Corex CardScan Executive with Version 5.0 Software Review

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(More customer reviews)I was originally very excited about this product and purchased two, one for myself and one for my brother. The CardScan will enable you to scan most of your business cards and save them in your system, thus having it all at your fingertips. The software is great, allowing you to assign categories to all the contacts, to search for contacts in various ways, and allowing export/import/transfer of data to and from PIMs, utility programs and even to PDAs. I use Outlook at work but I find the CardScan software to be more powerful for contact management.
The scanner works well most of the time. With the Auto Scan feature you can set your cards down and, if all goes right, come back later to verify the information. Cards are rapidly read and the images stored until you verify the accurate placement of the card information into the software fields.
This leads me to one of the major problems with the CardScan. Understandably it's difficult to account for all business card formats, with the contact info. being placed in all possible ways. Corex has not fully figured out how to ensure placement of the card info. into the software fields. Only about 50% of the time was most of the info. properly placed. Otherwise you'll have to go through and cut and paste into the correct fields.
The CardScan does not always cleanly scan the business cards. The software is designed to allow you to compare the scanned image of the card to the fields to which the info. was assigned. Good idea but doesn't work so well. To verify that the card was read properly, you'll have to keep your scanned cards with you. Of course, once it's verified you can put the cards away for good.
Two great features of the CardScan: (1) it allows you to scan the back of the business card and (2) you can make your own entries for those cards that are too difficult to read.

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The Corex CardScan Executive 500 is an ingenious device designed to help you organize all the business cards you acquire into an easy-to-use contact database. Simply stick a business card into the scanner, and the CardScan 500's OCR technology extracts such information as names, e-mail addresses, and company, placing them into your contact manager for easy reference.
The CardScan 500 integrates nicely with ACT, GoldMine, Groupwise, Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Schedule, Sidekick, and other popular programs, while also providing one-touch synchronization with Windows CE and Palm handheld devices. A PC-only device, the CardScan connects to your computer via USB or parallel ports, and can even connect to your digital phone with separately sold Fonesync software and cable.
The CardScan 500 comes backed with a one-year manufacturer's warranty.

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IRISPen Express Review

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(More customer reviews)after about 1.5 hours of practice and recalibrating over and over again, this is what the first few lines scanned from the irispen manual look like:
'he IRISPen may be the biggest sensation in computeriand since the mouse \ As efficient as computers are, you have to encode your data first. If you've ever If y-u'veever rekeyed text, you kn(ng and time-consuming it can be.... The IRISPen, a unique product for every computer user, offers instantaneous vaI at your fingertips. Text rec-!nit-o-- -her; you.q want it, w-en 1 The IR nsist- oftw2 coE1P8--nts: a unique g--y-c-eHI'ell-si-e- scan=. ner and the powerful PCR-Il ("Pen Character Recognition") text recognition technology. The basic principle could hardly be easier: slide the IRISPen over a line of text and it is e :o your application in.st-ntJ-.as if-eyed in -ut up to 30 times fas!er. (JP to a 100 characters can be entered per second. Cut from paper, paste to Windows-: can you imagine a simpler way of entering text?
Is it worth it? Spell check couldn't even fix this disaster. I am a very computer saavy person, I don't think I am using it wrong, I think they just really haven't perfected the text recognition software. The one review above must be an irispen employee. I find it hard to believe right out of the box, that it worked perfectly...and then to encourage you to upgrade??? Laughable. You will spend more time fixing the scanning errors than if you just typed it yourself. Going back to amazon tomorrow!

