Microtek ScanMaker S400 Flatbed Scanner | 
| Brand: Microtek
List Price: $300.00
Buy New: $79.99
You Save: $220.01 (73%)
New (5) from $79.99
Rating:  16 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Apple MacOS 9.x
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14
Dimensions (in): 22.5 x 16.6 x 5.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 1108-03-750001
Model: 1108-03-750001
UPC: 793111807254
EAN: 0793111807254
ASIN: B0002ED5CE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new in factory packaging, in stock and ready to ship. 1 Year Warranty
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| Features:
| • | 9,600 x 4,800 dpi resolution, true 48-bit color | | • | 8 1-touch buttons to automate everyday tasks | | • | Software bundle including Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 | | • | LightLid 35 Plus for 35mm slides and filmstrips | | • | USB 2.0 connectivity, PC and Mac compatible |
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Product Description
The ScanMaker s400 is the perfect combination of precision engineering and stylish design, bringing high-resolution scanning to the home. Its high 9600 x 4800 dpi resolution lets you create poster-sized files of your film or photo with remarkable sharpness and detail previously only available in much higher-priced scanners. With Microtek's exclusive ColoRescue, color restoration is as easy as a click of a button. The ScanMaker s400 also comes with the new LightLid 35 Plus accessory for scanning 35mm slides and filmstrips. Rounding out the scanner is a Hi-Speed USB interface, eight easy-to-use buttons, as well as imaging and document-scanning options.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Wonderful Scanner For Film To Digital Processing October 1, 2004
Mary Robertson (Los Angeles, CA)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
I've been holding out on a scanner for quite a while as I've been mainly concerned with digital cameras and skipping the step of going from film to digital. While out shopping I was browsing through the scanner department when this modern high tech looking scanner caught my eye. I went home and researched the brand and found out that they basically invented the scanner and have a long history as I was concerned if they would be around tomorrow if I had a problem with it. Going back to the store I found that they had one left in stock and quickly snatched it up. Bringing it home I found it extremely easy to setup and use.
The customers that bring me film images to scan in and create digital scrapbooks of their families and friends. The color quality that the scanner produces is far superior to what I had expected. The optics of this scanner are perfect for anyone who photos and wants to be able to quickly and easily take a photo and be working with it in the computer; whether it be to edit the photo, post it online or print it out. All in all I couldn't be happier! And ohh, it just looks so sleak!
 Disappointing December 11, 2004
The Wine Commonsewer (Casa de las Rocas Grande California)
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
Another reviewer praised this scanner because it scanned photos well. I would concur, but other than that this scanner is a bust. It is clumsy to use and the controls are not user friendly. Despite claiming to make use of USB 2.0 technology it is excruciatingly slow, even with plain B&W low res text. It is virtually useless for scanning multiple pages of text into, for example, a .pdf file because after each page you have to tell it what you want it to scan again. And whose idea was the black background on the lid? Since it is difficult and time consuming to set up and scan you often end up with scans that are bordered with black rather than white. Endless pixels of waste that have to be cropped and also sacrafice some of the quality of the scan. I plan on donating the scanner to the Goodwill and I kick myself for not returning it while I had the chance
 Average December 27, 2004
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This scanner is good and bad at the same time. It is horribly slow, but I'm using the pictures I'm scanning for a slideshow of pictures throughout my life at my Bar Mitzvah party, and the quality of the pictures are very good.
Be warned, scanning negatives on this scanner requires very high resoulution (but I think that this is the way with all scanners I'm not sure), and it takes a VERY VERY long time to scan. It took ten to twenty minutes depending on the settings for ONE PICTURE. They turned out in good quality, but I was highly dissatisfied with the time it took.
Overall, this scanner is pretty good. But if you are a person that needs pics in a hurry, this is not for you. But if you are creating a slideshow (like me) and have time for it, this scanner is a very good choice.
Great Scans, Slower than Molasses in January December 27, 2004
Kevin T. Quinn (Akron, OH)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this scanner because I was looking to scan negatives, and I was attracted by the low price and high scan resolution. Of course, you get what you pay for. In this case, it seems that I paid for Photoshop Elements 2.0 ($35), and a $100 scanner. The scans are quite sharp, and it comes with a lit adapter for negative scans. The downside is that the scanner is excrutiatingly slow. A 4800 dpi scan (4 times the resolution a film developing place puts on a photo cd) of a single image from a negative strip took nearly 10 minutes to scan. It was slow, but a very sharp and clear scan. A smaller scan (1200 dpi, roughly 1000 x 1500 image, about equivalent to a photo cd) took 5 minutes to scan the image.
The other flaw is that the negative holder has no "feet," so if your scanner is not even, it will slide across the glass while you are scanning. Putting the back of the scanner off of the desk leant it back, and kept it in place well enough, but it's unfortunate that I had to make such a gimmicked solution. Again, though, you get what you pay for. For less than $150, it's hard to find a 9600 dpi optical scanner. Verdict - flawed, but nice image.
 reveiws are great ,product for me not great April 20, 2006
ivan friend (las vegas, NV United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was in need of a scanner and after reading reviews in pcworld,pc mag and others decided on the s400. bought it locally and followed the install instructions that came with the product. First install software,then connect scanner to power and usb it to computer. I was ready for my first scan. Unfortunatly the driver for the scanner that is included did not recognize the scanner. So i called support up on my dime and was on the phone with them for over 30 minutes and they told me to download the updated driver which is on the web site. I did,uninstalled the driver that came with it and installed the new driver. It worked for about 20 min and then the scanner would not activate. So unstead of calling support again i returned it. To pay for support during the installation process is not for me. I am sure this is a fine unit,but for me it did not work.
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