Advantages: Lightweight, Good range of software included
Disadvantages: Non-detachable lid, Some driver quirks

...The CanoScan 3200F offer good performance at a price that is not too bad. It comes with it's own software as well as with all the cables that are needed, mainly the USB and power adaptor. There is also a photo plate for scanning in photos. Setup is fairly simple, you just plug in the scanner, turn on your computer and then install the software. Canon are generous in that they give you not only the driver but also their own scanning application, Manual CanoScan. You also get the standard Edition of the popular and best-selling OCR/Scanning software, ScanSoft Omnipage, as well as a toolbox application that allows you to carry out basic functions from a little palatte windows in the corner of your screen. The scanner itself is lightweight and slightly larger than a sheet of A4 paper. There are four buttons on the front which allow... Read review

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Advantages: Easy easy
Disadvantages: set-up is quite lengthy

...resolution. You can transfer data quickly with the canon built in USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface. The one-touch Scan button scans what you want. Copying is fast and high quality - but I don't like doing this as it wastes valuable printer ink. What about directly emailing files and photos? Well, you can with a canon (hmmm)...I couldn't believe this excellent feature...press email...outlook opens with the file attatched and you enter the email add. and type whatever you need to. There are varios emailing options and as you guessed you need to set these preferences up beforehand but it all has wizards with the software that comes with the scanner. File buttons simplify document and photo scanning also. Convenient PDF file function allows easy creation of multi-page PDF documents With a fast USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, the CanoScan 3200F can... Read review

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Advantages: Quality of photo scans, speed, slimline dimensions, low price
Disadvantages: Sleeve covering transparency scanner is flimsy, iMac styling not to everyone's taste

...I've always enjoyed spending money on computing. When my old HP Scanner became so outdated that I was embarrassed to leave it on my desk, I decided that it was time for something new. Looking around, I was tempted by the idea of a slimline LED scanner. Canon's LiDE range seemed to fit the bill - but I had concerns about the quality of LED scanners; I was informed by colleagues that their super-slim LED models produced fuzzy, second-class images. Then I came across a review of the CanoScan 3200F in my favourite PC Magazine, PC Pro (Dennis Publishing). They rated it highly, so I thought I would take a closer look. I studied the scanner on the Internet carefully. The first thing that struck me was the Apple iMac styling, including semi-transparent plastic trim. Then I noticed how slim it was - only 75mm. Yet this scanner manages to pack... Read review

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