Scanners > Canon Scanners > 42-bit colour > Microsoft Windows 2000

Advantages: Good-Looking, Compact, Good For Little Kids
Disadvantages: Not Very Good Quality

Good, compact scanner but not very good quality. If scanning in photos, pretty good but if scanning in text, the text sometimes comes out multi-coloured. I was actually given this scanner by a friend who was clearing his bedroom, and is suitable for me because all i use it for is messing around . . . . the usual things kids usually do like putting their hand on it and scanning it in, or just little bits of homework. This scanner is very compact, ...
...A4 paper and is about 2 cm deep. I have mine tucked away in a little drawer, out of the way! Would recommend for little kids who want to scan in their hand prints, etc ... , but not for business people who are using it for work! ;) ... Read review

Advantages: Very easy to use
Disadvantages: A bit slow

I bought this item a few years ago and was very impressed, easy to set up and use. Just plug it in load the software and off you go. The TWAIN adapter is easy to use, just click on preview, and then on the photos you want to have scan, you get the choice of rotating them, and playing about with the colours if you want to, and a choice of what sizes you want them scanned with. Canon, are very good and have produced many updates to the TWAIN, the ...
...manily used this with the APS adapter wchich has been effortless, just load the film in teh cartridge, slide the cartridge into the machine, press the scan button and wait for the photos to appear. I have only used the film adapter once, and did not find that the film lined up with theframes on the adapter. It also comes with adapters for slides, which my family have made good use off, again easy to use, load the slides, push the adapter in and ... Read review

Advantages: solid built good brand , high quality
Disadvantages: software some what lurky

.... downloaded the software from canon usa (because canon europe wants you to pay for every thing!) the disadvantage is that the software standard is selected for film transprarant (yes , this scanner can scan 35mm negatives) and not glas (for normal scans) but after a search trough the settings mode a found the settign for glass or transparant i also have a more modern canon scanner (lide20) but this one is much butter although you would not say ... Read review

Advantages: Good price, reliable, simple to use
Disadvantages: Has a boring name

...my recent review of another Canon scanner I though, ahh why not review the other one too, whilst my head is still full of scanning terminology. Sorry if it sounds a bit similar to my other scanning review, but there is only so much you can say about a scanner! So, the N640p, it sounds just like a manufacturers code that is used in a database somewhere. Well, to be brutally honest it is. Scanners, printers and suchlike never get good names. Cars will ...
...for this purpose, and the Canon N640p lets you do this with relative ease. You simple go to the settings panel. Installing the machine is easy, it works on a plug and play basis. Jam the cable into your computer, let it recognise your new hardware and you're ready to go. If you're not using Windows Me or Xp (home or professional) then you will probably have to use the disk to install the scanner as the Device Manager isn’t as advanced on their operating ... Read review

Advantages: Compact, Speedy, Fantastic Resolution, Easy to use, Good Interface, 'Z' Hinge
Disadvantages: Virtually Nothing!

...need once you see the Canon ScanGear Toolbox in action. It can Fax, Email, Print or Save your images at the click of a mouse, and once you teach it your preferences it will know exactly what to do. And if you have editing software installed like Photoshop, you can send your images directly there. The resolution of this scanner is certainly not below par either, with a max of 1200dpi, although I have never used it! I find 150dpi to be adequate for ...
...thing. Scanning is fairly quick at these resolutions, an A4 image taking around 20 seconds at 150 and 40 at 300. Now, on to special features. My favourite thing on this scanner has got to be the patented 'Z'-type hinge. It is really two hinges connected to a short peice of plastic, but it allows the lid of the scanner to lie perfectly flat up to two inches from the glass, allowing for perfect scanning of thick books or magazines. Overall, an outstanding ... Read review