Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL Scanner with Transparent Media Adapter
The ScanMaker 9800XL offers large format, tabloid-size scanning at 12" x 17". Bit depth - True 48-bit color Maximum optical density - 3.7 Optical Resolution - 1600 x 3200 dpi Interpolated Resolution (maximum) - 12,800 dpi Intelligent image category feature performs automatic image corrections Intuitive color adjustment in the LCH (lightness, chroma, hue) color space Selective and global color correction available in LCH and CMYK modes Multiple Sampling - 2, 4, 8, 16 times (user selectable) Scan Area - 12 x 17 reflective / 12 x 16 transparent Image Sensor - - 21,360-element Kodak tri-linear CCD array / Single lens, 5 elements in 4 groups with anti-reflective coating on each Color Passes - Single pass Scan Time - About 18 seconds (300 dpi) and 27 seconds (600 dpi) when scanning 4 x 6 color photo Voltage / Power Consumption - AC 100 to 240 volts, 47 to 63 Hz, 45 watts maximum Included Software - LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai 6; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; Microtek ScanWizard Pro; Microtek ICC Profiler; Microtek LANShare network scanner sharing utility (PC only); ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR; Kodak Digital Science Color Management; Microtek LANShare network scanner sharing utility (PC only); Ulead Photo Explorer; Adobe Acrobat Reader Included Hardware - USB cable, FireWire cable, FireWire card (PC only) Computer OS requirements - Windows 98SE/NT 4.0/Me/2000/XP // Mac USB and FireWire - OS 9.x, OS X 10.1.3 to 10.4; - SCSI - OS 8.6 through OS 9.x, OS X 10.1.3 to 10.2 Interface Pin Connection - 4-pin USB, 6-pin FireWire, 25-pin SCSI-2 Unit Scanner Dimensions - 24.5 x 14.5 x 7.125 (LxWxH) / Unit Weight 41 lbs
With 48-bit color and an amazing 3,200 x 1,600 dpi optical resolution, the tabloid-size ScanMaker 9800XL brings high-performance scanning to the corporate user, graphic designer, or medical professional. The large 12-by-17-inch reflective bed easily accommodates A3 scans, and attaching the included Transparent Media Adapter (TMA 1600) lets you scan transparencies up to 12 by 16 inches--including X-rays. Other great features include 3.7 maximum optical density with multiple sampling to reduce random image noise. A triple interface with FireWire, USB, and SCSI-2 provides maximum connectivity; and newly designed templates accommodate a wide variety of film. Microtek includes a one-year warranty that covers parts and service.
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Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL Scanner with Transparent Media Adapter Reviews
The software is amazingly simple. I have had a number of scanners, but none begin to compare with the Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL. It is just the best scanner that I have owned. To begin with, it has a 12x17" scanning area, and with the Transparent Media Adapter, it allows both reflective and transparent scanning.
I'm glad I did. I use it with a MacPro and VueScan software ([.].). I owned a SCSI Microtek ScanMaker III prior but the cost of a SCSI card for the new Macs and the lac resolution and speed I had to upgrade. I also bought the Transparent Media Adapter. I've scanned 4X5 transparencies and large flat art posters (in sections) and everything matched up perfectly.Plug and play. The Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL Scanner fast, easy to use, and quiet. it was done.
The scanner hardware has been excellent and functions as advertised. Most of which I still have not used - everything is done with Photoshop. The acompaning software is another story, if not for Adobe Photoshop being included I may well still trying to figure out the software.
The product works satisfactorily, but for my money, I will purchase something else. Something that doesn't create such a nuisance, and isn't so invasive. It turns out Microtek wants a program called Scan Finder to load at every start-up, and there is no way to disable this. I have a Microtek scanner and just downloaded the latest drivers.
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, I call up Microtek and am informed:. 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). Microtek can't be bothered with even THIS much quality control. Sometimes it stops a scan a few seconds in with no message at all. Once the lines start, they don't stop.
That's right, ScanWizard reaches its character limit and just saves each new scan over the old one. I can't find anything about adjusting this or turning it off; there's nothing at all in the help file. At this point, it puts random lines and bands in the scan. 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. 3) I can't simply hit RETURN or ENTER to start a scan. 7) While it's a tabloid scanner, sometimes there are images that still need to be scanned in parts because they are so large. Nope.
I MUST scroll through the numbers (from 999 and beyond back down to 0 if necessary). It's really just a 1-star machine. Unfortunately, the scan color/contrast varies between each scan. 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. Microtek scanner and software AND Newcorp extended warranty are useless.
Nope. 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). 5) When installing or deleting the software, I'm asked if I want to UPGRADE. Speaking of quality control, the unit itself is built to last to last until the warranty runs out. 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. I know, this has happened on two units. Was I asked this first thing in the morning.
A ghost in the machine. Some of my complaints below are because other scan software DOES offer these functions. 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. The software for this unit, ScanWizart Pro is:. 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. That's right, in neither case am I upgrading, but that's the button choice. The warranty dies and so does the scanner. And how long is this warm-up time. After letting the scanner sit idle for some time. 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.
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. THERE ARE NO REPAIRS OFFERED. Nope. But Microtek does offer to sell me a brand new scanner for MORE than I can get it on Amazon or anywhere else. Maybe not even that. 6) Sometimes the scanner stops the scan midway and says that the user stopped the scan.
The arrow must be exactly on the Scan button. MICROTEK DOES NOT SERVICE ITS PRODUCTS. 1) The ONLY software on my Mac that can't be Force Quit in any way. I don't have another piece of gear like this. I'm not kidding: 538 minutes.
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