Rating: 
Summary: 5 stars based on price/performance - 1 for drivers
Review: this is a nice looking scanner.. was suprised at the fit and finish when I got it... in light of the price paid after rebate!the drivers it says are ScanGear (an all in one type driver) OR a WinXP mini driver WIA driver... the WIA driver isnt even listed on their download website for the LIDE30. only the latest version of SCANGEAR. but when I installed Scangear and looked at driver version it was 2002 even though I got the latest off the website dated 04/2004. When using the Scan Gear none of the nonpackaged software like Office recognized the scanner, even though Windows XP said it was working fine in the driver test button. and it showed up under Scanners and Cameras section. Installed the Toolbox software from website and it worked but still no go on other programs. Uninstalled all the stuff and just installed WIA drivers, reboot and poof ... recognized in Office, with the WINXP scanner wizzard and other programs! just now no way to get the buttons to work... the Scanner driver has a button section but no way to add programs to link to them in the box below that for tieing the buttons to programs.... scan times avg but great considering USB 1.1 and no extra power supply... a few seconds (about 20) to scan a page in 300 dpi color
Rating: 
Summary: Amazing value for the money!
Review: Even if you don't get the current rebate from Canon, this scanner is an amazing bargain. Pros (besides the price): The form factor is fantastic. It's small and light and saves desktop space, and is portable if you need that. And I really appreciate that it doesn't require a power adapter: one less cable and one less plug-in. It looks attractive (and goes very well with a PowerBook, by the way). Great scans. I'm using Mac OS X and VueScan, a third party scanning software which works with a multitude of scanners, many times better than the manufacturer's software. Acceptable speed. The speed isn't going to blow anyone away, but it certainly wasn't painfully slow, especially at 300 dpi, which is all I generally need. (Primarily digital presentations, web work, and the occasional old photograph.) I'm using it to replace a very expensive, but several years old HP ScanJet. The ScanJet is just taking up too much space, and is overkill for what I really need. Cons:
Materials to be scanned must sit flush against the glass, so it isn't designed to scan 3 D objects, if you need that capability.
Rating: 
Summary: Not a Good Scanner
Review: I bought this scanner back in December 2002 on the recommendation of a family friend. I do NOT like the scanner and am replacing it with a better product. The problem with the scans are the colors... too much red. My recommendation: Don't waste your money on this if you want quality scans.
Rating: 
Summary: Less than it appears
Review: Despite claims that this is a USB 2.0 product, it isn't. This is USB 2.0 Full-speed, the poor cousin of the USB 2.0 standard. USB 2.0 Full-speed is only 12MBs, the same as USB 1.1. Buy only a scanner that is USB 2.0 High Speed. And send a message to Canon by buying from a vendor that doesn't try to con their customers.
Rating:
Summary: Slow but excellent quality
Review: I have not experienced any issues of banding as described in another review; rather, I've found the scanning to be of very good quality; it is very slow, so if you scan a lot of things this isn't for you. It's supremely handy that it's USB powered since it's only one cord and doesn't take up another outlet on my surge protector.
Rating:
Summary: Great scanner
Review: (...) The scanner is great, however. It's takes up little space and is very thin and light. Using only the USB cable for both data transfer and for power lessens the clutter I already have at my station. Scanning is slow but I expected that. It actually scans faster than I thought it would after having read all the other reviews on how slow it was. The image quality is also great for a non-professional scanner. 1200 dpi is wayyyy more than an average user like I would ever need.
Rating: 
Summary: this is a usb1.0 scanner not 2.0!
Review: According to Canon's web site, this scanner does not support usb 2.0. It is compatible with it but will not run at 2.0 speed. So having a 1.0 or 2.0 usb on your motherboard will not matter!
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Summary: Runs Great OS X Panther
Review: I was admittedly apprehensive about this unit, but got it based on favorable comments from those running Mac OS X. Setting up for OS X was a snap. But first go to the Canon website and download the most current (2oo3) software: ToolBox and the LIDE20-30 software. Follow the instructions. I am running Panther with Photoshop CS - I got to scanning within minutes. Perfectly fine for home, newsletter, newspaper and web design projects. Great if you have little work space. For a USB-1 powered unit, the speed is good enough. Make sure you have a working USB slot, I discovered I have a dead slot. I was very surprised with the scanning results. I'm very happy with this purchase and highly recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: My first scanner is great!
Review: I purchased this through Amazon and the day it came I had it plugged in, software loaded smoothly with Windows XP and it walked me through the whole setup, no compatability issues, just plugged it into the USB in the front of the computer. Not like I've heard the old scanner stories where the scanner won't work when you have other hardware plugged in.
I got this mainly to e-mail scanned forms and text and it works fine just on its own and easily with zip files, you can e-mail in several different formats and the tutorial that comes in the software tells you everything you need to know to scan everything! The quality of the scans is great. My HP Officejet 5110 all-in-one, the text recognition software never worked to read forms or text. All-in-all I am quite happy with this product and would recommend it highly.
Rating:
Summary: cheap and pretty easy but you get what you are paying for
Review: this scanner is good and bad. it's cheap and it is USB powered. nice. super easy to set up and imports very quickly with photoshop. black and white images are okay. i am having problems with the color scans. they are to saturated. i have spent hours trying everything. importing through its own software, through photoshop, they just are not that great. also, works with MAC OS X but only through photoshop. its own software works in X, but then only opens images in classic. strange.
for the price, it gets the job done. don't expect anything amazing out of it. it is a low priced portable scanner.
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