Visioneer Strobe XP 450 20 PPM USB ADF PDF TWAIN (SXP4501D-WU)

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Visioneer Strobe XP 450 USB Sheetfed ADF scanner for Windows, 600 x 1200 dpi, 48-bit color (output), Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. Built-in 50 page ADF, 20 pages per minute (20 ppm @ 200 dpi). TWAIN Driver & WIA Driver (XP)
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- 20 page per minute simplex scans
- Small footprint
- Scans directly to PDF
- TWAIN and Certified ISIS Drivers
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 "Awesome Scanner" 2010-02-26
By R. Nangano (East Setauket NY USA)
this is the most awesome scanner.. It is small & compact and so easy to use. For use in the office, when I have to scan contracts I can do it with such ease.. then I save it as a PDF and then can email to all concerned - FAST. I recommend this machine to everyone who needs a fast scanner for their home or office. You will not be disappointed. There may be cheaper machines out there but once you use this, you will wonder how you got along without it.

 "Great scanner...if you have a later version" 2009-02-06
By B. Wyatt (Cave Creek, AZ United States)
I love this scanner...it is fast, generally bullet proof. There are a few weird things about it, like it doens't like to be plugged into UPS. It prefers to be plugged into a stip of the wall.



It does lose connection occasionally (not often). The fix is to power off the scanner and turn it back on with the switch onthe back. It takes 10 seconds...MAX.



This last purchase from Amazon however the scanner on this order I received was an older version of the scanner, which leads me to believe it had been sitting in the warehouse for a long time.

 "Visioneeer Strobe XP 450 Scanner" 2007-12-17
By Sol M. Israel (New York, NY)
I recommend this scanner without qualification. It is easy to use and fast. I can't believe I waited so long to buy a scanner for my office use. I may buy a second one for home and personal uses.

 "Be very careful" 2007-10-16
By J. Michael Walker (Texas)
Be VERY careful when purchasing anything from Visioneer. I have owned a visioneer scanner for about 4 years, and when I upgraded my PC to Vista, was shocked to learn that Visioneer considers it "out of production" and therefore no new drivers are available. In short, I now own a boat anchor. If you think you might EVER upgrade your computer, you might be better off purchasing from a company who supports their equipment. By the way, I had to call a 900 number to find out that the product is no longer supported - I actually had to PAY to get ripped off.

 "Great hardware, horrible support" 2004-12-29
By Malby
I have used PaperPort/Visioneer scanners for close to a decade, and loved them all. For some reason, though, their code gets worse and worse and their "support" simply does not exist.

For some reason, in order to install a new scanner, you have to remove all vestiges (even hidden ones) of the prior scanner software and drivers. Forget installing TWO scanners (I have both a Visioneer flatbed and a Strobe XP 450).



Is it too much to ask to get support for an item that costs $650?


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Kodak s1220 Photo Scanner (8466195)

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KODAK S1220 PHOTO SCANNING SYSTPERPFOR FAST & EFFECTIVE PHOTO SCANING
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- FOR FAST & EFFECTIVE PHOTO SCANNING
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 "Great for scanning all your albums, just so expensive" 2010-02-20
By Marc Bate
We scanned nearly 10000 photos from all of our family photo albums in 3-4 weekends (most of the time was taking them out of the album). It is fast, and scans the speed advertised. The Kodak software is very simple, as another review stated, BUT, as I learned a little too late in my project, you can use the TWAIN (or WIA) driver that also gets installed to use the scanner with virtually any other software, so you can scan a color two-sided document into Acrobat and have the text recognized, no problems. The biggest benefit of using the scanner this way is that you can set the feeder timeout value from the default 1 second that the Kodak simple software uses, to a couple minutes even. This is so helpful if you have small photos that get caught or your stack gets 'stuck' momentarily, and the Kodak software stops if that continuous stream stops from just the 1 second, and you have to click resume button on the computer, etc. It would be nice to set this in the Kodak software, but you can use the #3 smartScan preset to bring in all your photos as 300dpi JPEGs, using whatever timeout you want (I found 60 seconds so much better so you can gather your pictures and have them all be in the same 'batch').





The only downside is the cost, most likely due to lack of competition.

 "Good bulk photo scanner" 2009-12-31
By T. Markson (honolulu, hi)
I bought this scanner to scan my families photos. There are thousands of them collected over 100 years. Using a flatbed scanner is not a practical solution to this kind of problem. I found this scanner through many net searches. It is expensive - it is clearly designed for a commercial operation. But, this machine can really crank through the scans.



