Visioneer ONETOUCH 8920 USB COLOR FLATBED SCANNER 1200X480DPI 48-BIT USB

Visioneer OneTouch 8920 USB

ONETOUCH 8920 USB COLOR FLATBED SCANNER 1200X480DPI 48-BIT USB Review, by By Richard Jantz November 16, 2001

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• Reviewed by: drnuclear

  Strengths: Just got it. Price-$49.99 at Big Lots. 48 bit color. OCR, fax Copy, slides & negatives. So far tests are +. Installation is a no brainer. Adobe Photoshop elements a big +

  Weaknesses: At $49.99 there really aren't any.

  Overall: I just wanted something to archive photos and slides. This far exceeded my expectations. I would have paid twice as much for these features. What a bargain.

• Reviewed by: Crossmen81

  Strengths: Small

  Weaknesses: Does not scan slides correctly. They are scanned off centered.

  Overall: I have had to take this scanner back to be exchanged three times, because it did not scan slides correctly. I contacted Visioneer only to be put on hold for over a month. Finally, I emailed them back telling them that I was taking it back and was going to purchase another brand. I do not recommend this scanner if your intent is to scan slides. You'll get a scanned slide that has the left side cut off. I will say, if you must have one, you can purchase it at your local Sam's Club for $58.99.

• Reviewed by: Daddyd

  Strengths: Excellent Software-Twaining, Fast Scans. Excellent Value. Small Desktop Size and USB. Unbeatable Performance & Value Factors. Side load confenient. Slide Adapter Built In.

  Weaknesses: No adapters for film negatives. I want automatic document feeder.

  Overall: Having owned a Umax S-6, S-12, HP Photoscanner and Powerlook III, the S-6 costing about 400.00 when new. I purchased a Umax Powerlook III on Ebay only to find it SLOW and Quirky, particularly with Magicscan and green showing up in the photos. I was awe struck by the Visioneer's size and configuration. I found the performance way ahead of the much more expensive UMax Scanners. Coupled with Scansoft's Paperport 80 Paper Mgmt Software, this combination along with Act 2000 makes for a great paperless office. The Visioneer Software is simply top notch for scanning, croping and editing. You can configure it for virtually everything from business cards to 8x10s. Purchased at Frys for 100.00 less 30.00 rebate which I DID receive from Visioneer.

• Reviewed by: gassy

  Strengths: Landscape format, one-touch buttons, copy feature, great looking, easy to setup and operate.

  Weaknesses: Slide scanning.

  Overall: This was my first scanner for use with my new Dell Demension 8200. Although the 8920 is not designed to work with XP, mine works perfectly with XP. The programmable one-touch buttons are great and save much time. I have had no problems with the Visioneer 8920 and am in the process of upgrading to the new 9000 USB. The 8920 scans slides satisfactorily. Highly recommend.

• Reviewed by: Helran

  Strengths: Excellent software. Good support. Very modern looking. Easy to set up, intuitive, great programmable onetouch buttons & plenty fast enough scans. Quiet.

  Weaknesses: Cover lid is not flat.

  Overall: There might be faster scanners but this one is just simply really, really good, especially for 100 bucks! I have WinXP & have had no problems. 7 onetouch buttons-awesome!