Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner

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Summary: Great low price scanner
Review: Got this scanner yesterday and out of the three brands I have had (UMAX, Epson, and nor Canon) this is the best. The color and picture quality are fantastic, so far. I would like to see a stand alone scanner app rather than having to use Image Capture or Photoshop. I work in 10.3 and it works without a hitch. I especially like the fact that the one touch buttons on the scanner actually work in OSX. This is a first for me. I also like that it has a power switch. I think that is what killed my last scanner.

And as an added bonus it does slides and negatives! Haven't tried that yet.

Definitely recommend.

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Summary: Fast and Reliable Photo Scanner
Review: I have a Canon FS4000 film scanner that has a slightly higher resolution (3200 vs. 4000 dpi). However, I far prefer to use the new 8400 because it seems like it is about 20x faster. Most of this is the USB 2.0 interface. Most digital printers don't support more than 600-720 dpi right now anyhow so the additional dpi of my film scanner is mostly wasted. Also my film scanner I think was about $800 when I bought it several years ago. So I guess what I am trying to say is that this unit is a great deal for what it does.

I have to spend a fair amount of time cleaning hairs off of the surface of the glass of this scanner, but this is something you have to do with any scanner. Other than that, this unit is extremely easy to set up and use. So far, I have been extremely pleased with canon's imaging products!

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Summary: Canoscan 8400F First Impression
Review: I purchased this scanner to scan some old photos, negatives and slides. I scanned a 4x6, a old 3x5 photo, and some film today and am very happy with the results. Still trying to get up to speed on the software, but seems to work very easily. Scans seemed to be very quick. I use Mac OSX and didn't have any problems. I haven't installed Photoshop Elements yet.

I had an Epson 636 that still works, but this scanner is several generations newer.

Quick service from Amazon as well.

Thanks.

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Summary: Beware of Canon Service!!!
Review: I recently got a CanoScan 8400F as an early X-Mas present from my wife. After excitedly opening the box and hooking everything up, I found to my dismay a glaring white speck underneath the glass pane. So I called the technical services at Canon to learn that I can take the unit to my local authorized repair shop. When I took it to the shop, the owner told me that it has to be replaced, and that, upon making a call to Canon, he said Canon will replace it with a "brand new" unit. Good, I thought. After all, I just took it out of the box. Well, when the "new" unit arrived a few days later, I found to my second round of dismay that what I got was a refurbished unit!! Not knowing whether the authorized repair shop pulled some neat trick on me or Canon itself, I called the technical services at Canon once more to learn about what has just happened. Here's what I learned: this fellow at the technical services informed me in a firm and unsympathetic manner that "IT IS CANON'S POLICY" that all returned items will be replaced with refurbished units. So I got a refurbished unit as an early X-Mas present from my wife!!!! This fellow wasn't interested in any of my reasoning, so I told him that I'll simply return the unit for a full refund and goodbye to Canon for the rest of my consumer life span.

This isn't the only time I had a terrible encounter with the Canon service and its philosophy. I've always enjoyed their products, but I've finally ran out of my patience with their immensely arrogant attitude. They deserve going bankrupt to learn some valuable lesson about customer service. They think and behave AS IF Canon is the ONLY player in the market!!!

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Summary: So far so good...
Review: Just received my scanner yesterday and it took me about 5-minutes to get it installed. I had a pile of odds-n-ends type documents I needed to scan plus a couple of photos and this scanner handled it all with ease. The scans were beautiful and crisp. I love the various "scan" buttons on the front of this thing but my only complaint is that I have to hold the button down for a second before it starts scanning. I would prefer it to respond a little more rapidly when I press the button but maybe this is to prevent accidental scans if someone were to bump a button by accident. This is only a minor complaint, however.

I think this is an excellent scanner for the money.