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Visioneer xdm2625d-wu Documate 262 48-BIT Adf Duplex Review

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(More customer reviews)It worked for a little while with only one paper jam per 3 scans. Now it is almost every single scan when a piece of paper jams. There is no rhyme or reason behind the paper jams (or at least I can find no pattern). I called Customer Support (which is only open until 4 PM PT) and they suggested replacing the Snap-In pad module and updating to the latest drivers. Done and done. No change. Now I need to go through the process of returning the scanner.
When it worked, it was amazing. The problem has always been that I cannot leave the scanner alone due to the high potential of paper jams. Also, when the paper jams occur, the scanner easily feeds all the papers waiting to be scanned through the scanner. Why can it not do that the first, second, third or tenth time, and have the paper scanned and not jammed?
Also, it appears that the Kofax software is simply trial software. Why include such a nice product without stating it is trial software? Why include it at all?
Lastly, and maybe the most frustrating, when paper jams, there is no way to recover the pages which have already been scanned; consequently, the entire scan needs to be redone--but of course, it will result in a paper jam 100% of the time. Yes, when the scanner jams once, it will jam again with the same papers to be scanned 100% of the time, no matter how many ways I change the way the paper is scanned.
I will return to this review when the return process is over and update it.
OK, it is May 16, 2006 and I have gone through the process of returning my scanner and getting a new one from Xerox. I change my mind and give this product 5 STARS!
So I told you I would be back to review this item after returning it and seeing how the new DM262 works.
I went to a UPS Store and had them pack and ship the scanner. It was received by Xerox on a Wednesday and I received back a new scanner (they do not have any refurbished models for this scanner, Customer Service said) on Friday of the same week. Amazingly fast.
The new scanner has no problems scanning. In fact, I missed taking out a staple from one stack of papers and an error was registered with the scanner, but it just kept scanning and pushing through the papers. In about 30-40 minutes of scanning (that is, me loading and unloading the scanner and the scanner scanning), I scanned more than 1,000 pages.
Also, I called Customer Service and they told me that the Kofax Software is not the trial--it is the full product and will not expire.
Every time I have called Customer Service, they have been respectful and helpful.
For all the above, I have changed my mind on the DM262 scanner.

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Brother MFC-240C Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer with Fax Review

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(More customer reviews)I was hesitant to purchase this based on all the mediocre reviews, but I am extremely happy with the 240c. I think its about the best multi-function you can get for under a hundred bucks (with the possible exception of tha Canon Pixma). First, a few of these reviews contain critical errors about the unit. First: It IS possible to scan multiple documents into a single PDF file. One simple way is to load up your documents into the top paper feeder, then scan to PDF, and every page it scans will be put into the same file. Another way to do it is to use the Presto Pagemanager software that comes on the installation CD. Second: the 240c DOES have incoming fax capabilities...you have to enable it in the Fax options on the unit's menu setup (not on your computer). It does not have a handset so you cannot use it as a phone, but at least on the 240c that I have, it can indeed receive faxes. Third: the reason the unit will not print anything even if only one cartridge is blank is because it uses a suction type cart (different from most inkjets), and damage to the unit will occur if an empty cartridge is left in. That said, here's my review.
Build quality is overall very durable, with the possible exception of the paper tray. It won't turn any heads with its bland utilitarian appearance, but its compact and sturdy for home or home office usage. It also looks like an office machine, as opposed to the flimsy Fisher-Price looking offerings from HP and Lexmark. The controls are laid out sufficiently and you should be able to figure things out by surfing through the unit's menu, although there are alot of setup options so you may have to do some searching. The only complaints about the design are the small, non-backlit display and the paper tray. The paper tray is more like a paper container with a lid, that loads like a cartridge. If you only print on one type of paper its fine, but if you want to switch and print envelopes, 4X6, etc., it can do it but you have to take the tray out, take out all the paper, adjust the slider, then put in the new paper and re-insert.
Print and scan quality are just fine. In fact, the scanner is very impressive and scans are much better quality than the Canon it replaced. Print quality is just fine...I dont see any washed out colors or anything else others have noted. Its prints as good as any unit will under a hundred bucks. The copy and scan features work just great and fast. You can either use the computer to make copies or you can bypass your PC altogether and use it as a standalone copier. Most of the features can be run either from the software or the unit itself, which is great. The top-feeding document accepter is a huge time saver. Also, the lid on the scanner is hinged allowing you to scan thicker items, like books, easily.
As far as ink usage, some settings must be adjusted to get longer life. First, disable "bi-directional printing" as it uses alot of ink and wrinkles the paper. Set the paper-type to "plain." This is huge, because if you dont, even if you select grayscale printing, it will pull ink from the color cartidges. Also, if you print mostly text, set the print quality to the "fast" settings, and it looks just fine. You want to conserve ink, since these cartridges run about 20-25 bucks for black, and around 12-14 for each color. But, the cartridges are huge so they should last average users a while. For heavy office use, you may want to look at a a higher end or laser model.
The fax feature I dont use so I cant comment much on how that works. It also accepts most major memory cards for photo printing, but without a preview screen your better off printing pics from your computer. It is also worth noting that this unit IS Mac compatible (many of the sub-$100 machines aren't), although I had to update the drivers and software from Brother's website after installing the CD to get some scanning features to work. I'm assuming this has something to do with the whole Intel / PPC switch. I'd highly advise you to do the same...their site is just their name, and the update offerings fixed the few bugs I encountered.
Overall I am very impressed with this unit. I had returned an HP c3180 multi-function because it couldnt hold a handle to this as far as overall quality and value. Highly recommended for home and light home office use.

