Polaroid SprintScan 45 Ultra

Advantages: 4000dpi,speed,ease of use,price,versitile, dust off feature
Disadvantages: negative film carrier hard to insert sometimes, colour control, software

...The first time I used a dedicated slide scanner was in 1996, I had seen them before as more expensive and weildy devices carted around by photo-journalists. Ten years later the same technology is available to many at a more reasonable price. Naturally, many photographers have opted to use desktop film scanners to produce a lot of their work or produce a reliable digital image file which is easily archived. Fortunately, I found myself in a position to buy a new scanner earlier this year and after some consideration I bought a Polaroid SprintScan 4000. After producing a few hundred scans with this equipment I have come to know the scanner's strengths (many) and weaknesses (few). The Sprintscan 4000 offers a lot of features for the retail price (around £890.00 incl VAT): 4000dpi optical resolution, high dynamic range (which means it can... Read review

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Advantages: 4000dpi,speed,ease of use,price,versitile, dust off feature
Disadvantages: negative film carrier hard to insert sometimes, colour control, software

...The first time I used a dedicated slide scanner was in 1996, I had seen them before as more expensive and weildy devices carted around by photo-journalists. Ten years later the same technology is available to many at a more reasonable price. Naturally, many photographers have opted to use desktop film scanners to produce a lot of their work or produce a reliable digital image file which is easily archived. Fortunately, I found myself in a position to buy a new scanner earlier this year and after some consideration I bought a Polaroid SprintScan 4000. After producing a few hundred scans with this equipment I have come to know the scanner's strengths (many) and weaknesses (few). The Sprintscan 4000 offers a lot of features for the retail price (around £890.00 incl VAT): 4000dpi optical resolution, high dynamic range (which means... Read review

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Advantages: Small, Light, Good battery life and overall performance, High Spec
Disadvantages: Lags occasionally, Superceded by newer model

...buttons look metallic but my left button seems to have worn down a bit and isn't as shiny in the area where I click most, which isn't great but it's a minor niggle as the button still works. SUMMARY GOOD - Good Battery Life - High specification - Ultra mobile so fairly light - Card Reader - DVD ReWriter - Stylish design - Good build quality - Can turn off touch pad BAD - Freezes for 5-10 seconds occasionally - Only has 2 USB ports - Touch pad gets dirty easily - Card Reader can only read so many types of memory cards - Speakers not very powerful - Superseded by the Q45 VERDICT I think the Q35 is a great ultra mobile laptop. It set me back just over £1,000.36 including delivery but there are cheaper versions. I would have gone for the Q45 had it been out at the time but I can definitely recommend Samsung's range of ultra mobile laptops... Read review

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