Microtek ScanMaker 5950 - flatbed scanner ( 1108-03-540027 )
Other significant features include: 2400 dpi optical resolution Eight Smart Touch buttons to automate scanning tasks 8 Smart Touch buttons for Scan, Print, Email, OCR, Scan to Web, Setup/Cancel, Custom, and Power Bit Depth - True 48-bit color Optical Resolution - 2400 x 4800 dpi Interpolated Resolution (maximum) - 65,535 dpi Scan Area - 8.5 x 11.7 / 8.5 x 14 with use of ADF Interface Type - Hi-Speed USB Platform - PC only PC System Requirements - 64MB RAM (128MB or more recommended) PC with Pentium III or higher processor, equipped with USB port, Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Chassis Lock - Bottom screw Scanner Weight - 10.1 pounds ADF Weight - 13.85 pounds Voltage / Power Consumption - AC 100 to 120 volts, 50 to 60 Hz Scanner Dimensions - Length 19.5 x Width 11.5 x Height 5.1 ADF Dimensions - Length 23.25 x Width 8.5 x Height 15.5Included Software - ScanSoft PaperPort SE ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR Ulead Photo Explorer Microtek ScanWizard 5 Microtek Scan, Copy, Email, OCR, Scan to Web utilities Kodak Digital Science Color Management Adobe Acrobat Reader Included Hardware - Hi-Speed USB cable Power adapter ADF-651, a 50-page automatic document feeder
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Microtek ScanMaker 5950 - flatbed scanner ( 1108-03-540027 ) Reviews
I've owned HP's and Fujitsu scanners at much higher prices. At half the price, this scanner is quite reliable- excllent value. HP held up a little longerFujitsu feed broke almost immediately. The feed is the key on these scanners that's what tends to break. I've scanned thousands of page and feed continues to work they even give you extra rubber rollers other scanners should copy that.
The software for this unit, ScanWizart Pro is:. 3) I can't simply hit RETURN or ENTER to start a scan. When the scanner is working, it works OK, but do you really want to spend good money on a machine that not only does not last 13 months, can't be repaired when something goes wrong and has software that's like a beta version (it's at 7.6). 6) Sometimes the scanner stops the scan midway and says that the user stopped the scan. You look for all of those scans you thought you did, but only find ONE because all the rest were overwritten. 2) I can't easily reset the scan numbers to 0.
I can't find anything about adjusting this or turning it off; there's nothing at all in the help file. I know, this has happened on two units. Speaking of quality control, the unit itself is built to last to last until the warranty runs out. Microtek can't be bothered with even THIS much quality control. I'm not kidding: 538 minutes. 1) The ONLY software on my Mac that can't be Force Quit in any way.
Nope. The warranty dies and so does the scanner. This will also discuss the extended warranty I got at Newcorp which I would also avoid like grim death as they never could repair it (actually, they never tried). But Microtek does offer to sell me a brand new scanner for MORE than I can get it on Amazon or anywhere else. That's right, ScanWizard reaches its character limit and just saves each new scan over the old one.
7) While it's a tabloid scanner, sometimes there are images that still need to be scanned in parts because they are so large. After letting the scanner sit idle for some time. Unfortunately, the scan color/contrast varies between each scan. scanner,tabloid,junk,worthless,flatbed,extended warranty,11x17. Was I asked this first thing in the morning.
8) ScanWizard still can't address names over a limit of 31 characters (how very 1988)., so, along with the auto-numbering, running out of file characters can happen and you're sometimes not warned about it. At this point, it puts random lines and bands in the scan. I MUST scroll through the numbers (from 999 and beyond back down to 0 if necessary). Some of my complaints below are because other scan software DOES offer these functions. Folks, this is downloadable software and this boo-boo can be corrected at any time (and it only takes a few minutes) by a software engineer, but NO.
And how long is this warm-up time. Microtek scanner and software AND Newcorp extended warranty are useless. Sometimes it stops a scan a few seconds in with no message at all. Nope. Once the lines start, they don't stop. A ghost in the machine.
That's right, in neither case am I upgrading, but that's the button choice. THERE ARE NO REPAIRS OFFERED. 5) When installing or deleting the software, I'm asked if I want to UPGRADE. I've deleted my previous 4-star review; that was before the warranty was up and I had my fill of the software the beast uses. 4) No matter how many scans I've done during the day, at some point, I'm asked if I'd like to let the scanner warm up. I don't have another piece of gear like this. So, I call up Microtek and am informed:.
MICROTEK DOES NOT SERVICE ITS PRODUCTS.
Buying an extended warranty would be a wise idea, but the company that sells it, Newcorp, is a shoe-string operation with no actual ability to repair anything themselves and no customer service (unless you like the "the customer is always wrong" type of customer service).
This can't be cleaned or adjusted by the user.
Maybe not even that.
The arrow must be exactly on the Scan button.
I'm asked this immediately after just finishing the umpteenth scan and NOW, for some reason, ScanWizard thinks the scanner needs to warm up.
So, when it decides to give me the spinning beachball of death (again, the only program that does this consistently in Tiger), then I have to shut down the computer manually.
Nope.
It's really just a 1-star machine.
Got so FRUSTRATED returned the product. End up having to spend $30 just repacking and reshipping. Don't think I will buy from unknown maker. I spend $30 returning the scanner. Took them FIVE days just to ask me what my problem was. The scanner won't scan image of document only to Word File.
Emailed Customer Service. Never have to return an Electronic product , so my husband threw away box. Save the boxes. Stick to HP's or well known brand. Then some of the images does not scan too well.
I have a Microtek scanner and just downloaded the latest drivers. Something that doesn't create such a nuisance, and isn't so invasive. The product works satisfactorily, but for my money, I will purchase something else. It turns out Microtek wants a program called Scan Finder to load at every start-up, and there is no way to disable this.
Have purchased multiple ScanMaker 5950 units to use for work and will do so again as needed. Easy to use, pretty much plug and play and scanning is very fast when you have multiple documents to work with at once.
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