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The Brother MFC-240C Color Flatbed Multi-Function Center combines all your basic office equipment needs into one space-saving device. This unit is ideal for small or home-based businesses because it performs so many functions in one compact, stylish machine. Fast, reliable, and extremely user friendly, the MFC-240C can help boost efficiency and increase productivity.By offering color printing, faxing, coping, scanning and photo printing, all from an easy-to-use control panel, this PC and MAC compatible system can boost your bottom line, save you money, and help your business thrive.Fast, Reliable Printing and Scanning The MFC-240C works quickly, minimizing wait times so you can take on other tasks. This system prints color documents at remarkable speeds of up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) and 25 ppm for black-and-white, so you can have your documents in your hands fast. The 10-page Automatic Document Feeder and front-loading paper tray with 100-sheet paper capacity mean you won't have to worry about complicated paper-changing techniques slowing you down. This system also gives you professional photo lab quality results by printing borderless photos in all standard sizes. For added convenience, you can print images from your PictBridge-enabled cameras and media cards without a computer; the MFC-240C accepts Memory Stick, xD PictureCard Types M and H, CompactFlash and SecureDigital. The flatbed color scanner offers up to 19,200 dpi (interpolated) resolution and up to 600 by 2400 dpi (optical) resolution, so all your images will be sharp and clear.Easy, Versatile Copying and Faxing When you need to make copies or send a fax, there's no need to purchase a separate machine; the MFC-240C offers speedy, dependable results each and every time you use it. With copying speeds of up to 18 copies per minute (cpm) in black-and-white and 16 cpm in color, the MFC-240C virtually eliminates time spent waiting for a job to complete. You also have the option of customizing your copies so they're always clear and easy to read by simply reducing or enlarging in one percent increments from 25 to 400 percent. For added convenience, the fax machine offers both black-and-white and color faxing with a 14.4 Kbps high-speed fax modem. As versatile as it is efficient, this system also supports Caller ID and distinctive ring fax broadcasting from any PC.

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Wizcom QuickLink SuperPen Review

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(More customer reviews)The product description glosses over the problems you may encounter trying to connect this thing to your PC. It only supports a male 9-pin serial port. If you do not have one, you need to buy an adapter. Even then, you may be unpleasantly surprised. I bought a 9- to 25-pin serial adapter at Radio Shack only to burn an hour trying to set it up, and finally found, deep on the company web site, an explanation that it would only support a male 25- adapter. Now I have ordered a $20 +$5 shipping USB adapter off the Wizcom website. (Don't be fooled by the "optional USB" nonsense in the product description. It is optional in the sense that you can buy the $20 adapter later, after wasting half a day wading through the poorly documented material.) I feel that this company has been deliberately vague about the issues a customer is likely to encounter in setting this thing up. Oh, and I forgot to mention the UI's on both the pen and the desktop are wack.

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The Super Pen is a pocket-size scanner with optical character recognition that lets users scan lines of text and store them for later use. The Super Pen can also translate single words from English to more than 15 other languages, including Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Korean, and Japanese. No longer will you need to scribble notes on random pieces of paper or tear pages out of phone books. The Super Pen helps organize your life by storing and uploading up to 1,000 pages of text into your PDA, cell phone, or computer via serial, infrared (IrDA and IrObex), or optional USB connections.
This lightweight scanner also allows users to scan directly into supported applications in real time and recognizes a wide range of text styles and sizes including bold, underlined, italic, and inverted. The Super Pen weighs 3 ounces and measures 6 inches by 1.5 inches by 1 inch. Compatible with Win 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME, and XP, this advanced device can easily be upgraded, with additional applications such as bar code recognition and eGems information-organizing software available. The Super Pen comes backed by a one-year limited warranty.

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HP Scanjet N9120 Document Flatbed Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm exceedingly happy with this, my 6th scanner purchase. I've come from a long line of almosts and nearly-theres with my previous scanners, at least when it comes to speed, capacity and ease of use. My first few scanners were the cheap, single-user type, not possessing ADFs for any real business use. Those were followed by an HP Scanjet 8290, which was fairly good, but suffered from too many ADF misfeeds. Next came a Fujitsu fi-5220C, which was faster and more competent at ADF work, but much less user-friendly, and more laborious in its required user input per scan.
Now, at last, I can say I'm almost perfectly happy with a scanner. This N9120 is incredibly fast, creates high-quality images (especially with the included Kofax VRS, which hardly seems to slow things down at all), is terrifically easy to use (including HP's software interface), has adequately capacious in-and-out bins, and looks great as a physical object.
Here are the minor quibbles (and they're not deal-breakers; I'd buy this again if I were in a situation that was appropriate): (1) It's quite loud for a scanner, requiring high-speed fans to cool its internal parts (think of the sound of a truly enormous copy machine in the copier room of a large place of business; that's what this sounds like). (2) It's enormous - be prepared to need far more desk/table space for it than you imagine. (3) It's incredibly heavy and unwieldy, so plan on having two people to unpack it and place it on a table. (4) If you forgo the excellence of Kofax and opt instead for sheer speed in a scan of a large number of pages, you can turn them sideways (that's how big this thing is) ----- BUT there can be a startling number of misfeeds when you do that. My very first scan of an 80-page stack that I inserted sideways resulted in 3 misfeeds - and it's somewhat hard to tell which of the last few pages were and were not successfully scanned. But going a little slower, inserting them in portrait fashion and using Kofax - no misfeeds at all. And finally, (5) It's size and weight mean that, just like any other serious office machine, you'll have to call for a service visit if it breaks down, rather than sending it in somewhere. And from browsing HP's site, it is truly expensive to have a tech come out to service it.

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Cardscan Team Review

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(More customer reviews)Works great and fast! I would recommend to anyone with stacks of business cards.

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Scanfront 220P 25PPM Adf Fingerprint Sensor Network Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)I hooked this up to a domain controller. It took about 40 minutes of playing with the network settings, but finally it worked well. Scans fast and fully customizable. A great asset for businesses that need a cheap adf scanner. I am giving 4 stars for the amount of time it took.

