '00
Pros: inexpensive and easy to use
Cons: problem not repairable
I purchased the HP 3200C flatbed scanner at Circuit City on sale. Since this was my first scanner, I was looking for a easy to operate, inexpensive scanner. The software was easy to load with accurate directions. Connecting the scanner to my PC was a...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Love Hewlett Packard!

by gizzie23 , Mar 19 '00
Pros: Great quality, price and satisfaction!
Cons: NONE
Okay, it didn't take alot for me to learn that a little extra money might mean that the product will actually work...I bought a Scanport scanner for $80 off of a TV shopping channel ( a popular one ) and thought that I was getting a great deal...Yea...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Cheap Scans, So-So Software

by Kenchiw , Nov 14 '99
Pros: inexpensive, good image quality
Cons: limited scanning control
The most obvious advantage this ScanJet 32000C offer is of its low price tag. I was up and scanning within 10 minutes of unpacking the shipping unit, thanks to the 3200C's simple parallel interface. With its 600-dot-per-inch optical resolution and 30...
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Buyer BEWARE!

by utcarsons , Oct 10 '00
Pros: inexpensive, comes with adobe software
Cons: unreliable, slow, locks up computer
This scanner worked perfectly until it's warranty expired. I wonder if they can program it to blow up at 91-days. That's right folks! Only a 90-day warranty. Definitely check out warranty info before you buy. In addition, if you want technical...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Cheap but dependable

by Hugh-Ogletree , Feb 06 '00
Pros: large surface area, cheap
Cons: not awesome quality of scans
The hewlitt packard scanjet series scanner is a great line of scanner that wont take all of your money. The 3200 C is the cheapest scanner in the series weighing in at a mere eighty nine dollars, it comes with all necessary cords and programs, it even...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scan this~HP

by Petenme , Jan 19 '00
Pros: quiet, small, and print quality is great.
Cons: cost a little more than cheap ones...but well worth it.
My complete computer system is HP. We chose this set up because of the name, the quality, and the support of the company.
I recently was given the HP scanner as a birthday gift. I've never used a scanner before. My mother has one, and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Scan it- quick!

by david_pitt , Apr 24 '00
Pros: easy, quick, good quality
Cons: bulky
Easy to use, quick, and good quality, is what you look for when shopping for something like a printer or scanner. Unfortunatly you cannot find those qualities in very many products today, because the need for them has made them be mass-produced, and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Iamakylady

by Iamakylady , Jan 26 '00
Pros: cost efficient
Cons: pics are not top quality
I purchased this scanner because I needed a low cost machine for home use.
It does a good job for what I need done. It takes a while and the pictures aren't top quality. But I didn't pay a high price for it too. I does a good job considering the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

I NEEDED That Detail - I Got It

by beadlady_sandy , Mar 14 '00
Pros: Shows Detail, and actual size
Cons: Slow
I have a small business called Sandra's Specialties. I make beadwork and jewelry out of seed beads, which are smaller than the point of a pencil. I need to show the people of my town how flawlessly I can make an 1 inch long bunny. That means I have to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Not compatible

by RichD , Oct 16 '00
Pros: Low price, good quality scans
Cons: Compatibility with Epson
I experienced consistent "fatal exception" errors after installing this scanner. Scanner and Adobe software would work fine for a couple of nights before the errors started again. I emailed HP's tech support center and got a response in 24...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Anti-Customer Service!

by linda_mosca , Jul 31 '00
Pros: cheap
Cons: cheap and not supported
I had had nothing but good experiences with Hewlitt-Packard equipment on the high-end (money-wise) for over 15 years as a production manager/Mac sys admin. So, when I broached the scary area of self-employment, I purchased what I could afford of the HP...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Scan!!

by smeurer8 , Jan 25 '00
Pros: Large scanning area
Cons: Scans from magazines sometimes look blotchy
I would have loved to have bought a high end model scanner, but since I have both a Mac and an old-school-non-usb PC, I couldn't purchase one that both of them could use because of all tha additional stuff I'd need to buy, so instead I opted for two...
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PIECE OF JUNK

by jturnhei , Jan 22 '00
Pros: it's cheap
Cons: doesn't work, tech support costs, corrupts files, can't link with most other products
This scanner WOULD be a nice one if it would work. BUT it's configured so that it is INCOMPATIBLE with other HP scanner/printers. No joke! I called tech support (which I might add I had to pay for) and they told me flat out that it won't work with...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Web Production with HP ScanJet 3200C

by alan2 , Dec 15 '99
Pros: Easy installation and operation
Cons: Makes too much noise
We purchased a Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3200C scanner for website development work. I am the primary user.

