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Summary: flawless
Review: If you want get picky, it only handles letter size, no legal, the lid extends only 1" (can't scan a large book) and is a little on the noisy side. But weigh that against the Canon's elegant and functional design, true PnP, great software (though I'm still looking for my "included"PhotoShop LE) and a happy double-take on the price, and it's no wonder Amazon's sometimes out of stock.
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Summary: Worst experience ever --- do not buy this scanner
Review: In 30 years of dealing with electronics, this was my personal low point for an unsatisfactory experience. I purchased this new, and I spent parts of three days trying to get it to work and it never did. I subsequently came across another review posted here that refers to a loose USB connection on the back of the scanner and believe that is what I experienced. I returned it for a refund as quickly as I could and purchased an Epson Perfection 1240U, an absolute 5-star experience.
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Summary: A Joy to use
Review: It took me all of 10 minutes to hook this scanner to my Mac and install all the software. I really appreciate the lack of a power cord and the slim sleek design. An included clip lets you stand the scanner on its side, so it takes up essentially no desk space. You can even scan in that position. The software has worked flawlessly and the choices of image editing software allows you to do pretty much whatever you want to the scans. I just tested the OCR software, and it too worked quite well, making only a few mistakes, primarily mistaking numbers for letters.
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Summary: great scanner
Review: it took very little time to set up and works like a charm. i've only had it for 1 month and haven't had any problems.
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Summary: Arrived DOA
Review: It's got a nice form factor; sleek look; is easy to connect. I spent several hours trying to get this thing to work to no avail. Error messages kept popping up with instructions to unlock the mechanism that secures the scanning piece while in transit, unplug the USB connector, reconnect, and try again. Time and again it simply did not work.The online Canon documentation was useless, and attempts to contact Canon through the web site resulted in an auto responder and NEVER any assistance from a subsequent inquiry to Canon based on instructions in the auto responder. Technical problems aside, if you are looking for a (Canon) scanner primarily for web graphics and don't need perfectly flawless scans, you can cut the price tag in half if you get the Canon 650u or spend a few bucks more for the metallic finish of the Canon 656u.
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Summary: Caution: Canoscan N1220U may not like Millenium (ME)
Review: Purchased Canoscan N1220U..but could not get it to operate..maybe the machine was dead on arrival..but after loading software "numerous times"...and calling Canon tech advice (which is not toll-free) several times and several hours of reloading...it still would not operate...Now I'm hearing comments from other sources that it isn't very happy with the new Windows Millenium (ME), which is what I have)...I even downloaded from Canon.com to fix and uploaded again and again.."still dead on arrival". You're probably okay if you have Win 95, 98, or MAC. Me, I'm going to try HP 5370 csi at Gateway (tollfree). Wish me luck this time around!
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: Rated one of the Top Scanners in Consumer Report. I've had it six months with absolutely NO problems. This is an awesome scanner! One of the nicest features is how thin it is. It's only about an inch and a half high. Remarkable Technology.
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Summary: Bad Scanner
Review: Regarding the canoscan 1200U-it does not load any better on Windows 98. We purchased 5 days ago and when after installing, it will not work. We have installed and reinstalled many many times. I would not recommend the canon product because they refused to provide technical support for their product unless I call a long distance number. No one should have to pay for support for a NEW PRODUCT. This is ridiculous! 1 star because I couldn't put a zero. HP Scanners are no better.
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Summary: A HORRIBLE Scanner with Windows 2000 Professional
Review: Since buying this nice looking piece when it first came out, I have actually NEVER had it working properly under Windows 2000. It has limped along, and at times I have found ways to work around it's consistently inconsistent behavior. When it works, as one reviewer said, it is a rather nice scanner to use BUT that is the trick.... get it to function first. Every so often, after a relatively smooth spell, I get the error saying that it is unable to find or open the TWAIN source. To this problem, there seems to be NO definite solution. I am a tweaker.... everything IS installed properly and up to date. The Canon website is NO HELP. I'll un-install and re-install, as recommended, and will get the same error for hours on end, more re-installs, USB re-installs, all related software un/re-installed, registry cleaning, etc... NOTHING works! Some time ago, while still under warranty, Canon tech support, having exhausted all possibilities, decided it was a "rare flawed hardware" problem.... so they sent me a new N1220U scanner in exchange... ha! I got the same errors with the new one until it finally worked after more tedious tweakings by me... alone. How it was resolved is still a mystery to me. It worked OK, for a little while... about a year. It scanned well that is until, as is the case now... I simply have to walk away. The dreaded TWAIN error has appeared out of nowhere again and I am simply tired of trying to fix it. I will NEVER again buy another Canon product out of principle. I will gladly throw this piece of junk away after crushing it in my bare hands later on this week.
My recommendation: Buy yourself a different scanner! ANYTHING would be better than this! If I could rate this with 1/2 a star, I would.
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Summary: A HORRIBLE Scanner with Windows 2000 Professional
Review: Since buying this nice looking piece when it first came out, I have actually NEVER had it working properly under Windows 2000. It has limped along, and at times I have found ways to work around it's consistently inconsistent behavior. When it works, as one reviewer said, it is a rather nice scanner to use BUT that is the trick.... get it to function first. Every so often, after a relatively smooth spell, I get the error saying that it is unable to find or open the TWAIN source. To this problem, there seems to be NO definite solution. I am a tweaker.... everything IS installed properly and up to date. The Canon website is NO HELP. I'll un-install and re-install, as recommended, and will get the same error for hours on end, more re-installs, USB re-installs, all related software un/re-installed, registry cleaning, etc... NOTHING works! Some time ago, while still under warranty, Canon tech support, having exhausted all possibilities, decided it was a "rare flawed hardware" problem.... so they sent me a new N1220U scanner in exchange... ha! I got the same errors with the new one until it finally worked after more tedious tweakings by me... alone. How it was resolved is still a mystery to me. It worked OK, for a little while... about a year. It scanned well that is until, as is the case now... I simply have to walk away. The dreaded TWAIN error has appeared out of nowhere again and I am simply tired of trying to fix it. I will NEVER again buy another Canon product out of principle. I will gladly throw this piece of junk away after crushing it in my bare hands later on this week.
My recommendation: Buy yourself a different scanner! ANYTHING would be better than this! If I could rate this with 1/2 a star, I would.
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