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Kodak Scan Station 500 Duplex Scanner (8738056) Review

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(More customer reviews)We have used a Scan Station 100 Plus for a few years, and when we wanted an additional unit ordered the Scan Station 500 (ss500) instead. A very preliminary review, but what you are buying here is a world class paper feeder, attached to a pc with a touch screen, that does OCR and outputs ready to use, searchable PDF files.Another reviewer mentioned that directories cannot be browsed, this is not an oversight. The design goal (for better or worse) is something that an administrator can deploy on a corporate network without compromising network security. What's cool is that 10 people can walk up and drop scans directly into 10 different directories, and that the confidential/protected directories for the CEO are available on walk up, but not compromised to other users. The strength and limitation of this unit is that it is designed for enterprise use, with a high priority on security, HIPPA, PCI DSS, etc.
Set up has a little bit of the "IT Sys Admin" feel, and absolutely requires a PC. Once configured, the basic interface is an ethernet connection to shared storage, and/or a USB key.The ss500 office-user fast at OCR (not industrial speed). Image quality is very good (for a sheet fed scanner). The latest upgrade to the software rotates documents so that they are saved as PDFs with the top at the top even if fed up-side-down.

RAM: I'd love to be able to upgrade its 1gb RAM to 3gb. (Uses XP.) I'm using the attached flatbed, which is a nice extra and produces much higher resolution scans.
EXTERNAL KEYBOARD: Kodak doesn't say this for some reason, but you can attach a USB keyboard to this. The touch screen is fine, but being able to type a file name with a real keyboard is *much* faster. If all goes well, I may come back an give this a 5, but for now 4 stars.
COMPARISION WITH SCAN SNAP: I Have also used/own a ScanSnap S510. The Scan Snap a great unit, but because it is directly attached via USB to a single workstation, and requires drivers and special software be loaded onto that workstation, a USB-direct-attached scanner really becomes essentially tethered to a single workstation. (And for the Scan Snap) Adobe Acrobat gets activated to *that* workstation, and over-writes any existing acrobat installation -- it overwrote my Acrobat Professional with the less expensive, less powerful Acrobat Standard. The paper feed on the Kodak is also much better, bigger, heavier, and more serviceable. Jams are such a annoyance that they justify a large part of the price difference - sheet feeding on the Scan Snap is very good; sheet feeding on the Kodak is really great.
MACINTOSH: If you have more than one user, or need scans for both Mac and PC, then getting your scan output as a PDF file on a network drive and/or USB key means that scans can very quickly get used by any computer.
COST: The cost of a network scanner is 5 times the cost of a USB attached scanner. If you are a one-person operation or office, then the business case is harder to make. On the other hand, if what ends up happening is that you dedicate a workstation to the scanner anyhow, the Kodak makes huge sense. It a refined, flexible, and secure approach to a shared scanning.

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Ectaco C-Pen 3.5 BT Bluetooth Handheld Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)After seeing all the positive and negative reviews for the Ectaco C-pen 20, I decided to take the dive and buy the Bluetooth version of Ectaco's handheld text scanner for my wife. I was apprehensive because there are no reviews for this product, but figured we could return the scanner if it didn't work.
My wife uses the scanner pen to scan text and notes from her law school classes. She stinks at typing, so being able to scan all the text she needs into her class outlines is a *huge* timesaver for her.
Caveats: we are on Vista as our operating system.
Pros:
Easy setup (make sure you follow the directions; DO NOT plug in the scanner prior to loading the software).
Scans accurately and quickly when plugged in via USB; see Cons for the story on Bluetooth mode.
Picks up the following kinds of text without problems: highlighted texts, text in books (make sure the pages are flat, though), or underlined text (provided your underline doesn't go through the text; see Cons)
Picks up kooky symbols, like the ones I found in some of my wife's textbooks (deltas, ampersands, etc.)
Cons:
Doesn't scan text well if you have underlined text and some of your underlining moves up through the printed text.
Doesn't scan very well in Bluetooth-only mode. Essentially, you have about 2-3 seconds to scan your line of text before the light on the scanner goes out and it transmits to your computer. I have no idea what the heck the deal is, but if the Bluetooth part of this scanner is really what you're looking for, I would recommend you *not* buy this product.
Scanner doesn't seem like the most well-constructed thing in the world, *but* it has held up well so far, so that might be a non-issue.
Overall: This text scanner does just fine when it's plugged in to the computer via USB cord. My wife really does save a lot of time in her studies. But, as I mentioned above, the Bluetooth really doesn't function very well at all. I originally gave this product 5 stars because it did exactly what it promised, but I'm changing my rating to (a very generous) 3 stars now that we've found out that the Bluetooth part of the show is so bad. Hopefully Ectaco will fix this in their next system update?

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Canon CanoScan 4200F Flatbed Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)I simply love the Canon CanoScan 4200F flat scanner for prints and films. It's fast (both in scanning and transfering to the PC), quiet, and has superb scan quality, esp. on 35mm negatives. (I haven't tried scanning 35mm slide films.)
Setting the 4200F up is pretty much a breeze, assuming you have Windows XP. (Windows 98 users will need to follow the instructions very carefully.) You first install the software -- the scanner driver and the scan toolbar (called "toolbox") are the only programs necessary for using the scanner; the other applications (photo editing, OCR and Adobe Acrobat) are optional. After restarting your machine (so the scanner driver loads and runs as a service), just connect the USB 2.0 hi-speed cable, and you are set to go.
Using the scanner is also quite simple. You can scan in three ways: directly from your photo organizing or editing program (assuming it supports the universal TWAIN interface, which most imaging programs worth their pennies do); using the Canon Scan Toolbox; or pressing one of the four buttons on the scanner itself, which calls up the toolbox and automatically initiates a scan.
The four buttons are:
- Copy. Your PC must be connected to a powered-on printer for this to work. When you press copy, the Canon scans and sends the file directly to your printer.
- Scan. This is the button for scanning. When you press it, the Canon scans and sends the scanned image to your designated photo editing program, which you specify once via the toolbox. (This button corresponds to the "Scan 1" icon on the toolbox.)
- PDF. This turns the scanned image into a PDF file.
- E-mail. This button scans and then calls up Outlook Express or Outlook with the image embedded as a JPEG attachment.
The toolbox (toolbar) has more options for scanning. All are pretty straightforward. Each option can be configured in detail, or you can specify that all the settings be done in the driver itself. (The toolbox is simply an interface to the driver.) If you configure things in the driver, you'll even be able to adjust how the scanned image should look, in terms of color, contrast, sharpness, etc., etc. The options are endless, but in the beginning, using the toolbox makes scanning a breeze and less intimidating.
One thing cool about the Canon is how it makes it easy to understand what resolution you should scan in. First, the 4200F is capable of 3200x6400 dpi (dots per inch). The 3200 dpi is its true optical resolution; that's how much fine details it can detect. The second number, 6400 dpi, refers to its "stepping" levels, which basically means the sensor can sample each inch 6400 times, but only detects up to 3200 dots. When you scan, the Canon asks you what *output* resolution and size you want, and then calculates the necessary input resolution for you. Say you are scanning a 4x6" photo but want to be able to print it 4 times as large (or twice the width and length, i.e., 8x12") and print at 300 dpi. The Canon will then automatically set the correct scan resolution of 600 dpi -- which is twice as much as printing 4x6 at 300 dpi. So you'll get a 2400x3600 file in pixels, which can then be printed at 8x12" at 300 dpi (2400/8=3600/12=300dpi). This concept of specifying output resolution rather than worrying about input resolution works esp. well for scanning negatives. Say you are scanning a 35mm negative. It'd be a pain to figure out which scanning resolution is best. But if you know you'd eventually want to print a 4x6" photo in 200 dpi, just tell the driver so, and the driver will do all the work for you and scan properly.
Another feature I love is multi-scan, which lets you scan in several pictures at once and the driver automatically separates them. Here's how I use my 4200F:
I set up the scan button so it's linked to Adobe Photoshop Elements 3's organizer. (You can link the button to any TWAIN-compatible program.) When I press the button, the scanner automatically scans multiple pictures I place on the glass, and separates them (and straightens them if necessary) into individual pictures. I have a checkbox called "confirmation of EXIF" checked, which allows me an opportunity to scan in more pictures before sending them all at once to Photoshop Elements 3. This really saves me a lot of time, without having to switch between the scanner driver and Photoshop Elements after each scan. Finally, when I'm done with scanning all the photos, I click the Forward button, and the driver automatically launches Adobe Photoshop Elements (if it's not already open) or switches to it, and sends over the newly scanned pictures. This process works equally well for photo prints and negatives. It sounds longer than it actually is. As with any scanning, it's replacing the photos on the glass or in the negative holder that is the most time-consuming part.
Compared to my previous scanners and even many more expensive scannesr on the market today, the CanoScan 4200F is lightyears ahead in scan quality, speed and quietness. The driver software has both a "simple mode" for easy scanning and an "advanced mode" for more fine-tuned scanning. The driver has been totally stable. I simply love this scanner. Finally, I will be able to scan in all my old photos.
The only downside I can think of is the lack of a printed user's manual. The 4200F comes with a quick-start guide that covers installing the software and doing a test scan. The HTML user's guide has lots of details, but because it's not PDF, it's almost impossible to print out.

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HP N8460 Scanjet Document Flatbed Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)Pros: The scanner is wonderful. The surprise was that the auto-document feeder does not flip the page to scan both sides. The scanner has a second scan bar in the feeder to simultaniously scan both sides on one pass. Fast. Software is not half bad.
Cons: The scanner is BIG! But what do you expect for being able to hold 100 sheets in the tray. Does not directly interface to a network. Scanner must be connected to a PC vis USB.


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CardScan Office (600c/V6) Business Card Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)If you collect business cards, then this is a cost effective way to get the data into your ACT!, Outlook or a number of other databases. You'll save money and have more accurate data.
The software parsing works unbelievably well. In lay terms parsing means that the software knows what is a company name and what is an email address and puts them into the right place, unless the font is highly graphical. The older models couldn't read white type on dark cards, but this one can. Also, once you receive it and have the box sitting on your desk, it seems intimidating to install, but it only takes about 1/2 hour to install so that the data goes automatically into ACT!.
I test alot of software/hardware products but most of them I return. The card scanner and the palm pilot are my two staples. This product I not only use but demo. It's very impressive. And years later clients thank me for having recommended it.

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A clever idea who's time has clearly come, the CardScan Office 600c scans business cards in full color, connects to your office's PC via a USB port, and uploads the card into your database using the included CardScan software.
With simple plug-and-play installation, the machine is easy to use: simply feed a card into the slot and then watch as the software deciphers the information on the card and categorizes it into the database. The machine can accurately read cards from United States, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. The CardScan Office includes six software licenses (expandable in 3, 5, or 10 user-licensing packs), enabling multiple users to access and update shared information from one database. Individual users can also create password-protected databases for private contacts. Other features include AutoMap, expanded connectivity to synchronize with more handheld devices and mobile phones, and access to CardScan.Net where users can access their business card database via any Web browser.
Small enough to fit in your hand, and durable enough to take to trade shows and meetings, the CardScan Executive is a great way to organize the stacks of business cards that would otherwise clutter your briefcase, wallet, or desk.
The CardScan Office is just right for a six-person team, but if you're looking for a CardScan just for yourself, check out the CardScan Executive 600c V6.

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Iriscard Mini 4 Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the iriscard mini because I was looking for a way to keep all my business cards and contacts organized. At the end of the month, I always had a pile of business cards racked up from the various trade shows and conferences I attended that month. The iriscard mini helped me transfer all those contacts eliminating my stack of business cards. The iriscard mini is so portable I would bring it along with me to the trade shows and scan the business cards in my hotel room that night. It is an extreme organizational tool that I could not live without. For all you card collectors out there, this is a must have in your briefcase!

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HP Digital Sender 9250c - Document scanner - Duplex - Legal - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 55 ppm (mono) / up to 33 ppm (color) - ADF ( 50 sheets ) - up to 60000 scans per month - 10Base-T/100Base-TX / USB Review

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(More customer reviews)I thought I should submit a review - from a non-IT, administrative-type user. We were required to get a digital scanner for our office and our company standard unit costs around $8,000. The person who handled the selection for us happened to know someone who purchased an HP Digital Sender and raved about it. We purchased ours for just over $3,000 saving our company $5,000! I have to add that that $8,000 unit I mentioned only scanned in B&W and the HP Digital Sender scans in both B&W and color! Other than having the machine installed by one of our IT people who wasn't familiar with the machine's operation and gave us no manual AND occasional email problems that are likely internal and not the fault of the Sender, we're THRILLED with this machine. Just this morning - I logged in, selected my scan settings, and scanned four pages in less than 30 seconds. By the time I put the dust cover back on the machine and returned to my office (10' away), my scan was in my email Inbox. This unit allows various image/quality/output settings AND has a pull-out keyboard (we found it almost by accident) so that you can type in your login info instead of tapping letters on the screen! I can't say enough, it is the best office equipment purchase made in our office since our IBM Correcting Selectric Typewriter! REALLY!

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Plustek Opticbook 3600 A4 Book Edge Scanner Pdf Conversion Review

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(More customer reviews)I was a big fan of this scanner until recently.
It scans books fast without damaging spines.
I used it very carefully.
I used another scanner of mine for non-book materials, because I didn't want to waste the lamp life.
The result? The lamp died after around 200 scans!
I used it intermittently, so I was out of warranty when the lamp died.
I've used scanners of several manufacturers, and this is the first time that a scanner lamp died on me.
In sum, $300 for 200 scans is not recommendable at all.
Added: I got another reason to hate this scanner. Service of the company is horrible. I sent several emails about my problem, but never got answers.

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Canon DR-2080C Color Document Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)This unit is small and compact, yet has some very nice features. I especially like the duplexing feature allowing it to scan BOTH sides in the same pass, no flipping a stack of documents over. It works from within Adobe, and Microsoft Office Imaging.
It does have a drawback, however, the drivers are not Windows XP, and it can be a bit disconcerting installing them. I finished the installation with no adverse affects (that I noticed) to my 2 laptops, and a stand alone machine.
If you travel and need a high speed scanner, I highly recommend this unit.

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A compact scanner from Canon, the DR-2080 provides high quality color scans and fits onto nearly any convenient surface. A 24-bit color depth provides brilliant colors, while a 600 x 600 dpi maximum resolution ensures that even the fine print is clear and legible.
The DR-2080C connects to a host computer via either a USB 2.0 or SCSI-II port, and supports Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, and NT operating systems. Able to handle originals up to 8.5 by 14 inches, the DR-2080C still has a very small 11.7-by-3.89-inch footprint, freeing up valuable desktop space for other uses, while a weight of just 5.5 makes transportation a snap.
The included Canon CapturePerfect software provides a quick and easy editing tool for your scans, and sports a scan-to-email feature that lets you send originals directly from the scanner. Optical character recognition allows you to easily create searchable text files out of your scans, while a pre-scan feature lets users adjust scan settings on one page, then apply those settings to an entire batch scan.
Scanning speeds in simplex mode are as fast as 20 ppm, while duplex mode supports speeds of up to 40 ppm. The automatic document feeder lets you scan up to 50 pages with the touch of a button and supports originals of up to 0.2 mm in thickness. The DR-2080C also comes backed with a one year limited warranty.
What's in the BoxScanner with document feeding system, AC power, cable, software CD-ROM, setup instructions, warranty

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