I scan images at 150 dpi right into Adobe Photoshop, where I convert them to either CompuServe GIF format or JPEG format. The images I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Oh, Where Oh Where Has My Scanner Gone?

by Sftrail , Mar 28 '01
Pros: Great - when it works
Cons: No off switch. Has to be turned off through the program to ever work again.
8-22-2 update:
OK, I was wrong. What I should have done was to click into the "File" area of the scanner program, then click "Exit" when I was done scanning. There is no "off" switch on the scanner, so I thought, wrongly, that just turning off the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Got it for free -- it's worth every penny!

by jachter , Dec 24 '99
Pros: Simple to use, good quality scans
Cons: Slowwwww, seems to be designed to burn scan light out
HP says you can use it right out of the box -- which is true. However, on my Compaq PC w/ 500Mhz Athlon processor (fast), it still takes almost 5 minutes to scan in a single page. Worse, it totally locks Win98 so I can't do anything else while waiting....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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It Cost How Much?

by Jeezits , Jun 01 '00
Pros: Fairly Easy Setup, Good Quality for Price, CHEAP!
Cons: Basic Software Package, Bad Warranty
Once I saw the $89 price tag I figured I'd have to give this scanner a try. Hewlett Packard has a fair name for making quality products. I've bought printers and used computers made by them in the past, so I figured that based on the name and feature...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Get one you will love it !

by Tuscany , Jan 27 '00
Pros: its has a easy program to follow
Cons: none
I recently bought the HP Scan Jet 3200C and I really like it. When I went out to buy a scanner I wanted to find one that was not hard to use. I asked the sales man to guide my in that direction and he showed me the HP 3200C. The program is easy,just...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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a solid scanner, not just for the $$$

by mforeman , Jan 26 '00
Pros: very easy to use, cheap for quality
Cons: none
This scanner works great, plain and simple. It scans great quality pictures, and you can save them in a WIDE variety of formats, gif, jpg, bmp, are just three of the seemingly endless list of what you can save them in. The program to scan with is perhaps...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Too easy, too good

by radrick , Feb 23 '00
Pros: Ease of install/use
Cons: Copy function very slow
This is THE scanner for light to medium usage. Setup was a breeze; HP Precision Scan LT software is very friendly and stable. This is a good choice for basic scanning jobs & text OCR. I purchased mine to incorporate WinFax Pro in my home based...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Seeing my hard work paying off!!

by mommy2lorna , Jan 27 '00
Pros: Simple to use, fun, pictures come out pretty good!
Cons: Too many problems with installing the scanner program onto the computer.
I bought this scanner because the one I really wanted wouldn't work with my particular computer. I was so excited when I brought it home and hooked it up; which was very simple to hook up to my printer. (Although it is just as simple to hook up if you...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great product-customer service so so

by baseballmom , May 03 '00
Pros: GREAT SCANNER
Cons: customer service doesn't think all customers are important
We recently bought our first computer and are enjoying it. So right away we wanted a scanner. We decided to go with HP because of quality products and because the have a good customer service reputation. We love the 3200c that we selected. It took me...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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No Support! No Sale!

by kccook , Dec 17 '99
Pros: ease of assembly
Cons: no technical support
My personal opinion of this product isn't a very good one. I own and operate a small business and I need products upon which I can depend. When I first bought the HP Scanjet 3200c I could not get it to work correctly with my printer which is a Lexmark...
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SO easy to use! The price was right!

by aleasmommy , Feb 01 '00
Pros: good quality, lots of features
Cons: no booklet..you have to learn on your own!
I have about a MILLION pictures of my daughter, and sending them across country to be scanned was getting a bit ridiculous! So we went and bought one for ourselves! What a great investment! Only 99$ and it does an EXCELLANT job! The sales guy told us all...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Great Investment

by johnny_craps , Jan 24 '00
Pros: fast, inexpensive, great software, good compatibility
Cons: the lock feature - dont screw around with it, otherwise fine
I would have to say that the HP Scanjet 3200C is a great scanner. We got it about 2 months ago and haven't had any problems with it. Everytime I scan it works great. You can fit all different size things in there, textbooks even and it will scan...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
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Don't count on this one to work!

by barbieaddict , Aug 03 '01
Pros: Price was good
Cons: Only works 5% of the time
This is the first scanner I ever purchased, and chose HP because I wanted a reliable product. When I was able to get the scanner at a great price I jumped at the chance. At first the scanner worked just fine, then the third time I tried to use it I got...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Picture Perfect

by xerxes , Jan 18 '00
Pros: Easy to set up, good resolution, good software
Cons: a little slow compared to more expensive usb
I recieved the HP Scanjet 3200C as a Christmas gift from my parents this year. Most other pieces of hardware and software I have used on my (crack rigged) computer have taken endless hours to get running and have been less than I expected in...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Good Scan - Great Value

by btspartan , Jan 14 '00
Pros: Easy To Use, Affordable
Cons: No On/Off Switch
Looking for your first scanner? Do you scan more for fun than anything else? If so, you'll definitely want to take a look at this one. It's a great basic scanner at a great price, and perfect for young or inexperienced users.
I've had a 3200C...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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a winner!

