Canon CanoScan LiDE 60 Color Image Scanner

List Price: $80.00

Features:

• Color flatbed scanner, 8.5-by-11.7-inch scan surface
• 1,200 x 2,400 dpi hardware resolution, 48-bit internal/24-bit external color
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, cable included; USB powered, no AC adapter required
• Z-Lid expansion top for bulky items
• CanoScan Toolbox 4.9 software; PC and Mac compatible

Customer Reviews:

GREAT PRODUCT [Posted on 2007-02-18]
This is a really great scanner. I had some trouble loading it in my computer but a call to customer help fixed it quickly. It does great color image and e-mail. I have a home office and use it alot.

Great document/receipt scanner for Windows and Linux [Posted on 2007-03-13]
I've used the Canon CanoScan LiDE 60 under Microsoft Windows Vista and Ubuntu GNU/Linux 6.10, and it works great in both. I purchased this product for scanning documents and receipts, and it does its job very well.

With Windows Vista, you need to download the drivers from Canon's website (they're not included with Vista). The drivers are very minimal, lightweight, and easy to use; in about 5 minutes I was scanning documents straight into Adobe Acrobat.

The LiDE has to be one of the easiest hardware installs I've ever done in Linux. I plugged the scanner in, and started xsane. It detected my scanner and I was scanning immediately--that's it, no having to install or configure anything!

I've a few complaints:
* Noisy: the motor that draws the scanning head makes a very high pitched screech when moving. When I first received the device I thought I'd be able to use it in a library--not happening unless the library is deserted.
* Adequate color reproduction/photo scanning: The color reproduction on my Epson 2450 is leaps and bounds better. The LiDE however is easily 1.5-2x faster, a fraction of the price when comparing MSRP, and has much nicer drivers.
* Too lightweight to scan books easily: The scanner being featherweight is a good thing, except if you have to scan books or anything bound/stapled of more than a couple pages. Stuff shifts easily if you do not hold the scanner and book while scanning.

Better, but still a pain. [Posted on 2007-03-16]
This is my 3rd Canon scanner. The unit is nicely made, very slim and lite. Physically much better than previous Canon scanners. However, the Canoscan software is only marginally better. It took a while for me to get it installed correctly, actually two tries.

Awesome scanner - Must have!! [Posted on 2007-05-03]
I've had this scanner for over a year now and loves it!!! The scanned documents are cleared and the scanner is just so easy to use! I use it to scan all my important documents into PDF files, old photos, etc. Unfortunately, I broke the glass on the scanner when I took it on travel with me (my fault) and bought a CanoScan LiDE 70, which I thought was an upgrade. Boy do I miss my CanoScan LiDE 60, which is so much easier and clearer than the Lide 70.

works well with mac software called Image Capture [Posted on 2007-12-09]
Used for scanning photos and sketches with Mac OS 10.4 and Mac Image Capture software. Entirely adequate.

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