UMAX PowerLook III Prepress

Advantages: Price, Features, Availability
Disadvantages: unnessesary buttons near screen for internet/e-mail

.... There was a toss up with the DEL laptop and the Umax. The Umax had a larger hard drive but I was still drawn to the DEl. Then I went to their site and had a look at ordering. £50 for delivery (approx) I was NOT impressed. This raised the stakes a lot. I orderd the Umax from Dabs Direct (www.dabs.co.uk). Never had any problems with Dabs, They even price matched with Jungle (a bit of a process, but they did do it). And no charge for delivery. Notebook arrived two working days later all OK. And to beat it all i got 2% of because i purchased it with my Egg Card. Machine works fine. Only problem was with using the OpenGL screen savers, caused it to lock up when it when the screen shutdown. The Spec. Pentium III 500mhz 14.1" screen 64Mb Ram 12gm Hard Disk 24 Speed CD-Rom 56k Build in Fax/Modem 2 Usb Ports 2 PCMCIA Slots. Came with 2 (two) different... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic

Advantages: Simple interface. easy to set up
Disadvantages: flimsy lid

...The Umax 3400 is a good solid scanner that is excellent value for money. It is simple to set up with 1 lead connecting to the USB port on your PC and the other to the mains supply. It comes complete with software that allows you to create calendars, posters, business cards etc. It is simple to use with scanning being possible with just the touch of a button. It is possible to copy a document, scan a document to disk or to a web based destination. At £50 you won't find a better beginners scanner.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: cheap, reliable
Disadvantages: not the best software

...Well where I work more and more people ask about scanning their slides into their pc. Problem is the scanner they have has an optional adaptor which costs more than they payed for the scanner ! The solution is this Umax scanner. I have to say Umax have improved quality wise no end over the last year or so and returns rates are incredibly minimal compared to their 610P model of a few years back. PLus you have the added bonus off an adaptor to scan thise slides. All this for around £150-£175 all in. The software isn't the best in the world but for the money you save you could get better software. A little known fact is that Umax make scanners for some other major manufacturers, this is worth bearing in mind as those other major manufactureres are always difficult to get hold of stock wise.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful