Microtek ScanMaker X6 Flatbed Scanner

Pros: Cheap/easy to use/easy to learn/ quality of pictures when scanned
Cons: The only one is that they don't tell you to turn your scanner on first before anything else.

I purchased this scanner a few months ago, when I got my new computer. I was always told that you get what you pay for. Well, in this case I think that the cheaper the better. Before I purchased this one I looked at a lot of scanners and I didn't see any...

Pros: Not too terribly expensive
Cons: Out of commission about as often as R. Downey, Jr.

That's what I have to tell people most of the time when they ask if we have a scanner. I work in a medium-sized computer lab on campus at a major public university, and we have a Microtek ScanMaker X6. To say I'm unsatisfied with that scanner is a...

Pros: Nice size, easy to use, good quality, inexpensive
Cons: None

This was my first scanner, the ScanMaker X6, which I bought in 1999. I was pleased with it's appearance and it wasn't too big- 17.3 by 11.5 by 3.2 inches (11 pounds)- so it doesn't take up too much space. The buttons, including the power button, are...

Pros: Affordable, Good Scan Quality, Rugged, Pretty Fast, Good Software
Cons: Makes a Model-T look New, Largeish, Transparency Adaptor Mostly for Show.

The Microtek Scanmaker X6 has been around for a ridiculously long time. In it's original form (SCSI only) it dates back nearly 9 years. Now available only in the "EL", extra large style, and with USB, it's one of the cheapest legal size scanners you can...

Pros: Good scans of photos, scan wizard is easy.
Cons: Setting it up, and you have to turn it on BEFORE the computer...

I bought my Microtek ScanMaker X6 back when I bought my new computer (along with the Canon printer I've also given my opinion about) about two plus years ago (1998.)

I purchased it online after doing a considerable amount of research about the...

Pros: reasonable, very clear scan, easy setup
Cons: none yet

As a database analyst, I've used the high-tech IBM scanners at work. When I was scanner-deficient, I used my sister's Visioneer scanner. Both got the job done but I really wanted a scanner at home.

Here were my requirements:
I checked...

Pros: easy to use and reliable quality
Cons: the packaged software is hard to use

I love my Microtek ScanMaker X6; it is easy to use and does its job with smooth easy quality. I am not a technophile and cannot tell you how the specs on this model match up with its competitors (wait for healdkw review). What I can tell you are the...

Pros: Ease of use, speed
Cons: Software is kind of lame, a little pricy

I had never owned a scanner until I purchased the Microtek X6 with my new computer. The dealer recommended a USB port type scanner verses a parallel port one because (1) The USB one is faster (2) The Parallel port is usually in use by the printer....

Pros: good resolution, easy-to-use software
Cons: mine's a bust

Last October, my dad gave me this scanner for my birthday. I was pleased; it claimed to scan at decent, if not wonderful, resolutions. I would finally be able to put photos on my web site, and I would be able to work on projects for my digital class from...

Pros: Great results, when it works
Cons: about as easy to use as a unicycle

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Finally got it to work with WinME. For like two hours. Then it went back to it's old tricks- spitting out error messages that aren't on any list in the world, refusing to work right,...

Pros: Good performance for price
Cons: Photoshop plug-in could use some help

I was a little nervous about buying the X6 after some bad experiences with the older E6 series from Microtek. My decision to buy the X6 was based mostly on price (I found it for under $100, plus a $30 rebate) and I figured that I'd return it if I didn't...

Pros: Price, quality
Cons: Software

I have been wanting a scanner for sometime now. They really come in handy, especially for students. When I miss class now, I can just scan a friend's notes and I don't have to worry about my hand falling asleep from recopying them. (I know, I could...

Pros: Fast. Good Color Quality. USB. Came with Lightlid.
Cons: Setup takes time and thought. Lightlid was only a promo deal.

For the cost, I haven't seen a better one out there. You may be tempted by $49 or less scanners, but you'll get what you paid for...With the Microtek X6, you get fairly Fast scans with Very Good color accuracy. The user ScanWizard user interface is easy...

Pros: true color, maintains detail, easy to use
Cons: a bit big

When we got out computer in April of '99, the first accessory I wanted was a scanner. I had a 6 month old baby and tons of pictures and I was dying to get a website up. Well, I didn't have to wait long, because my husband bought me this scanner for...

Pros: Easy hook up, easy to use
Cons: Scans very slowly.

This is a good scanner regardless of if you are scanning color pictures or black and white documents. It is extra large, which may make storage a problem, but it sure helps when you want to scan an oversized page.

It comes with some really...