Scanners > Mustek Scanners > Microsoft Windows XP > Less than 100 GBP

Advantages: cheap sturdy good resoulution
Disadvantages: some problems with xp

...pc shop as my other Mustek brokedown. upon opening was pleasently suprised by the design better than most scanners at this end of the market. but sadly did have some driver conflicts with Windows xp in the end tho got it to work perfectly on wifes pc running Windows ME. If you are looking for a no frills scanner with an up to date design just for scanning photos etc.. at home then this is the one for you. Resoulution is better than you would expect ... Read review

Advantages: high speed,good resolution,underexposed and overexpsed negatives scanns quite good
Disadvantages: high noise,much artifact,scanner stops sometimes with no reason.

When I purchased mustek be@rpaw 4800Ta proII(updated version of be@rpaw 4800Ta pro) I tought I'll get reliable scanner with satisfiactory resalts.But it wasn't so. Installation is anoying and to complicated for unexpirianced users.They could make simplier manu with simple full,minimum and custom choice of installation so we don't need to confirm several times that you won't or not to install some aplication. ok,after instalation you may wont to ...
...start point)again,GRRRR I visited mustek suppor center and they haven't other answer exept only that its probably becouse of using usb1.1 .Is it so?Hm... Well When you scann image at 100 dpi and 3x5 cm size it isnt some space size that usb1.1 can't handle.And sometimes it works quite good with much,much larger files.Almost to forget about resolution you try to scann in 4800dpi don't get enything,only image similar those when you lose signal on ... Read review

Advantages: Scans in both colour and black/white, cheap, runs on most OS's
Disadvantages: reasonably slow scanning time

The Mustek ScanExpress 1248 UB scanner is very old now and due to its age it has become very cheap. I was given this very flat-bed scanner by my uncle, the reason for that act of kindness was not due to his love but due to his computer retail shop being brutally burnt by a gang of thugs. This scanner was built to scan A4 (216mm x 297mm) sized documents, but is quite capable of scanning larger documents separately. You will have the option of scanning ...
...there, which are selling the Mustek 1248 UB for a much lower price than £53. Overall I think that the Mustek 1248UB is a very good scanner as I have one, and I have to say that it has been very reliable for the 3 years I have had it. This is not the future of scanning, but it sure does produce high quality scans of any document. And is very cost-effective basically 1. for it's low price and 2. the quality of scanning it provides. I have given this ... Read review

Advantages: Sooooo many features
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

We use the CanoScan Lide 25 (which I'll refer to as Lide 25 from now on) at work and a handy little scanning tool it is indeed. It's very slim and lightweight and sits nicely on my desk, ready to jump into action whenever I need to scan a document or photo. You can copy directly from the platen (glass screen) to your printer or print or even email and it's very easy to set up. AN ABUNDANCE OF FEATURES The Lide 25 uses a USB connection so ...
...handy indeed - saving on energy is always a better option. Unlike other home scanners I've used in the past the Lide 25 scans to a fairly high resolution of up to 1200 x 2400 dpi so when scanning photos you get very good quality images. The software that comes with the scanned allows you to scan documents to PDF too and you choose whether you want them in colour or monochrome or select the image quality you want from 75, 100, 200, 250, 300 or 400 ... Read review