It is designed to take a stack of photos and quickly scan them. In this, it really succeeds. You can mix sizes, orientations, color/b&w. Even if a photo goes in angled the software will produce a good straight scan. The controls are limited - no cropping, limited edited - but for what it is designed to do, it does extremely well. You can rotate and perform a very simple retouch. I have heard that many of the bulk scanning services use this scanner. In less than one hour, I scanned a couple of hundred photos at 600dpi.



Upsides: Good quality scans at reasonable resolution very quickly with no hassle.



Downside: Expensive, software simple and is limited to bulks scanning. Requires Windows so I had to bootcamp my Mac.

 "no mac drivers?" 2008-09-05
By peachtree grows in Queens (NYC)
Beware, for some reason Kodak did not include Mac drivers for this scanner, though they did include *nix drivers. VueScan doesn't appear to support this either. Very odd.


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Canon CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner

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High Speed 9600dpi CCD Scanner with Built-In Professional Film Scanning
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- Fare Level 3 delivers automatic dust and scratch removal as well as fading, grain and backlight correction
- Zero warm-up time and lower power consumption with White LED
- "Auto Scan Mode" automatically adjusts settings by detecting what you are scanning
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 "Outstanding film/slide scanner" 2010-08-19
By Ed Oldman
The Canon CanoScan 9000F is an outstanding film/slide scanner. It also accomplishes excellent images of old photographs and old newspaper items.



I opened the shipping box, unpacked the hardware, then read the simple instructions. I installed the driver software, plugged the CanoScan into my iMac. Plugged in the power to the CanoScan, installed the slide frame and four slides, closed the door and turned on the CanoScan.



The iMac asked if it should scan.



That's it.



Spent the remaining afternoon scanning slides and then popping the superb jpeg images into the iPhoto application.



I was a really happy camper!

 "Magic CanoScan" 2010-08-17
By peterkrakonos
The CanoScan 9000F is an excellent product I have been looking for for many years. I have been trying to digitize a large collection of personal and work related slides, negatives and B&W and color photos. In the past six years I have quit the project several times because the scanners I used were not up to the task. Some of the slide/negative scanning gadgets (not inexpensive) I used simply did not deliver acceptable result. With the 9000F I am finding it a joy to get the work done. The output in my opinion is just incredible and is delivered by a scanner affordable in price for an average nonprofessional.



The 9000F is easy to install and operate (I use Windows XP system). The output is of excellent quality, thus I can focus my energy on cleaning the inputs from dust and other debris rather then being preoccupied with keeping the scanner operating. The 9000F reliably recognizes the input being scanned. Digitizing 35 mm slides and negatives with the 9000F brings the scenes to life in a way I have not seen before, except those provided by professional labs. The scanner is also very good in recognizing multiple photos being scanned at the same time. I am very happy with the product and without hesitation recommend the 9000F to anyone with large collection of slides, negatives and photos wanting/needing digital rendition of high quality. Assuming the product is durable as well (I have been using the 9000F for about three weeks very intensively, digitizing about 3000 targets so far), I will have only praise for the CanoScan 9000F.

 "Great Support, but dead on arrival" 2010-08-14
By Frank O. Griffin (Houston)
To make a long story short, I ordered the 9000F as a companion to my brand-new Pixma Pro printer. The printer arrived a day before the scanner, and set up very easily. But the agony started when the 9000F arrived: I wasted almost a day trying to solve a "communications" problem between the scanner and my PC. It was an insidious problem because the scanner "partially" communicated (i.e. it was recognized and installed by Windows automatically, giving the impression that it was communicating. The "auto scan" button also communicated with the PC). Hence I thought I was close to solving the problem and spent a lot of time with Canon support trying to make it work. (By the way, I found Canon support to be excellent, if not outstanding. I used both live conversation and email while working the issue). This is not my first PC rodeo, and we tried unloading/loading drivers, updating drivers, msconfig changes, TWAIN_32 stuff, etc.

But the bottom line was that Canon eventually decided it was a defective unit, so I sent it back to Amazon. I still have a nagging suspicion that we might have missed some sort of exotic problem, but when I stepped back I realized it was unacceptable to have to spend this effort to install something this simple. Maybe it was defective, and if so, that too is unacceptable.

