... I asked the salesman which scanners were XP compatible in my price range and he recommended the Mustek 1200 UB Plus, which had the new software and drivers on the disk rather than downloading them from a website. I was a little unsure of the scanner because of the cheapest model, but was reassured ... Read review
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Advantages: Price is cheap for a good budget scanner Disadvantages: If I was paying £100 then I would pick faults. Im not so I wont
...range and he recommended the Mustek 1200 UB Plus, which had the new software and drivers on the disk rather than downloading them from a website. I was a little unsure of the scanner because of the cheapest model, but was reassured when talking to the salesman while paying for it. He told me he used the same model scanner at home and he rated it far better over much higher priced models and he found the quality of the scanner very high.
...nature by its quality of the plastic. However the scanner itself is of below average size (41cm x 27 cm x 5 cm) and weight (2.9KG) but still has the same size glass surface as my old model. The main feature than impressed me over my past scanner is the lack of a power supply taking up a valuable plug sockets. The scanner is power via a single USB socket on a 1.5 metre cable. The lid is of lightweight and has a black sponge backing on the lid. One ... more
Since upgrading my super cool Multivisions computer to the wonderful Windows XP, my trusty old brick of a scanner that was a Colorado Direct 9600 model would not work because there was no updated drivers from the makers.
I only ever use my scanner occasionally, but without one I would sure as hell miss it when I needed something scanned quickly. I was trawling the internet sites looking for the best price possible on a scanner that had good reviews here on Ciao and had found a couple of ones I liked for approximately £40 plus extra postage from Jungle.com. I hate buying on the Internet as things always go wrong with me!
The same day while out on my dinner break I walked past the new Time / Tiny combined shop which had just opened in Eldon Square, Newcastle and notice some excellent opening deals on various things. I had quick walk around the shop and found a few scanners under the sub £50 mark. I asked the salesman which scanners were XP compatible in my price range and he recommended the Mustek 1200 UB Plus, which had the new software and drivers on the disk rather than downloading them from a website. I was a little unsure of the scanner because of the cheapest model, but was reassured when talking to the salesman while paying for it. He told me he used the same model scanner at home and he rated it far better over much higher priced models and he found the quality of the scanner very high.
You can tell the scanner is of a cheap nature by its quality of the plastic. However the scanner itself is of below average size (41cm x 27 cm x 5 cm) and weight (2.9KG) but still has the same size glass surface as my old model. The main feature than impressed me over my past scanner is the lack of a power supply taking up a valuable plug sockets. The scanner is power via a single USB socket on a 1.5 metre cable. The lid is of lightweight and has a black sponge backing on the lid. One drawback is that the lid is not removable to place over larger thick books etc.
Installation is very easy with Windows XP and was just a case of running the enclosed CD and pressing install and then connecting USB lead when the software has finished loading.
The Technical stuff about the scanner is as follows
Scan area 21.6cm x 29.7 cm Scan modes True colour 36 - Bit Internal /24 – Bit External/48 – Bit software Enhanced Gray Mode 12 – Bit Internal/24 - Bit External Text/Line Art 1 Bit /Pixel 2 levels Resolution Control Optical 600dpi (H) x 1200dpi (V) Enhanced 19200dpi x 19200dpi (software controlled) Scanner Data Buffer 16KB (maximum)
I won’t pretend to understand the above figures. But I have copied them here from the instruction leaflet for those who do. I do know that the results are far superior to what I have been used to in the past. The photos I have scan upto now are bright and the colours don’t fade when you scan. The grain on the picture is more than acceptable when you enlarge the photographs. Scanning is slightly noisy and takes about 30 seconds in fine mode, so it won’t win any speed records
The software that’s supplied with cheap scanners is often there downfall. I know this was a problem I had with my last model. I was very impressed with the software with this scanner. Its Basic but does everything you could need it to.
It’s started by clicking the scanner option at the bottom right hand side in the toolbar. Up will pop a mini machine on your computer.
On the top you have the buttons that give you help, change the settings and change your personal styles.
On the bottom you have buttons to
Scan and save onto the computer Scan and Print Scan and Fax Scan and email And an OCR programs that converts the image to a text file.
The scanner therefore is very easy to use and I am completely happy with my new little friend. It does the job it was bought for ideally. It will not be ideal for someone that uses scanner a lot or requires an excellent start from their scanner. , but at £29.95 what do you expect. It’s a scanner that performs it job very well and is very simple to use which is handy if you’re a computer novice. All the software works without any problems / bugs and it ever comes with a nice little fax program which is very handy as it can take under a minute to scan and fax a document.
Advantages: good value for money, convenient USB plug-n-play feature, includes a decent OCR text recognition program Disadvantages: a fairly redundant image-editing program, requires a USB port to function
...application. I acquired the Mustek 1200 UB just over a year ago (costing about £45, though this is a vague estimate, since it came bundled with my PC), and have been more than satisfied with its performance. Its plug-n-scan status means that, through a USB interface, one need only plug it into one’s PC for the green light to come on and for it to start working. The necessity of an additional power supply is thus eliminated entirely (though ... ...bundled with Ulead PhotoExpress 2.0 SE, the main scanning and image-editing program, and TextBridge Classic 2.0, a very useful program that uses OCR technology to recognize letters on scanned documents, faxes, and even images stored on one’s computer, and convert them into text format for further processing in e.g. Microsoft Word. I was particularly impressed with the inclusion of the latter item, before I realized that such software is bog-standard ...
