Microtek ScanMaker 4800 Scanner

Product Description:

The ScanMaker 4800 is an entirely new, slim-design scanner with great image quality and scanning features from a 20-year veteran of digital imaging. Microtek's EDGE design retains all of the image quality associated with CCD scanners in a 25% smaller scanner. This scanner has integrated OCR, color copy, 35mm slide and negative filmstrip scanning - the best value in 1200-dpi scanning today.
Product Details
  • Feature:
  • 5 Smart-Touch Buttons
  • True 48-bit input & output
  • 2400 x 1200 dpi optical resolution
  • LightLid 35 adapter included for 35mm slides & filmstrips
  • USB interface
  • Binding: Electronics
  • Brand: Microtek
  • Compatibility: PC USB
  • EAN: 0793111660941
  • FormFactor: Desktop
  • HardwarePlatform: PC
  • Label: Microtek
  • Manufacturer: Microtek
  • MediaType: Transparencies
  • Model: 1108-03-520058
  • MPN: 4800
  • PackageQuantity: 1
  • ProductGroup: CE
  • ProductTypeName: SCANNER
  • Publisher: Microtek
  • Studio: Microtek
  • UPC: 793111660941

Customer Reviews

Works well2005-07-04
The Microtek Scanmaker 4800 has done all I have ask it to do.
good but2004-02-05
The scanner has been good for everything I scanned except some photo's. Most photo's have spots on them after scanning that I can't seem to get rid of no matter what I do to try to adjust it. The picture they use to do adjustments is too small to see what you are doing. It will look good but then when you save it and go in to look at it, it still isn't right. It could be a little faster too. I don't understand why it will scan some photo's well and some are really bad. I cleaned it as directed and still it came out bad. Not my choice of scanner from now on. Will go to Cannon.
Works great for me in Windows 2000 and xp2004-01-28
Wish there is a power button on this model
Scanner is great, support is just awful2003-04-21
The Microtek 4800 scanner is a great buy, as long as it installs perfectly the first time. I have Windows XP, and one reason I chose this scanner is it's supposed to be compatible. Not hardly. Between two computer professionals, we couldn't get it to work. After several phone calls and numerous e-mails, we were told the problem was very complicated and we should use the premium (pay) support. This was before the 30 day free support period ended. We finally got into the registry and got it working. I do like the performance and features, just beware if you have XP or any unique setup...
Quit Working for no Reason...2003-03-19
I had it less than 6 months and it quit working, for absolutely no reason. The prescan viewing area is terrible which makes it hard to fine-tune your graphics.

For some reason the scanner would make noises like it was going to scan something EVERY time I saved a file, no matter what type of file it was.

I also do not like programs that automatically start when Windows starts.... with no consumer's choice to do so. Of course, I disabled that.

The scans did not come out as good as I wanted them too.
For being 48 bit the final scan is not that great.

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