Acer AcerScan 1240UT Scanner
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Most Helpful First | Newest First (5 out of 5)Great Scanner, Plus Quality Scans and Software
After a lot of research on the web and in magazines, I decided to purchase the Acer 1240UT Scanner. My research paid off - big time. This scanner was extremely easy to set up right out of the box. The provided instructions were clear and to the point. I just removed all of the plastic wrapping, plugged in the enclosed USB and AC adaptor wires and I was ready to go. My CD-Rom was broken at the time, so I simply went to the Acer website and quickly downloaded the superb MiraScan driver. Windows 98 recognized the scanner and software immediately and I made my first scan in less than 20 minutes out of the box. The included graphics and OCR software packages are quite nice, but I didn't buy the scanner for the programs! (I prefer to use the high-end professional graphics software - which work perfectly well with this scanner.) Indeed, I bought the scanner for the high quality scans and built in transparency adaptor. And boy does this baby deliver! At 1200 X 1200 dpi, 42-bit color (supposedly, 281 trillion colors is more than the human eye can perceive) this scanner has met all of my needs for web publishing, archiving photographs, printing pictures, scanning negatives and emailing. The Mirascan driver meshes well with all of my graphics programs and is very versatile in terms of image enhancements, preview mode, scanning up to 10 images simultaneously, and getting exactly the quality and type of scan you desire. The built in transparency adaptor is very handy - you can easily convert all of your slides and negatives to a digital format. Several plastic templates are included, and these help a lot in aligning your transparencies. On the downside, the scanner can be slow at higher resolutions. However, the scan quality achieved is well worth the wait. In addition, the scanner is a bit bulky and heavier than most of the newer scanners. Overall, I was impressed with Acer's quality engineering and innovative design in this scanner. It more than meets any scanning need from newbie all the way up to pro.