... I emailed Mustek about it and their advice was to 'Turn it off at the mains'. Laughable.
Would I recommend it?? Probably not, as they now do an updated version which uses the usb cable for it power. The image quality is average at best, but then it was only £60.
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Advantages: Cheap. Slimline. Disadvantages: Always 'on', Average quality scans
...power management perhaps. I emailed Mustek about it and their advice was to 'Turn it off at the mains'. Laughable.
Would I recommend it?? Probably not, as they now do an updated version which uses the usb cable for it power. The image quality is average at best, but then it was only £60.
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I purchased this USB scanner for around £60. It is a very slimline scanner in a stylish deep blue colour. Its top resolution is 1200 x 600 dpi which is more than enough for any task you have in mind. Realistically, 300X300dpi is what I use for most scans. Any higher and you end up with a file measured in gigabytes!
The 1200cu performs well. Is very quite and uses the new type of scanning head; a sort of long scanning head the fule width of the scanner as aopposed to a scanning head that move left/right as well as up down. A good range of software is included (OCR and photo software as well as twain drivers).
One major grip i have with this scanner is the way it is powered. Instead of drawing power from the USB cable, it requirs a separate power pack.. messy. There is no on/off switch and when I power the PC down, the scanner stays on. This to me suggests some fault with the scanners power management perhaps. I emailed Mustek about it and their advice was to 'Turn it off at the mains'. Laughable.
Would I recommend it?? Probably not, as they now do an updated version which uses the usb cable for it power. The image quality is average at best, but then it was only £60.
Price-performance nearly unbeatable. Installation ist very simple because of USB-Plug and installation-cd. The added scan-software is above average, the added Photo Express 2.0 not my taste but it also works with Paint Shop Pro. Specifications: Scan Area: 21,6 x 29,7 cm Scanmodes: till (1200 CU) 19200 dpi x 19200 dpi (software controlled), 48 Bit Scanspeed and resolution are in common not top but above average and in the class of 75 - 100 Euro scanners ... ...and more expensive scanners (Agfa, HP) don´t perform much more but partially cost the double price. From some PC-magazines declared as price-performance winner. Only disadvantage: The oversized power plug. You need the space of two sockets (You know the space problem in Multisockets ?). But nevertheless very recommendable and in 5 min. ready for use. ...
OAM 27.11.2000
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