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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Arseen on July 07, 2014, 01:31:44 PM

Title: Scanners: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
Post by: Arseen on July 07, 2014, 01:31:44 PM

As suggested here is where we can give opinions on our scanners (the machines, not people :P)

Please give model name and good and bad points.

Title: Re: Scanners: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
Post by: Arseen on July 07, 2014, 01:37:19 PM

My old was canon MP190 Printer/scanner:

Good:
- Moire removal
- Auto color correction.
- Print quality.
- Scanner software.
- Cheap

Bad:
- Scanning speed
- Dead zone of about 3-4mm on the edges.
- When ink absorbing pad where full, no more printing, BUT NO MORE SCANNING EITHER!!!!  Pads very hard to chasnge as whole scanner must be opened, and nop guarantee that it would work.
- The internal death clock ?

Title: Re: Scanners: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
Post by: Arseen on July 07, 2014, 01:45:09 PM

My current is Canon Pixma MG3550 Printer/scanner:

Good:
- Moire removal
- Auto color correction.
- Scanner software.
- Quite cheap
- Fast scanning
- Super fast savinfg: Auto saves all files when scanner software is closed and does it instantly.
- Easy to choose in which file type stuff is saved.
- No deadzones in one of the scannig modes, another has 3mm ones.

Bad:
Installation was a bitch, print side was easy but scanning side needed additional drivers.
Maybe due to that I had no CD-drive and had to get software from manufacturer's site.

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Haven't printed yet, so no comments on that.

Title: Re: Scanners: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
Post by: larryinc64 on July 07, 2014, 02:37:45 PM

Mine is a HP something

Good:
Sharp
Good Color
Easy

Bad:
Slow
Only works on XP and below

Title: Re: Scanners: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
Post by: Ozzy_98 on July 09, 2014, 02:31:58 PM

Brother MFC-J625DW

Good:
Wireless
Great top loading document scanner
Handles legal sized paper fine

Cons:
The scanner bed has 1"- 1 1/2" dead spot around the edges. 
Can not scan straight.  I almost think something is physically wrong and should look at it, if I take two scans without moving the object being scanned, they are not at the same angle. 
Wireless networking can be flakey.  I lost the ability to scan documents from the printer (Had to start them on the PC), then three weeks later it fixed itself.

Title: Re: Scanners: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
Post by: Arseen on July 09, 2014, 02:51:03 PM

Quote from: Ozzy_98 on July 09, 2014, 02:31:58 PM

Can not scan straight.  I almost think something is physically wrong and should look at it, if I take two scans without moving the object being scanned, they are not at the same angle. 

I hads this same problem on my new scanner, then noticed that option called "auto-straighten document" (or something similar in English) was on and it kept thinking that the cover I tried to scan was crooked.
I took the feature off and all was fine.