Advantages: Cheap, decent build quality, good picture quality Disadvantages: Slow, and old.
I owned an Umax Astra 600p scanner for well over four or five years now. I've attached it to several computers, all of various speeds. Currently, it's connected to my P2 450Mhz computer, and is doing fine.
It's been around for a while now, but at the end of the day, technology in this area hasn't improved significantly. This model, as the 'p' in the name indicates, is connected to the parrallel port. Everybodys first fear is then "Where does the ... ...dislogging the scanning head, though Umax (or rather Novatech where I bought it from) replaced/repaired it free of charge. Very nice of them.
It's not fast, but then most scanners aren't. At, it can be very prone to making some very strange and worrying sounds as the scanning head moves down the glass pane.
The software is certainly adequate. It uses VistaScan do the actual scanning, and does come with various graphics programs that you can use ...
aljones 27.05.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Umax Astra 600p
Advantages: Good value, great all rounder Disadvantages: Old technology now, slow parallel connection
...been carried over to current Umax scanners (most of which use USB connections and have higher resolutions).
The scanner is incredibly solid, with a lock that holds all moving parts stationary if you wish to move the scanner (in the car for example). My scanner survived being hit by my keyboard (when it fell off its shelf) with just a scratch. Thoroughly recommended. ...
Dunc 25.05.2001 (26.05.2001)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Umax Astra 600p
Advantages: Good Quality, Fast Scanning Speed, Network Support Disadvantages: None
I have had my scanner now for a few years and have never had a real problem with it, it has a fast scanning speed and a resolution of up to 4600DPi. It came with 2 CD`s one was a driver and software and the other was free software. The advantage of this scanner is that i can use it on a network and alow other users to have access to it by a simple piece of software included. The scanner connects via the parallel port and has a parallel port built ...
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