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Advantages: image quality
Disadvantages: software ,scan speed

I have owned the canoscan scanner for several years now. the scanner is small,compact and portable.On the front it has 3 quick buttons which usefull for speed.eg copy which will scan and print.the image quality is great and via the software provided you can select the image quality in DPI (dots per inch).It simply plugs directly into your pc or laptop using a usb cable and it has no need to be plugged in to the mains.The downsides are 1. The software ... Read review

Advantages: No extra power cable, light weight
Disadvantages: Slow, problems with Windows service pack 2

...of years ago, being the Mustek Be@rPaw 1200CU Plus scanner, and other than a couple of issues with it working on XP service pack 2; it has been a real star. ►►► The Look This is what I would definitely call a slimline flatbed scanner and at just 3.7 cm in height I would hope you would agree. The rest of the scanner is pretty much a standard size with a width of approx 28cm and a depth of just over 40cm. It is no surprise that ...
...the latest drivers from the Mustek website. A bit of a hassle but very simple to do plus they have a very straight forward set of instructions on their website as to how to do this. Other than this slight annoyance the installation is very simple as it comes with a very comprehensive instruction manual and the onscreen guide when installing is plain and simple. The scanner is designed to work wnith a PC under all Windows operating systems from 98 ... 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: Excellent value for money. Loads of applications
Disadvantages: Install not easy with newer versions of XP

...had to resort to e-mailing hp tech support. They were brilliant, and e-mailed me yet another 'patch' to sort the problem. One would have thought that as these problems were obviously well known, then the software cd needs updating. That said , the scanner is fantastic value for money and more than satisfies my needs. I especially like the 'copy' button which scans straight to the printer. Brilliant for my wife's knitting patterns! ... Read review

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