Marechal_Grouchy 21.11.2001
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Advantages: intensively colors Disadvantages: OCR function
...found. Decided I for the Mustek 1200 USB pluses. The scanner is gotten in different electrical markets too and the ex-factory price is appropriate at present for 59 € and 75 €³.
The scope of supply:
Beside the scanner is still another USB cable, operating instructions in the supply extent of the Mustek, which are to be found driver CD and CD on that the program photo express. In addition that CD with the driver are to be found Acrobat reader and ... ...equipment.
The appearance:
The Mustek scanner is very simple and simple from the optics. The housing and the cover have one completely easily in light-grey going colour. The form is naturally rectangular, as also with every other scanner. A switch to switch on or off has the scanner not.
The technical data:
Dissolution 600x1200 dpi with 36 bits depth of shade/USB connection/size approx.. 44 x 30 x 8.5 cm/weight approx.. 3 kg
The installation:
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Irias 08.06.2003
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Advantages: Great software included; clear imaging Disadvantages: Scanning is perhaps a bit slow; scanner can be quite noisy
...challenge: a review of the Mustek 1200 UB. This won't mean much to many of you, but it is, in fact, a colour scanner.
I got the scanner when I bought my home PC several years ago. I do not use it that often, but it certainly comes in handy at times when I need a quick copy and it is inconvenient to go out and get a photocopy.
Let me tell you a little more about it.
The Mustek UB 1200 is a nice compact scanner measuring 21.6cm by 29.7 cm (8.5" ... ...My only criticisms of the Mustek 1200 UB are that it can be a little slow in scanning, due to the fact that it scans one third of the image at a time, and that scanning A4 pages can sometimes produce an image which, annoyingly, has an unwanted black border. This can occur if the original document has been positioned incorrectly in the scan window, but is normally resolved if you place the document in the top left-hand corner first.
Overall then, ...
rowei 02.04.2004 (06.04.2004)
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Advantages: It does the job Disadvantages: Nosiy and a little slow
...is the review of the Mustek 1200 UB Scanner that came as part of that same package, as I am not too much of a technical person, I will try and explain in plain English without the technical jargon that I feel sometimes goes over us non technical folks heads.
I don’t use it perhaps as frequently as some would require, maybe in the whole 6 years I’ve had the scanner probably scanned around 200 times or so, but I believe it’s a good ... ...for around £25, maybe even cheaper at a car boot sale or ebay, well worth checking out.
The scanner itself does not look of superior quality, it does look rather basic in a light grey plastic, the lid is rather lightweight with a black spongy inner for protection but the unfortunate thing is the lid cannot be removed, which is a bit of a pain if you need to scan something bulky, perhaps packaging of some sort, it is rather small compared to some ...
herby30 14.03.2004
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Advantages: Ease of use and long lasting Disadvantages: None that spring to mind
...with it I got the Mustek 1200 UB Plus scanner. Borrowed the PC repair man from the local IT shop who came round and set it all up for me and showed me how to use it all. (All went well and we married this year, I know it's off topic but sorry).
Anyhow, so I have this scanner. Great! Soon I was borrowing photo's from all my family to scan and have copies of them backed up onto floppy disc's. (Sigh... they were the days! Now using CD's and DVD's - ... ...download the drivers from the Mustek website. Their website is easy to use and any novice can find the drivers just as easily.
Below I have listed information from the Mustek website, as I don't have the manual anymore.
Scan Mode: Color Mode 48-bit (software enhanced)
36-bit (Internal), 68.7 billion colors
24-bit (External), 16.7 million colors Gray Mode 12-bit (Internal), 4096 shades of gray 8-bit (External), 256 shades of gray Text/Line Art ...
saucy77 30.12.2005
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Scanner
Input Type
Colour
Grayscale Depth
12-bit grey
Grayscale Depth (External)
8-bit (256 grey levels)
Colour Depth
36-bit colour
Colour Depth (External)
24-bit (16.7 million colours), 48-bit colour
Optical Resolution
600 dpi x 1200 dpi
Interpolated Resolution
19200 dpi x 19200 dpi
Scan Mode
Single-pass
Scan Element Type
Contact Image Sensor, CCD
Compliant Standards
TWAIN
Bulb / Light Source Type
Xe-gas cold cathode fluorescent lamp
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
1 x USB cable
Power
Power Device
Power adapter - external
Voltage Required
AC 110/220 V ± 10% ( 50/60 Hz )
Manufacturer's product description
The Plug-n-Scan 1200 UB Plus' slim styling and powerful scanning capabilities make it the perfect accessory for your on-the-go scanning needs. The USB connection makes installation and scanning quick and easy, and since power is provided from the USB port, the 1200 UB Plus is ready to scan wherever you go! The Plug-n-Scan 1200 UB Plus features some of the highest software enhanced resolution ever seen. It has an optical resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi with a maximum software enhanced resolution of 19,200 dpi! The UB's patented BDIT (Bit Depth Increased Technology) enhancement captures a 36-bit color image and enhances it to a brilliant 48-bit palette with over 281 trillion colors!
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