Microtek Artixscan DI 1210 ( 1108-03-550011 )

List Price: $331.40 Discount Price: $267.95

Features:

• Resolution 600dpi
• 12ppm Black, 8ppm Color
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Accessories:

Readiris Pro 11

Customer Reviews:

Great scanner [Posted on 2006-03-16]
This scanner is one of the best scanners out there for this kind of price. Not only was it easy to set up, it is super fast and reliable. I usually scan 10-20 page documents, just black and white and have it save in PDF format. It takes about 2-3 minutes to do a 20 page document. There are so many other features I haven't even look in to. Definitely two thumbs up!!

DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Posted on 2006-08-25]
This is the worst scanner. I bought this scanner for my office use and when it arrived DEAD out of the box. I then contact Microtek and they thought it was a bad power adapter - 2 power adapters later still NOT working. I finally said to replace my scanner. Sent it back - Microtek gave me a new scanner and that arrived dead too! WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT BUY THIS SCANNER!!!!! Instead purchase a cheaper Scanjet 5590 - I dont see why people dont like them - at least you can expect to come right out of the box and WORK.

Pretty good little scanner [Posted on 2007-02-20]
Bought this about a week ago to convert my huge collection of personal files to digital format (yes, the paperless dream) After scanning about 1000 docs in the past couple of days, this is what I found:

Pros:
- Fast scanning. Using 300 dpi black and white using the ADF, it spits them out just a tad slower than my big copier at work. ADF works well MOST of the time (see below)

- Pretty decent software. The ScanWizard DI interface is nice because you can scan directly to PDF and into a folder of your choice, with a name of your choice. I've heard that in other programs that takes several steps.

- Good quality b&W scans. Perfect for my new paperless world.

Cons:
- ADF does jam occasionally-- I'd say about one out of 100 pages. Odd thing is, I can't figure out why-- Iv'e thrown a full stack of mangled, dog-eared files in there and it rips through it in no time, while other time it refuses to digest perfectly groomed, clean-edged paper. Still, it hasn't jammed often enough to push me over the edge.

- NO SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA!!! Coincidentaly I just bought a new computer at the same time and found out there are NO drivers are available until August 2007! The new computer had to be converted to XP.

So overall, I'd say I'm happy. The occasional jamming issue is a bit irritating, but I think most people won't run it day and night like I did! So if you have moderate b&W scanning needs, i think you'll be happy.

Huge disappointment!! [Posted on 2007-06-09]
I ordered this scanner for use at work to replace one that had to be at least 10-15 years old and barely functioned anymore. This scanner promised fast scanning speed and excellent quality scans, which is just what I was looking for. It proved to be the exact opposite - this scanner is EXCRUTIATINGLY slow and the scan quality is HORRIBLE. My old, half dead scanner worked WAY better than this one. Don't waste your time or money.

I don't recommend this scanner. [Posted on 2007-08-06]
I previously owned a flat bed Microtek years ago and it's still working fine. Unfortunately I can't say the same about this model. The ADF constantly jams and the rollers were noisy. It jams at least once per scan and that's only with 5 sheets of paper. I had it replaced with a new one but it does the exact same thing so I'm returning it for an HP.

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