| This scanner is total scrap. Amazon says: "Easy to install and use" - it's not true. Driver installation program is random, behaves really funny on different machines. OCR software (TextBridge) does not work at all. Well, it simulates that it's working, simulates that it's trying to recognize text... In fact, it's not recognition, it's guesswork. I used ABBYY FineReader demo version with the same scanner and Wow! that's what I call recognition. Dear Mustek, I do not like to pay extra dollars for scrap. Please, do not bundle such stuff anymore Output image quality is really poor. I wish I could read somebody's comment before buying this item. Scanner "swallows" highlites but reproduces shadows and midtones normally. If you plan to scan fotos, but not text, forget about this scanner and avoid buying this mysticism. If you are buying this scanner to recognize text (as I do), consider buying ABBEE Fine Reader. But, buying scanner and OCR separately doen't make sense, does it? Isn't it wiser to search for better offer? |
