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Summary: clear pics
Review: good quality, clear pics from scanned pictures. the negative option is really cool:)
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Summary: Bad Service
Review: I bought a Microtek scanner a year and a half ago, and have had to send it in twice for repair. It has been not working or being repaired for most of it's life. I have barely had any use out of it. Now that it is out of warrantee, and never been fixed correctly, Microtek is trying to charge me $150-$200, plus shipping, to repair it again. When they didn't fix it right the first two times it was supposedly repaired. They have constantly gave me the run around, and will not replace the bad scanner. Buyer Beware!! This company does NOT take care of it's customers.
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Summary: Not for the faint of heart!
Review: I bought this scanner after researching several models - primarily Microtek and HP. It seemed to have all the features I wanted, was reasonably priced, received great reviews, and had a one year warranty. That's as good as it got. The scanner may have produced good results but I was so lost in the program I was too frustrated to appreciate it. I'm an experienced computer user but I found Microtek's program extremely confusing and difficult to navigate. Not having quantities of spare time (or desire)to devote to learning it I returned it and purchased the HP 3570c the very next day. A HUGE improvement!!!
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Summary: not too shabby
Review: I had specific needs: (1) a cheap scanner, that (2) did good scans, and (3)gave me custom control. I tried two major brands and found their scanning software lacking; I couldn't keep them from defaulting to the simple idiot-scan or automatically cropping and "fixing" the orientation of my scan materials (note to HP and Epson: those are nice features for some people, but please allow us to turn them off). The Microtek scanner has everything I was looking for, and so far has not let me down. The only downsides I can find are a slightly flimsy lid, a minor crash while i installed it on XP, and for some inexplicable reason it scans upside-down (which I got used to). If you want a scanner that gives you complete control, get this one and use it in expert mode.
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Summary: What a pain...
Review: I received this as a gift from my husband for Xmas '02 to replace my Visioneer flatbed that had started to scan in funny colors. Let me say that I really loved my Visioneer. First of all, the scanner installed pretty easily, no problems there. But... when I reboot XP, it takes 60 seconds just to boot the scanner before most of my other programs can load. Also, you have to manually open the ScanMaker 5 program and click the scanner control button and then close out of the program to get the light to go off. I wouldn't ever buy another one of these. I've also had a big problem with lint inside the machine under the glass, causing big problems with clean scans. I've tried about everything I can think of and still have the problem. I've even cleaned the glass on both sides with alcohol and newspaper! What a rip off. My advice is to stay far away from Microtek products.
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Summary: Good all-around scanner
Review: I was lucky enough to receive this scanner for Christmas, and have been very pleased with it. It's probably better than what I would have purchased myself, as I don't do that much scanning, just a few photos now and then. But I was amazed by the superb quality of scans, and the ease of use of the scanner. The software wasn't that hard to use. Basically, scan everything at 50%, leave all of the other settings alone, and you should be good to go (100% images are HUGE).The only negative about this scanner is that sometimes the scan light (the one inside the scanner, not the LED on the front)stays on, indefinitely. To get around this I pull out the power cord if I don't plan to use it for a while... no power switch... because I don't want the light to burn out. Other than that, it's a great scanner. Combined with my HP-5550 printer, I can make perfect copies of anything, including photos.
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Summary: Good all-around scanner
Review: I was lucky enough to receive this scanner for Christmas, and have been very pleased with it. It's probably better than what I would have purchased myself, as I don't do that much scanning, just a few photos now and then. But I was amazed by the superb quality of scans, and the ease of use of the scanner. The software wasn't that hard to use. Basically, scan everything at 50%, leave all of the other settings alone, and you should be good to go (100% images are HUGE). The only negative about this scanner is that sometimes the scan light (the one inside the scanner, not the LED on the front)stays on, indefinitely. To get around this I pull out the power cord if I don't plan to use it for a while... no power switch... because I don't want the light to burn out. Other than that, it's a great scanner. Combined with my HP-5550 printer, I can make perfect copies of anything, including photos.
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Summary: Avoid
Review: Purchased Microtek ScanMaker 4850 in spite of reading all of the not so favorable reviews. I should have taken the reviews "very" seriously. I wasted alot of time installing and uninstalling the software because it just would not responding to my OPS, XP...Dell Computer, 512MB. Take the reviews seriously and don't waste your time!!!!
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Summary: Don't Waste Your Time.....
Review: Purchased Microtek ScanMaker 4850 in spite of reading all of the not so favorable reviews. I should have taken the reviews "very" seriously. I wasted alot of time installing and uninstalling the software because it just would not responding to my OPS, XP...Dell Computer, 512MB. Take the reviews seriously and don't waste your time!!!!
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Summary: Avoid
Review: This seemed to be a very attractive model, especially when compared with HP products. The unit itself is impressive for personal (non-business) needs. After installing the software on a laptop running XP per Microtek's instructions, scanned files did not open. Using the Microtek.com tech support site, I e-mailed the company for a solution. Within 24 hours I had received a reply with detailed instructions to rectify the Scan Wizard 5 bugs. These instructions did not remedy the problem. A second e-mail was forwarded to Microtek asking for further assistance. The reply: I needed to call (not toll-free) and to speak with a "consultant" regarding this "complicated issue". For the priviledge of correcting the bugs in Microtek's software, I would be charged [money] for up to 30 minutes plus [money]/minute thereafter. This ... response to milk me for a product I had less than a week caused me to come up with a solution to the tech issues: return the scanner for a full refund. Recommendaton: Avoid Microtek at all costs. The company is interested in your money only. Canon, Epson and Visioneer are three nice alternatives.
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