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Umax Astra 1220U USB Color Flatbed Scanner
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(2.0 out of 5)
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No support for Mac OS X.
(1 out of 5) by Paul M. Johnson on Aug 31, 2002 (Chippewa Falls, WI USA)If you're a Mac user, forget this one (and all Umac products). They don't intend to provide drivers for Mac OS X.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Don't expect support from Umax.
(1 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Mar 18, 2003Will not work with XP despite downnloaded drivers and patches. Umax wants to sell new drivers but I'm not willing to risk more time and money on something that Umax should be supporting without cost. Trash day is Tuesdays here if you are pre-XP and looking for a deal on a scanner.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Do Not Buy
(1 out of 5) by M. Tepin on Jul 7, 2005I'm not sure where the product has come, but I own a UMAX 1220S scanner and was absolutely apalled (to coin an old term) to find that I could not download an appropriate driver for WinXP to run it. If it weighed a few pounds more, I could at least use it for a boat anchor!
I don't have the heart to try and peddle it to the next sucker. So chalk this up to the "shame on me" category for making the purchase. I echo the sentiment of other reviewers. DO NOT BUY.. and send a message. I've been in the computing industry for nearly 20 years, and this is the FIRST review that I've felt compelled to submit. Shame on UMAX. I hope the owners have made their keep and can live with their decisions.
I don't have the heart to try and peddle it to the next sucker. So chalk this up to the "shame on me" category for making the purchase. I echo the sentiment of other reviewers. DO NOT BUY.. and send a message. I've been in the computing industry for nearly 20 years, and this is the FIRST review that I've felt compelled to submit. Shame on UMAX. I hope the owners have made their keep and can live with their decisions.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Umax 1220U Review
(2 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jan 7, 2003I purchased this scanner April of 2000. The software included in the package was clunky and did not load properly unless each was done separeatly. The scanner is slow and there is no on/off switch for the lamp. You can unplug the power supply adapter when you are finished using it to save the lamp. If you do, the pc must be rebooted to use it again. The twain interface is NOT COMPATIBLE with Windows XP or Win 2000. The software will not work in those OS's. However Windows XP Pro can inititiate a native driver to scan all items as a photo file. I am looking for a better unit now that I have had such rotten (almost non-existent) support from UMAX on this item. Definitly Not Umax this time!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Reliable, makes excellent scans
(5 out of 5) by Your Average Gadgeteer on Jan 23, 2006 (McLean, VA USA)I bought an Astra 1220u when it originally came out and have had it for over five years. It has worked perfectly all this time, and the output is excellent, even when using the standard settings. The drivers are compatible with Photoshop, and were easy to use and customize. That said, I've only used it on a Mac, so I don't know how good the Windows software is.