Title: Elegant hardware. Awful software for slide scanning.
Review: Like a previous user, I purchased this scanner for scanning slides. I only tested it's slide scanning capabilities.If you do not intend to scan slides, then this review may not apply to you.The software makes the scans take forever to do, at 200 DPI ! Push the button and 60 to 90 seconds later, it starts the scan. If you immediately press the button again after that scan, it still takes 60 to 90 seconds to start the new scan. It acts as if it has to wait for the bulb to warm up. The bulb is already warm! The software really restricts you, and it does not work the way you think it should.This scanner may be fine for scanning other items than slides, but for scanning many slides, forget it.If HP rewrites the software, this would be a really nice scanner. With the present software, it is really bad for scanning slides.Windows XP home edition.You must download a patch from HP to install the software. Even on HP computers!
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