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Summary: Will not work properly with Windows 2000 Professional
Review: Installation is not trouble free. Maybe it will work, maybe it will not. Have two computers with W2K and managed to get it going on one. While trying to find out what might have gone wrong I uninstalled the scanning software, installed it again and now I have a scanner software that will not work in either computers. First I tried the HP's Knowledge Data Base where you will find only obvious topics like: "Check that all cables are properly connected" and so on. I tried e-mail support and it takes two days to get an answer. The support personnel at customer care does not know Windows 2000, their experience is limited to Windows 98. On other matters HP's quality is good, but scanning speed is slow compared to lower-priced Agfa, UMAX and Microtek scanners (maybe due to the scanning software). Even if you have the extra buck to buy 3rd party scanning software to control the HP ScanJet line I would not recommend it. Very disappointing product for HP's reputation.
Rating:
Summary: Will not work properly with Windows 2000 Professional
Review: Installation is not trouble free. Maybe it will work, maybe it will not. On two computers with W2K managed to get it going on one. While trying to find out what might have gone wrong I uninstalled the scanning software, installed it again and now I have scanner software that will not work on either. First I tried the HP's Knowledge Data Base where you will find only obvious topics like: "Check the cables..." and so on. I tried e-mail support and it takes two days to get an answer. Finally, after about 30 min. talking to support personnel over the phone I found out that they do not know Windows 2000, their experience is limited to Windows 98. On other matters HP's quality is good, but scanning speed is slow compared to lower-priced Agfa, UMAX and Microtek scanners (maybe due to the scanning software). Even if you have the extra buck to buy 3rd party scanning software to control the HP ScanJet line I would not recommend it. Very disappointing product and support for HP's reputation.
Rating:
Summary: Will not work properly with Windows 2000 Professional
Review: Installation is not trouble free. Maybe it will work, maybe it will not. Have two computers with W2K and managed to get it going on one. While trying to find out what might have gone wrong I uninstalled the scanning software, installed it again and now I have a scanner software that will not work in either computers. First I tried the HP's Knowledge Data Base where you will find only obvious topics like: "Check that all cables are properly connected" and so on. I tried e-mail support and it takes two days to get an answer. The support personnel at customer care does not know Windows 2000, their experience is limited to Windows 98. On other matters HP's quality is good, but scanning speed is slow compared to lower-priced Agfa, UMAX and Microtek scanners (maybe due to the scanning software). Even if you have the extra buck to buy 3rd party scanning software to control the HP ScanJet line I would not recommend it. Very disappointing product for HP's reputation.
Rating:
Summary: Will not work properly with Windows 2000 Professional
Review: Installation is not trouble free. Maybe it will work, maybe it will not. On two computers with W2K managed to get it going on one. While trying to find out what might have gone wrong I uninstalled the scanning software, installed it again and now I have scanner software that will not work on either. First I tried the HP's Knowledge Data Base where you will find only obvious topics like: "Check the cables..." and so on. I tried e-mail support and it takes two days to get an answer. Finally, after about 30 min. talking to support personnel over the phone I found out that they do not know Windows 2000, their experience is limited to Windows 98. On other matters HP's quality is good, but scanning speed is slow compared to lower-priced Agfa, UMAX and Microtek scanners (maybe due to the scanning software). Even if you have the extra buck to buy 3rd party scanning software to control the HP ScanJet line I would not recommend it. Very disappointing product and support for HP's reputation.
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Summary: Only for scanning photos
Review: My biggest problem with this scanner is that it has no software to adjust the picture (contrast, color, size, etc) in any way, except trimming, either prior to or after scanning. You can't even rotate the picture! Most times this is just an annoyance because you have to open another image-editing program to do even the simplest thing. It comes with the shareware version of Adobe Photodeluxe Business Edition (which is weak even in the full form) to do this, which is acceptable for simple jobs. When the scanner converts to jpeg the image looks hideous (but this scanner is the only software I've seen to do it so poorly), so you must manually change the file from bmp to jpeg/etc for every single picture. BUT, this becomes more than just an annoyance if you're scanning art. There are only two options for contrast prior to scanning: 'auto-sharpen image' or 'don't sharpen'. If you don't sharpen, every image looks muddy, awful, and unacceptable. If you sharpen, images with shading look awful. (it turns a softly shaded section into hideous patches of color) IMPORTANT: You can not fix this in any image editor! I have Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard image editor costing hundreds of dollars. I've tried to decrease contrast and increase brightness, scale down the picture slightly with bicubic resampling, and use the blur filter. I've also tried scanning it larger and shrinking it later. Nothing works! Colored or B/W pencil works end of looking the worst. It's not that you just lose some of the original's quality, it's that they look awful. I wish I could show you an example but no links are allowed in reviews. Don't get this scanner if you're an artist or if you're concerned about quality. If you're only scanning photos, it's okay, because the effect on photos is barely noticable.
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Summary: 5300 series
Review: the 5300 is bad in OCR. The scanner is good. The setup guide is too big. overall it is a good scanner
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Summary: Awesome scanner!
Review: The Hewlett Packard ScanJet 5300Cse is a great high-end scanner with 1200-dpi optical resolution, fast scan speeds, and high quality results. I scanned an 8x10 color photo earlier today in less than 45 seconds! The images are very sharp and coloration is true to the original. The 1200-dpi resolution gives you the capability to enlarge your pictures with amazing detail. I also found the copy function to be useful, just push a button on the front of the 5300C and a copy prints out of your printer seconds later. This scanner is fast, easy to use, and capable of the highest resolution scans... overall it's one of the best on the market and I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Perfection.
Review: This is a great quality scanner for scanning anything from photos to documents. I highly reccommend it!
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Summary: Very Nice and Simple
Review: This scanner is one of the best for it's price. I just picked one up about two weeks ago for my home office and it's been a very good buy so far. The scanner itself is very easy to use, and the software helps a lot. No matter what you need the scanner for, it works very nicely and is a great addition to any home and/or office. I highly reccomend it.
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