Since I have been a Canon SLR fan from way back, I may be crazy enough to order an 8000-series Canon scanner, for one last try. My advice to others is to spend no more than 30-60 minutes trying to solve a "communications" problem if they encounter one with a CanoScan. After an hour, box 'er up and hightail it to UPS.

 "Too Many Issues" 2010-08-13
By Michael Friedlander (California)
This is not a problem with Amazon or [...], it's a design issue.



Cannon 9000 F, Please Issue RA for refund. Product has software defects and mechanical defects which prevent scanner from operating as represented by manufacturer.

Please issue pickup date and information for return shipping.

All packaging is intact, and unit will be returned in original packaging, with all items included.

This is not a [...] problem, this is a manufacturer problem. We receive great service from [...] and will continue to order products from [...].



Software bugs: Cannon software causes names on photos to be scrambled, a photo is scanned and named, then saved. Another photo is scanned and named, then the Cannon software assigns the second photo's name to be attached to the first saved photo, and deletes the first photo's correct name. Also, there seems to be some problems with the image correction adjustments, they do not always function as claimed. Also, the unit has limited memory, which prevents larger photos from being scanned with high resolution. Cannon should have made the memory expandable.



Control Bugs: Low, medium, high OR on / off for image adjustments does not supply enough range for the fine adjustment of the photograph. I need several degrees of each adjustment (at least 10 - 20 degrees of adjustment), in order to correct images-- to just the right amount. I just don't get the range of adjustments I need with this software.

The color adjustments were the only ones that really allowed a fine setting, all the other adjustments are "course" adjustments. ALL the adjustments need to be changed to "fine" adjustments.



Mechanical Bugs: The scanner has a transport lock switch to stop the movement of the scanner transport, BUT once you unlock the transport, it cannot be locked again for shipping. This is due to a design defect.

Some of the mechanical parts are thin plastic and flimsy, I do not expect them to last without breaking.



Photoshop Elements: I need to log in with name and password every time I use the Photoshop software? What a pain! I need software that opens so I can use it, without "logging in." Bad idea!



PROS: fast warm up, would be great for scanning office documents and quick family photo use.

CONS: Poorly designed software and thin plastic parts which could break, not a great choice for an aspiring / serious photographer.

 "Fabulous performer in this price range!" 2010-08-09
By Kam G. (Washington, DC)
I sold my Epson V750-M Pro to get the CanoScan 9000F instead. I'll divide my review into three categories: speed, quality, and user interface. ____ SPEED: I just couldn't get around to scanning anything with the V750 because the wait with every scan is just agonizing. It sounds like it has to rev up its engine every time. On the other hand, The speed and agility of the 9000F are impressive. I place several pictures at a time on the glass to scan, and the software lets you independently select the settings for each picture, mixing resolutions and corrections. Then it goes and scans each one separately. And because the LED light requires no warm-up time, it works immediately you can just get so much done! I scanned over 150 pictures in the first few days of having this scanner -- more than I did in the two years I had the Epson. _____ QUALITY: The V750 is a professional grade scanner (hence the almost $800 price tag) does a slightly better job with dust and scratch removal using Digital ICE. The 9000F uses FARE, which works well, but seems to not be quite as effective. Scans on the 9000F tend to be slightly more blue, but you can tweak that correction easily. ______ INTERFACE: The user interface is a bit clugey (is that how you spell it?), but it does everything it needs to, and while you're scanning a large number of pics it stores them in its own catalog until you're finished, then saves the files in one single sweep. The software seems to not retain some settings (I keep having to uncheck a box to create subfolders by scan date), but overall works very well. _____ CONCLUSION: If I had to choose on one hand between having the best scanner (V750) and never using it, and on the other hand having a great scanner (9000F) and using it like crazy, I would definitely take Option B. I highly recommend the 9000F for its beautiful design, easy setup, very good scanning quality, easy photo correction settings, ability to scan several pics at once, and impressive speed!


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Penpower WorldCardColor Portable Color Business Card Scanner for Mac and PC

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- Quickly and efficiently find contacts with "Text Search" and "Advanced Search" function. Send email by single contact or a category group.
- By clicking on the address or website in card information fields will link to website and internet map directly.
- Export contacts to Address Book, vCard, Microsoft Entourage, text, HTML and image file format. Import from Address Book, vCard, WorldCard file and more.
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 "great Business card scanner" 2010-08-21
By Wissam
a very useful device for any one has a lot off cards and want to get the info quickly,

as a mac user i found it very easy and works just right with my system, plus the design as well is similar to mac products with a nice case to protect.

the application world card comes with the scanner is very easy and you can put all your contacts under it and use it as address book.

i am glad that i got this scanner.

