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Epson America Perfection 4180 Flatbed Scanner

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Full Specifications
Street price	Average: $199 (12/10/04)
Scan quality (color/monochrome)	Very Good/Good
Performance	Very Good
Average 1200-dpi color scan speed	43 seconds per document
Average 300-dpi monochrome scan speed	20 seconds per document
Features	Very Good
Max optical resolution (dpi)	4800 by 9600
Scanning area (inches)	8.5 by 11.7
Color depth	48 bits internal, 48 bits external
Connection interfaces	USB 2.0
Removable lid	Yes
Transparency adapter	Included; up to 2.6 by 9 inches
Automatic document feeder	Optional, $199
Bundled software	Adobe Photoshop Elements 2, Abbyy FineReader Sprint OCR, Epson Scan with Easy Photo Fix, NewSoft Presto BizCard, Epson Smart Panel
Overall ease of use	Very Good
Installation	Outstanding
Design	Outstanding
Documentation	Very good
Support quality score	Good
Support policies	One-year warranty; free, unlimited, 12-hour weekday non-toll-free support

Epson Perfection 4180 Photo Review

by Richard Jantz

- The Epson Perfection 4180 Photo brings 4800-dpi scanning, previously available only in high-priced corporate scanners, to the $200 range of small-office scanners--and throws in some excellent image-enhancement features, as well.

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User Reviews for Epson America Perfection 4180 Flatbed Scanner

Reviewed by: astromood

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Pretty good quality scans

Weaknesses: Slide scans have a rainbow line running down one side. The scanner broke after 7 months. Light on 24/7 unless you turn off the scanner after use.

Overall Evaluation: The scanner broke after 7 months. It makes a loud grinding noise and the belt vibrates wildly but doesn't move. Scans of slides have always had a rainbow line down one side with a fainter line beside it. Very annoying. I'm told that to get the belt problem fixed I'll have to ship the scanner to epson and it could be several weeks before I get it back. Also the Flourescent scanning light stays on 24/7 unless you turn the scanner off after use. I would not recommend this scanner to anyone.
Reviewed by: mayhem2005

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: good for photography, good software, good weight

Weaknesses: Bad for 35mm films besause I scan many 35 mm film with more faults

Overall Evaluation: Look at this link: http://www.ricky.sk/scany/scany.html. This is my Epson scans. 1200Dpi resolution, Kodak Gold 200 film. I total unsatisfactory with this product for 35 mm film scannig