Microtek SlimScan C6 Flatbed Scanner

Pros: Small footprint, ease of installation
Cons: Poor quality. Poor durability.

I’ve owned my Microtek SlimScan C6 for a little over a year and a half. I initially thought this was a great scanner, and even wrote a review on October 18, 1999 praising the little bugger. If anyone has purchased this scanner due to my review, I...

Pros: Very slim in size
Cons: Very poor quality scanning, belt troubles

We received the Microtek SlimScan C6 Scanner when we purchased our computer as part of the package. In one word HORRIBLE.

We put the computer together and everything seemed to be going smoothly until we tried to use the...

Pros: hardware worked flawlessly
Cons: OCR is very disappointing

I just finished a job where I used this scanner to OCR about 550 pages, plus around 30 photographs. Quite a work-out for this little scanner! Overall I'm pretty happy, though you have to distinguish between the scanner _hardware_ and the _software_.
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Pros: Little money.
Cons: Great picture.

I recently purchased this scanner for a very low price after rebate. The scanner was easy to install and easy to use. It is very slim as stated by its name. The slimscan C6 works seamlessly with image editing programs such as Photoshop, and has a large...

Pros: Price, Features
Cons: Build Quality (read: breaks easily), Tech Support

I purchased this scanner earlier this year because it had ridiculously good features at a bang for the buck price(Less than $100). It is a super-slim flatbed scanner that features a 600 x 1200 optical resolution, true 36-bit color, and a USB interface....

Pros: Price, image quality, small size, ease of LPT connection, full collection of scanner and photo software
Cons: Mildly louder then other scanners.

When most of my design friends think of LPT flatbed scanners they think of slow scanning speeds, horrible image quality and small resolutions. None of that is the case with the C6.

Under 2 inches tall, as fast as most ide scanners and as...

Pros: Small, Quick, Crisp Scans
Cons: USB Compatibility

The most important thing on the top of my list when buying a scanner was Affordability. And after visiting the CNN top 10 review for scanners, I picked the Microtek C6.

After ordering the USB version and putting it to the test I was both...

Pros: Price, quality of scanned work
Cons: Hormonal and likes to be left alone every few days!

While overall I am satisfied with my Microtek Slimscan C6, it does have one annoying little glitch. Some days the program tells me I have no scanner, some days it recognizes it. Which means I only get to scan on the days when it believes there to be a...

Pros: Detailed control panel, TWAIN support, OCR software included (by Caere)
Cons: Belt trouble, cheap plastic and low quality assembly, does not work w/ HP printers, 100% CPU utilization

I bought this scanner about a year ago, because I found a good deal on a website, and I thought, I've always wanted a scanner, here is a chance to get one. For the total price of $75, shipping was included, I received a nice slim box via UPS in a little...

Pros: easy to use software, low cost, hooks up to system easy
Cons: software seemed incompatible with my computer, poor design of hinges

I purchased a Microtek Slim Scan C6 because of the price. It seemed like a good deal. There was a manufacturer's rebate with the scanner. I sent off the rebate as soon as possible and never did receive it. It has been 10 months and it still has not...

Pros: small size; good quality scans; easy-to-use software
Cons: can only fax one page at a time

The first thing that hits you when you open the box of the Microtek SlimScan C6 is just how small and compact this scanner is. Yet the quality of the scans is really good. I have the USB version (for use with Windows 98, and it also works on the newer...

Pros: Small, quiet, fast, reliable, great image quality
Cons: Trouble with USB and Windows 98, but the newest software release solved this

My new Microtek SlimScan C6 is the fourth Microtek scanner I have used for either home or business. This one is USB, and I must admit that I had a problem getting it to work with Windows 98 Second Edition, but the Microtek telephone support people were...

Pros: Don't have any as yet
Cons: no support to assist with problems

My mom and I went to Fred Myers in Klammath Falls, Oregon to purchase a new computer. We bought a Compaq Presario and as part of the "sale" package we received a Slim Scan C6. We do genealogy and thought the scanner would be ideal to add...

Pros: COST, Ease of use, included software
Cons: I'll have to get back with you ... I haven't found any yet

Bulk is bad! Slim is in! You'll find this to be the case if you purchase the Microtek SlimScan. I purchased my scanner from Microwarehouse.com about 9 months ago.

Being new to computers, the software that accompanied the Slimscan was VERY...

Pros: -Low price, good resolution, fast.
Cons: -USB limits you to Mac/Win98, poor OCR software

I have bought my Microtek SlimScan C6 because of a rebate. I was just looking for a simple, decent scanner to put pictures on my Web site. I wanted the flexibility of USB, good resolution, and a low price point-The Microtek SlimScan C6 seemed to offer...