 "Sweet companion for Mac!" 2010-06-09
By Jason Blum
It is such a convenience that this unit is compatible with Mac OS & Windows. However it only support Intel-based Mac. Luckily, I am using Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Very simple and scan directly to Mac address book. Fast scanning speed and portability due to its palm size, make it easy to travel with. It recognizes 20 languages, very useful for users like me who receive different language business cards all the time, from all over the places. Highly recommend to all Mac users. (and Win users as well)

 "Only works with Intel-based Macs" 2010-05-31
By Greg Weir
I can't really provide any functionality user feedback, since once it arrived I learned it will only work with Intel-based Macs. Now I have to incur the trouble and expense of returning it. Amazon should add this important detail to the product description. So if you have a PowerPC Mac, look elsewhere.

 "Not a keeper!" 2010-04-21
By Patricia Godek (NEW YORK, NY, US)
I keep it short: the hardware doesn't feed the card thru proper, the scan comes out half black and even if it gets it thru it always appears cricked. The recognition worked surprisingly well, but the rest of the software needs much improvement! No syncing with address book (only export, changes in contacts in the software will add a duplicate rather than changing the original entry), you can make groups but can't export those to address book, too many steps involved to extract the images, no note field to add comments... nothing good to say about the software!



I sent it back and just ordered the CardScan executive for mac... hope that works better!


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- Flatbed scanner with built-in Automatic Document Feeder can scan up to 27 ppm
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- Network adapter included, and USB 2.0 connectivity
- 1200 dpi, 48 bit color scanning
- Compact, desktop design is ideal for busy workgroups
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 "NOT a scanner for companies" 2010-01-28
By Jessica Mcvea
Even though this scanner is touted as networkable, it does not work in any kind of business environment.



First, it was EXTREMELY hard to set up. I had to call in my IT guy, because the instructions do not help at all, if things don't go exactly as they should. Secondly, there are two CDs that would I have had to install on EVERY SINGLE COMPUTER in my office, even though it says I only need to install EpsonScan.



Most importantly, though, EpsonScan does not work unless it has been closed on every other computer that's networked to our internet. Imagine needing to scan something and not being allowed to until you find the one person who left the program open on their computer. That simply will not work.



So, even though it says it's networkable, and technically, it is, it's not for use for more than maybe one or two computers.



I had to return it. Cross your fingers that Amazon gives me my money back.

 "A Fast and Affordable Business Scanner" 2010-01-10
By Gene P. Louie (Seattle)
I was forced to abandon my old HP Scanjet IICX after 28 years of faithful service. There were no drivers for the scanner in Windows Vista or Seven. In addition, the SCSI interface card was not supported by either of the two operating systems.

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Forced to buy a replacement, my wife and I researched the internet for the ideal scanner. It must have the following features:

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. . 1. It must be business grade. . . . I do not want to buy another scanner every two to three years.

. . 2. Scanning rate must be fast. . . . I hate waiting.

. . 3. Price range must be between $500-$700. . . . I do not want to mortgage my house.

. . 4. The manufacturer must be established and respectable. . . . I want updated drivers in the future.

. . 5. User evaluations must be excellent. . . . I do not want to waste my money on trash.

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The GT-2500 met all of the above criteria. However, this did not mean that it was perfect. There were four problems.

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1. It will only scan legal size using the automatic feeder. The scanning bed only accommodates regular size paper, 8.5 by 11.

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2. Because the automatic feeder is hinged on the side instead of the top, scanning a book is very awkward if not impossible.

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3. There are no drivers to make the scanner into a xerox or fax machine.

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4. You can not specify where to save the scanned file. In other words, there is no SAVE TO.

 "Epson Scanner" 2008-04-18
By Mike from Northport (Northport, NY United States)
Exceeded my expectations. I operate a rather complex home office environment with both Vista and XP computers, wired and wireless. The scanner integrated in fairly smoothly and works accross this heterogenious mix of compute resources equally well. Document feeding is snappy but things get slowed a bit due to network transit times (100MBPS Eithernet). A great way to share a high preformance (in the context of home office) Scanner. I've used many HP machines for years, this is a far better solution and a solid design from Epson.


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