by sdarlin , Feb 01 '00
Pros: a GREAT scanner
Cons: none!
i LOVE this scanner! dh bought it for me, and he knows even less about computer hardware than i do. [he did this w/a lot of help from the salesman!]

this is absolutely the easiest scanner i can possibly imagine. in four simple steps it...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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scanjet 3200c - not for everyone

by psychodad , Dec 20 '99
Pros: compact, light, inexpensive
Cons: no support, not compatible with all printers or peripherals
The problem with the Hewlett Packard Scanjet 3200c is that it will not work with all the H.P. printers. I bought one and hooked it up to my
333mhz desktop computer and loaded the software. It scanned in a picture pretty well, but when I went to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

HP 3200c is My best Buy ever!

by ddaley , Mar 04 '00
Pros: The best thing I ever did.
Cons: I have no cons. on the 3200C its perfect!
The HP3200C is the best scanner I have ever had. My last scanner was just a Kodak snap shot scanner and I thought it was the greatest thing ever until I tried the HP3200C and then I couldn't Believe my eyes that the scanner was so smart that it had so...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Hp Sorry Series

by Redhotnuisance , Dec 16 '99
Pros: Nice Design
Cons: Slow
For a HP product, this is rather dissapointing. The software seems promising at first with it's easy installation, but once in action I'd rather be riding a slug. Start-up seems slow. You have to wait for the scanner to complete a pre-scan before all,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Impressed for the money

by amiejane , Apr 04 '00
Pros: Quality pics, Interesting Software
Cons: Must be shut off --otherwise acts up
To be quite honest, I originally purchased this scanner, because, it would go with the rest of the package I already had.--all HP When I first used it, I was impressed with how clear the scans turned out. The only problem was figuring how I wanted to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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HP ScanJet 3200C

by thelowlander , Dec 20 '99
Pros: Ease of Use
Cons: Bulky, Outdated hardware
The HP ScanJet 3200C was a good value for your money in early 1999, but you can now pick up a flatbed scanner with higher resolution for less money. The 3200C sells for less than $100, but there are now much better values and quality scanners available...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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cheap yet great

by fryboy00 , Oct 17 '00
Pros: great high quality scanns
Cons: none
This scanner is very affordable and has very appeling items to it. The software that came with my hp3200c helps me to enhance my pictures to my needs. The software removes red eye fixes unwanted things it the pic and gives it an overall great look. I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Scanability

by yddiatta , Oct 12 '00
Pros: Affordable
Cons: Slow
It is wonderful to finally be able to scan pictures into my computer. Now my computer is a completely functional office. I am very happy that I no longer have to go to the nearest printer to make copies. Yet, this hasn't been a piece of cake the whole...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Scan and Click!

by BigAlHurl , Nov 11 '00
Pros: Ease of Use, Great software, Fantastic Imaging
Cons: none
Great Scanning is just a click away!
You have obviously have something to want to scan, whether its a picture or a document the HP 3200C can do it!
At one time this particular scanner was $199.00,so you can imagine how thrilled i was when...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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HP 3200C Series Scanner

by rktoon , Mar 26 '03
Pros: Inexpensive, Good for photos
Cons: Very Slow, never turns off
This is just your plain old ordinary scanner. I have had mine for over 2 years now. It is very slow. My main use for buying this scanner was to scan pictures to upload to the web. I got very lucky. Let me explain. This scanner is great for scanning...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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The Scan That Can

by ukulele , Dec 13 '99
Pros: Great scans at a budget price.
Cons: Could be hard to install.
I am not an expert at scanners and in fact the HP3200c is my first purchase. I brought it home, set it up and was scanning in excellent quality and fast enough for my modest needs. It has worked reliably ever since. I had only one problem. My Epson...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

HP is the greatest!

by metroeagl , Feb 03 '00
Pros: Great quality, worth the price
Cons: none
All of our hardware for our computer is HP and we decided to go with Hewlett Packard when we wanted to buy a scanner. When I first scanned a picture of my friend I was astonished at the clear and perfect quality. Any one who has a computer would get...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Is cheap worth it?

by netsketch , Jul 28 '00
Pros: It is inexpensive.
Cons: no quality, os conflicts, no on/off switch
Granted, this HP scanner is inexpensive. In fact it is well priced!

However, you must ask yourself if it is worth the trouble!

