Fast scanning at an affordable price
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
kwildchild
Advantages: Can scan large items, fast.
Disadvantages: n/a
So there I was in Curry's looking for a good scanner, what I didn't what was a large thick scanner that would take up most of my desk space, and lo and behold I found the LiDE 20 a flat and I mean flat scanner that would just fit in with the amount I
wanted to spend only £60.
After getting the LiDE 20 home, I unpacked it and book a quick look at the size of the manual, oh my god, the manual was virtually the same size as the scanner, but after ...
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19.03.2003
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At the touch of a button
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
pleaseratemyreview
Advantages: So slim & sexy... Oh, and it scans things!
Disadvantages: really can't think of any
I bought this scanner for £55, that was money very well spent...
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Let me give you a quick list of what you will need to use this scanner:
•USB port, no need for an AC adaptor HURRAY!
•Color monitor with 800 x 600 or higher display and 256 or more colors
•CD-ROM drive (2x or faster)
•Windows® 98/ Me/ 2000 Professional: Pentium® 150MHz processor or higher/ 64MB RAM
Windows® XP: Pentium ...
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22.04.2003
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Oh you pretty thing...
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
rickardo
Advantages: Small, neat and very pretty
Disadvantages: None as far as this simple soul is concerned
Introduction:
I had a very fine scanner made by HP but my new PC would not accept the PCMCIA card that came with it so a trip to the superstore was in order.
Time was at a premium as I had to print several dozen pamphlets and these had to include many scanned photographs. Not having the benefit of a pile of PC magazines and several days to read them I went purely on the box description and the price.
Also the LiDE 20 was an attractive looking ...
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11.08.2004
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Go Scan Crazy!
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
katsthebest
Advantages: Slim, quality scanning, bargain price!
Disadvantages: Noise, speed, old model.
...friend.
My eyes fell upon the Canon Lide 20 and that's where they remained.
This was my Christmas present to myself, and it's certainly been a present for life.
But enough of the schmaltz! Here's the nitty-gritty:
Price & availability:
At the time my scanner was £59.99, but due to a price ticket error, i got it for £49.99. (yay me!)
This scanner is available from most electrical outlets, online if not instore, and the current RRP seems ...
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08.09.2004
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The Scanner That's Simply Brilliant
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
Chazzer3
Advantages: Very Quick, Very Easy, Very good Value
Disadvantages: Cannot think of any.
When I first bought this scanner I was really getting it just for little jobs like copying writing etc, but I now use it for duplicating 35mm photos and other big jobs because it is so good.
Speed = 10/10
The speed of this scanner is definitly one of its high points, it is extremly quick with documents and other black and white things, and is still quite nippy when you scan big memory things such as photos. Overall the speed is ...
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27.02.2004
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CanoSCAN LiDE 20 - Slim Perfection
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
nvaren
Advantages: Slim, small, lightweight, portable
Disadvantages: Little bit noisy
I bought my laptop a few months back and figured id buy a new scanner while I was there. I wanted something small, lightweight, portable and good looking – for a reasonable price. And I found it.
The CanoScan LiDE 20 is one of the lightest, most portable scanners I’ve seen - It weighs next to nothing, and I frequently carry it in my laptop bag when im moving around.
The scanner itself features three ‘EZ’ buttons – which couldn’t make scanning ...
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19.10.2004
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Paper-thin scanner
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
Jimbolian
Advantages: VERY small, usb powered
Disadvantages: mine is very noisy
The canonscan LIDE 20 is one of the smallest and lightest scanners out - my first scanner died on me impressively and seeing as I have to move my entire system every now and then I decided I wanted to find a small compact scanner which would be easy to move AND one which did not require mains power.... so I investigated to see if there were any available which ran from the USB port - and sure enough, this one does!
The picture quality I get from ...
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07.08.2003
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CanoScan LIDE 20
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
zakwindsor25
Advantages: Slim, small and lightweight
Disadvantages: There arent any
The scanner sits just one inch off the ground, and marks a new era in the design of scanners, no more chunky machines weighing tonnes!
There are 3 buttons on the front of the scanner:
scan (saves a scan to your documents). copy (copies, then prints). email (sends a copy to outlook). This means you don't even need to use the extensive software which is supplied with the scanner, just touch the button and you're away!
Having mentioned the software, ...
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22.10.2003
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Great little scanner for the money
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
roy.jennings1
Advantages: Slim and compact. Easy to use
Disadvantages: none found yet
The Canon Lide 20 scanner is good value for money. I bought mine for £45 at Comet.
Its compact and slim in design, and comes with a small bracket which allows you to stand the scanner/use it on its side, so it will fit into the tightest of spots.
It has a very good range of software, from ARCSOFT.. Both excellent in operation, simple and easy to use.
Both are really photo programs, but the photo studio will function with text based scan's. Various ...
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28.12.2004
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Great Budget priced scanner!
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
tobuyornottobuy
Advantages: Small, light, easy to use, price
Disadvantages: Long scan time for highest quality
...scanner, we have always had canon printers so we brought it (£24.98 brand new inc P&P).
Installation was quick and easy and being USB powered, there is only one cable to connect. The unit is very compact and can be used flat or upright thanks to the detachable baseplate.
3 simple buttons on the front of the scanner can be re programed to you own choice for scanning straight into a folder, direct copy to printer, or all sorts of other things!
The ...
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02.03.2005
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Well, almost...
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
deejie007
Advantages: Cheap & easy.
Disadvantages: New software to learn about.
First things first: Install the software. Well, this scanner comes with a shed-load of software which you can choose to install (or not) to help scan and manage scanned documents, as you require. After skipping a key piece of software - and consequently having to go through the install process a second time - I scanned a photograph into my computer and, in 10 seconds, had a preview on my monitor. 30 seconds later and there was my cousin: Beautiful ...
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18.02.2004
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Big name, small footprint, great scanner
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
chinads
Advantages: Uses very little deskspace
Disadvantages: None
...is a superb scanner from Canon at a very reasonable price (I paid £55 for mine). The quality and resolution of scans is very good as you'd expect from Canon.
It is user friendly with the accompanying software and three buttons on the front allow you to fire up the appropriate software for scanning, emailing or copying to printer.
The best thing about the scanner though is the very small footprint. It's not very big as scanners go anyway, so ...
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06.10.2003
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Great scanner, great price
Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 by
estrata
Advantages: Inexpensive, user friendly, attractive & light, name brand
Disadvantages: A bit flimsy
...would have still bought the Canon LIDE 20. This scanner is portable, easy to use, attractive, and the scan quality is wonderful!
Another big plus is that this is a name-brand scanner. As I discovered with my last scanner, one should never buy a little-known brand of computer hardware as these companies will often go out of business and the drivers will dissapear off the web. Then you wont be able to use it with any later versions of your OS. Luckly, ...
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14.02.2004
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