The ScanMaker 9800XL is Microtek's member of the A3 scanner family designed on the success of the ScanMaker 9600XL with greatly improved specifications and connectivity. The large... more
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Scan Speed: 15 ms / line (colour), 11.5 ms / line (colour)
Compliant Standards: TWAIN
Scan Mode: Single-pass
Media handling
Max Document Size: 305 mm x 430 mm, 305 mm x 432 mm
Supported Media Type: Transparencies, plain paper, slides, film, Transparencies, plain paper, bulk objects (such as books), Plain paper
Media Feeder Type: Manual load
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
1 x peripheral
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x USB, IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x SCSI, 1 x Fast SCSI
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x USB, 1 x peripheral
Connections:
1 x Fast SCSI
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A, 1 x Fast SCSI
2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: FireWire controller, Transparency adaptor, IT8 reflection color target, FireWire controller
Cables Included:
1 x USB cable
1 x IEEE 1394 cable
Power
Power Device: Power supply, Power supply - internal
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ), AC 230V
Manufacturer's product description
The ScanMaker 9800XL is Microtek's member of the A3 scanner family designed on the success of the ScanMaker 9600XL with greatly improved specifications and connectivity. The large 17" x 12" scanning area combined with a very high 1600 x 3200 dpi resolution covers almost all reflective scanning requirements. The improved optional transparency adapter now offers a very large 16" x 12" scan area and the maximum density of 3.7D. The scanner captures huge amounts of subtle highlight and shadow details, with accurate color values, thanks to the 48-bit CCD sensor and the inclusion of multi-sampling. The transparency adapter option also includes a set of film templates for 35mm slides, 35mm strips, medium format film and 5" x 4" film. Extra holders make this the perfect scanner for producing large contact sheets with the ability to deliver high-quality final scans too. To cover almost all connectivity requirements, three interface options are included as standard, FireWire, SCSI-2 and USB 1.1. A PCI FireWire card for Windows and cable, plus a USB cable are also included. Windows NT users can also use this scanner with the addition of a SCSI card and cable. The ScanMaker 9800XL includes a powerful software suite. Adobe Photoshop Elements, LaserSoft SilverFast Ai 5.5 (IT-8), ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR and Ulead PhotoExplorer are all included for both MacOS and Windows. Windows users can also benefit from the ScanWizard Pro Network Scanning solution that allows several PCs to share this scanner over a local area network.
OS Required: Apple MacOS 8.1, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Apple MacOS 8.6, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Apple MacOS 9.x, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, Apple MacOS 8.6 or later, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000, Apple MacOS 8.1, Apple MacOS 8.6, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Apple MacOS 9.x, Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/XP
Min RAM Size: 128 MB, 64 MB
Peripheral / Interface Devices: CD-ROM
System Requirements Details:
Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB ( FireWire )
Windows 95/98 - Pentium - RAM 128 MB ( SCSI )
Windows 2000/ME/XP - Pentium - RAM 128 MB
Windows NT 4.0 - Pentium - RAM 128 MB
Windows 98/2000/ME/XP - Pentium - RAM 128 MB ( USB )
Advantages: Ease of use, speed, low price Disadvantages: None
...I bought the Microtek Scanmaker X6, aftter being a previous owner of a Mlcrotek scanner. I have an iMac with USB ports, this added to the ease of set-up of the scanner; a simple case of plugging it in and running the installer CD that it came with. It comes bundled with an excellent software package, including Adobe Photo Deluxe and the wonderful Coloult - one of my favourite budget graphic programmes. Scanning is simple and quick for the price, whilst also being quieter than rival models. Photo and colour reproduction is ver,v good. An all round excellent buy....
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Advantages: Good picture Disadvantages: overheat some times
...We got this scanner about five months ago. When we got it, it was used and we didn’t have the drivers for it. Luckily it was easy to get them all I did was went on line to the microtek site and searched for scanmaker 6 and they had the drivers right there on the site.
I like this scanner it has good picture. It is also a very quite scanner. There is one problem I have found with it and that is that it can over heat. To make it over heat you have leave it on for three or four hours. When it is over heated it won’t work but all you have to do is turn it off and then on. I would suggest this scanner to anybody that want a good scanner....
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Advantages: Affordable, solid, good quality and you can rest cups of tea on top! Disadvantages: Sometimes slow to scan and other scanners do have better quality
...We have had out Microtek Scanmaker 3600 for well over 5 years now and it is still going strong and doing the job for our entire family. I'm not sure how much we paid for it, but it was not a lot because we just wanted a basic scanner that could scan in documents. It is very reliable, easy to use, with a suitable range of features but has the tendency to be a bit slow occasionally.
1. Looks, Design and Size
The scanner is fairly good looking, quite elegant and fairly compact. It measures approximately 17" long, 10" across and 4" high so can fit into most desktop areas. It has a solid build to it and rather funky curve on the lid that gives it some added style. Furthermore, the main surface is flat and you can easily rest your cup of tea, lunch or bits of paper on top! The white colour is easy on the eye and fits in to most rooms quite...
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