First, the scanner isn't that great of quality. Sure, it is decent for the price, but with today's...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

HP technology thumbs down

by Breakdown13 , Mar 18 '00
Pros: Convert typed pages to text document
Cons: creates errors
The HP Scanjet 3200c is a complete waste of money. I have recently purchased this scanner and have then since experienced nothing except computer problems and freezes. Before the installation of my scanner their were no existing problems. Suddenly...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

clean as a whistle

by Lizafaz1 , Feb 08 '00
Pros: great pictures
Cons: slow scanning
This scanner is so easy. Really nice pictures. It's so easy to install. I Only had one problem though with it. The nob on the scanner came off with with the port. To say the least I was very unhappy. But once I got a new one. The scanner worked great....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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The Best Scanner

by Makcumb , Jan 24 '00
Pros: Greatest
Cons: scanner Ever
I resendly baught a scanner of this model and had good thing about it, it scans really really good it has a design for all kinds of scanning even objects I really recommend this product to anyone that has a family or is just wanting to scan some good old...
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HP ScanJet 3200C's a Nightmare

by debi_adam , Aug 30 '00
Pros: not any
Cons: Don't buy this piece of hardware
This machine should be taken completely off the market. HP also ought to refund the money spent on this machine to anyone who bought it. Not only did I never get it to work right with my computer but it keep crashing my system. As I have a brand new...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Good Beginner Scanner

by MKelley226 , Jan 25 '00
Pros: Great Price
Cons: Bad scanning less than a year old.
I bought this scanner for my first scanner and I had it out of the box and scanning in about 15 minutes. Very easy to set up and use. The resolution is great. I do have some trouble with it. I have had it for less than a year and when I scan, yellow...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

It is great for the kids!!!

by HEY_EWE , Feb 03 '00
Pros: The HP trustworthy name
Cons: haven't found one yet
I love our 3200C!! It was our first scanner purchase so I am not comparing it to others. I have 3 teenagers who use it all the time. It comes in handy for scanning the report card to send to their Grandpa for money for the grades and a whole lot more. I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Inexpensive but tech problems

by C71141 , Feb 06 '00
Pros: cheap & easy to operate
Cons: cheap tech help should be available
My 3200 did work fine, then I installed Office 2000. Now I cannot get the software to recognize the scanner. What I get is a message that says HPPRSCLT not responding. I have reinstalled the scanner software, reinstalled Windows 98, installed the update...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

easy to use

by chakamyboy , Apr 06 '00
Pros: easy to use;great price
Cons: none
My wife recently brought me home the "scanjet 3200C" as a present.I have been wanting one since just recently having got my first computer.I was surprised by the low price of it,especially when I saw all the things you can do with...
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What Are You Waiting For?

by jkowalsk , Jun 25 '00
Pros: Ease of Use
Cons: Software Problem
Hewlett Packard’s Scanjet 3200C is a real gem to have. I cannot imagine going a day without it. I use it all the time to scan sketches and photographs for my website and they turn out great.

The scanner is available at most computer stores and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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H/P has great help pages

by tigershark , Jan 12 '00
Pros: lots of colors, easy transfers to other programs, tech support
Cons: If you don't have a web connection, you won't get very good tech support
This scanner is great. Kids love using it too.

The first night a got it, I scanned in 32 game covers to use on e-bay. The scanner and software made it really easy. Because of the e-bay advertisements the counts on my own personal page...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great for Beginners!

by Laalbr , Apr 14 '00
Pros: easy to follow installation directions and software
Cons: none yet
I just purchased my Hewlett Packard DeskJet 3200c scanner today. I have never used a scanner before or even installed a scanner. It was so much easier to do than I ever imagined. The hooking up the scanner to the computer took about 20 minutes and the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Love My First Scanner

by Jen8Brown , Mar 15 '00
Pros: Cost
Cons: Speed
This is the first scanner I've purchased. It was purchased so I could scan photographs, copy personal and my small business documents. I realize that there are faster and fancier scanners on the market, but for the money, for a first time, beginner,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Good product, Great price

by hatched , Jan 01 '00
Pros: It does a good job for a low price
Cons: I haven't found any yet
I got my scanner for my 14th anniversary from my spouse. He is not very computer literate so I was thinking he just went for price, but talked to someone in the store, they had one and recommended it to him. I like it because it is so easy to use and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Good for the money

by astrauss , Dec 20 '99
Pros: Good value for the money
Cons: Not as speedy as desired
I bought this product to make copies of photos and black and white text. The product does a commendable job for both purposes. Those who are not seeking perfection will benefit most from this product. The black and white copies come out very clearly....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Hp stands the test ...

by Raydal , Mar 14 '00
Pros: Great results in a quick time.
Cons: Keep away roaches ..they reek havoc.
I have come to trust HP to the extent that almost all of my add-ons are made by this company. They have to represent the standard in their fields and you can feel comfortable in knowing that you are getting your money's worth.

This scanner...
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