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Microtek SCANMAKER 4900

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User Reviews for Microtek SCANMAKER 4900

  • Reviewed by: Harold437

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Very Good Scans, Easy to use, easy to set up.

    Weaknesses: Operation of buttons not very clear, but when you learn how to use, works like a beauty.

    Overall Evaluation: I have purchased the Microtek model 6000 and does the same job except has a on/off button.Also runs a little quieter and faster with a USB 2.0 connection.

  • Reviewed by: waltschwager

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Convenient and easy to use, easy set up, good quality scans

    Weaknesses: 35mm film scanner is weak and almost useless but the documentation indicates that the 35mm film product is not that good.

    Overall Evaluation: I am quite happy with this scanner. I purchased it at Office Depot and thought that the price was excellent. The scanns I have made are great and the software that came with the unit are functional. If you are looking for a decent scanner at a decent price then you will like this scanner

  • Reviewed by: Billium1173

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Could never get it to really work

    Weaknesses: Does not work with Windows XP, user manual worthless

    Overall Evaluation: I am very experienced in all things PC but I finally gave up trying to install this scanner. The drivers locked up my PC (Windows XP) and the "diagnostics" never even attempted to move the light. I went to their web site and the instructions were flat out wrong. Also noticed that the overall quality of the connections and case were very flimsy. Do not purchase this scanner if you are running Windows XP.

  • Reviewed by: poweruser26

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: good scan image quality. Scans are generally quick, unless you go to a higher resolution. Color adjustment tools brought new life back to some childhood photos

    Weaknesses: Buggy driver installation. When my computer boots up, it take another 3-5 minutes once XP has booted to find the scanner, taking up all my computer resources making the computer unstable

    Overall Evaluation: A good product, marred by a bad driver design. Updating driver from the Microtek website is nothing short of a long complicated mess. Tech support is terrible and short at that. The product has crashed my computer more than once and even affected my CD-RW drive, causing the buffer to jump up and down like a see saw. I have not tried the new driver cause I simply feel I shouldn't have to jump through flaming hoops to install an driver digitally signed for Windows XP. Microtek usually makes good products, so I hope that in the future, they will be sure to correct such anomalies

  • Reviewed by: roadrunnervt

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: price,user menu

    Weaknesses: scan quality

    Overall Evaluation: Scanned pictures come out with white dots no matter what dpi is set at. Have tried with 5 different photo editing programs and it doesn't help.

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