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Umax Astra 1220P Color Flatbed Scanner
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Manufacturer: Umax
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Umax
Compatibility: PC Parallel
EAN: 0785461134104
Feature: 600 x 1,200 dpi optical color scanning
Label: Umax
Manufacturer: Umax
Model: 1220P
Platform: Windows NT 4
Publisher: Umax
Studio: Umax
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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600 x 1,200 dpi optical color scanning
9,600 x 9,600 dpi maximum resolution
36-bit color quality with Umax patented BET technology
Complete software bundle
Parallel interface
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Editorial Reviews:
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The UMAX Astra 1220P not only scans photos and documents at 600x1200 dpi resolution, this top-notch flatbed scanner is built with a parallel port to provide simple installation and ease of use. Instead of SCSI connectivity, the 1220P is a quick alternative to users who need a high-powered scanning solution. It provides 36-bit color quality with a 10-bit A/D converter and UMAX patented Bit Enhancement technology. The 1220P is an excellent addition to any graphics or corporate communications department.The 1220P ships with a full-version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe, NewSoft Presto! PageManager, Caere OmniPage LE OCR, and UMAX Copy Utility. The 1220P comes with a cold cathode lamp for long life and the lid is removable for those big, three-dimensional scans. The Astra 1220P also has an optional transparency adapter to give you even more flexibility.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Does what it's supposed to do!
Comment: I've being using this scanner for about 7 years and had not had any problems with it. Scan quality is very good. The software takes a little getting used to but works just fine once you learn it. I've scanned B/W and color documents, and have also scanned actual hardware items with very good success. Quality seems good as mine has lasted 7 years. I now have a printer/scanner combo so don't use it much now-a-days unless I need to scan a large document (this scanner has a big scanning bed). Overall I would buy again.
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Summary: Great Images, although slow and buggy
Comment: When I owned this scanner I thought the image quality was top noch. Colors were acurate. Details and sharpness were good.I was using on a Win98 machine. However, it was very slow and I kept having to reinstall the twain drivers because they would get corrupt causing green or black scans. It was much worse when I switched to WinME. Then when I upgraded to WinXP I just got rid of it. I have not been to happy with what I replaced it with, the Epson perfection 1660, so I'm currently looking for another scanner.
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Summary: Worse than a 70's Clunker running on unleaded gas
Comment: I've had this "scanner" for about 3 years now. Let's put it this way: I had time to go watch an episode of Friends while this thing completed a 300dpi scan. It has given me nothing but trouble from the beginning, and the other reviews are correct in that there is no support for any new OS's (Win 2000, XP, etc.) short of purchasing new drivers from the manufacturer. Umax is a bunch of daft cretins if they actually think anyone will waste their money on such inferior support. I was fortunate enough to find a pirated copy of their updated drivers (it came from overseas and was in a different language) so I could use the scanner with XP. Surprisingly it worked but that didn't stop the errors and incredible slowness this machine is notorious for. I wish Amazon would add negative stars to their scale.
I hope other potential customers will steer clear of it and find another model, even another company. You'll be much happier.
Customer Rating:
Summary: UMAX Astra 1220P - Support Issue
Comment: Scanner works well with Windows 98. However, is now obsolete with Win-XP unless I purchase an updated driver from UMAX. I am not happy with this hidden cost.
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Summary: Umax will rip you a new one
Comment: Buy Umax only if you will never upgrade your software. If you plan on upgrading your operating system in the future Umax is not the way to go. Any time you need to upgrade drivers for say a new operating system or if you lost yours, unlike most other computer manufacturers, Umax will not let you download drivers for the upgrade. Instead they will mail you the drivers for just [money amount]. Real customer service.
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