Hewlett Packard Scanjet 5370Cse Flatbed Scanner

Pros: All scanning capabilities with one product!
Cons: There really aren't any!

Hewlett Packard has always been known for their great scanners, but HP continues their dominance of the scanner market with the release of the Scanjet 5370cse. The software package with this scanner is one of it's best features. The software package...

Pros: Almost everything. So trouble-free you forget it did not come as part of your desk!
Cons: Small fogginess on glass may irritate design people but not an actual problem.

Dimensions: 11cm x 30cm x 50cm (height x width x length) This is my first scanner. I have had it for more than a year and after a moderate level of use I can say that I am very satisfied with it. At least it's done everything I wanted it for. I ...

Pros: Scans larger format transparencies than 35mm, easy to use, good price/quality ratio.
Cons: Faint lines from transparency adapter at certain resolutions, scanning software not very intuitive.

This scanner is unfortunately discontinued; however I found mine on eBay and didn’t consider anything else.

I sought out this scanner due to the transparency adapter, which allows scans up to 5" x 5" instead of just 35mm slides. In my former...

Pros: USB Connection
Cons: Parallel Connection, Printer Scanner shared parallel port.

This scanner does it all. It works great. It has a nice sized bed. It doesn't make much noise. The buttons are easy to use, and understand what they do. When it is on a parallel port, it takes a while to scan and warm up the lamp. I had it set up to...

Pros: High quality scans.
Cons: Hard to get a scan free of lint. And the fog just bothers me.

It's hard to get a good scan with this scanner because the scanner shows every piece of lint that it captures before you close the lid. The glass has lint on the under side which can not be removed. The glass is also foggy (doesn't come off) but that doesn't seem to affect the scans. My priority is high quality scans. It has good scanning capability but its hard to get a good scan with all that lint.