Customer Reviews:
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 Nice little scanner September 26, 2007
me (Morgantown, WV USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I started out mad, but ended up liking the scanner. I was mad because the box (shipped UPS 2nd day) looked like it had been delivered by Jim Carrey (kicked up the driveway). OS X specific gripes---Apple says you can run scanners from Preview, etc., but the resolution is not adjustable, and it is terrible. I had counted on using VueScan, but it just would't work, even after installing all the bloated Canon software (in addition to the driver), not to mention the request that you run under Rosetta...they haven't been doing anything for the past 27 months, I guess.
However, the Canon application is much nicer than I had been led to expect, it is very usable and I recommend it. Scans run fast, the window layout is nice, it seems very thoughtfully designed. As advertised, the scanner is lightweight, but not flimsy. The specs are probably wrong, the maximum resolution I could find was 1200 dpi, but that seems plenty for me. I scanned 25 high-quality B&W images in about 40 minutes. For the price, it is a fantastic bargain.
 Scanner is nice when using VueScan January 5, 2008
Stephen Holland (Naperville, IL)
15 out of 24 found this review helpful
Regarding software for Mac OS X: I am running OS X 10.5. This Canon scanner software is the most dreadful scanner application I have ever seen. Words don't do it justice. It is painful to experience. The scans looked fine after I got them out. But the software is a strong, very strong, reason NOT to buy this scanner for a mac.
If you buy this scanner then you will need the VueScan software package. You can Google VueScan and will find it directly. This is an excellent scanner driver. Scans come out quickly with this driver used instead of the Canon software. It is intuitive to use with lots of options and both easy and expert modes.
I usually don't like to read gripes that people have about a product when they go into detail of what steps they go through. In this case, I am going to give you a flavor just to see how bad this user interface really is. I got a stomach ache just trying to do a couple of scans. Here goes: You go through multiple screens before you can start scanning. After you finally have some scans done you close the window, only to find the scans are not really saved, but are in a temporary area and are then given the opportunity to save the scans. If you save a few scans, do some more scanning, and then want to save a few more you have to watch for tiny little checkmarks. These need all to be unchecked or you will resave everything.
Again, the Canon supplied software is terrible. I usually write positive reviews of stuff I like, but people deserve to be warned about this. Stay away from the scanner if you have a Mac don't want to buy additional software. If you are willing to buy the scanner driver from VueScan you will be pleased that this little scanner turns out nice scans, albeit a little slower than pricier cousins.
 Device Drivers need work January 20, 2008
Kevin M. Hubbard (Issaquah, WA United States)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I wanted to like this scanner. I think the USB powered is a great idea in that it saves cord clutter and also energy. Unfortunately, I could never get this scanner to work with 2 of my 3 computers. It worked fine with my new Vista desktop, but my older Windows XP machines would recognize the USB device, but when I would go to scan, the scanning software would complain that it couldn't talk to the scanner. Frustrating. Even downloading new device drivers from Canon web site would not help.
P.O.S. January 10, 2008
john s
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I used to love the Canon low-end work horse scanners because a)they were the smallest scanner available (to fit in my carry-on luggage), and b) they were durable and reliable.
The new model is inferior in every way. Scanner won't work properly through a USB hub, though previous models did (Canon tech support helpfully offered that even though they used to work, "they weren't designed to.") The new scanning software is clunky and unintuitive, runs slow, and the calibration can't even adjust white paper to white. They really jumped the shark on this one. And the scanner housing is bigger, for no good reason. I'd recommend getting an older model on ebay.
 Sleek, Compact and Nice Photo Quality October 17, 2007
I. He (Redwood City, CA, USA)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This scanner is sleek, light weight and has nice scan quality. I like it as it doesn't require the power cord. Both the data and the power is connected through a single USB cord. It has nice photo quality and very accurate OCR conversion result.
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