Visioneer PrimaScan Colorado 2400u Flatbed Scanner

Pros: The PrimaScan is cheap, and fairly easy to set up.
Cons: The software is worse than others I've used.

First of all, I'd like to tell you why I've designated myself a "cheap scanner expert". The answer is that scanners are essentially on death row when I purchase them, and usually the death of the poor scanners comes through little fault of their own -...

Pros: Cheap, fairly good image quality, easy set-up.
Cons: The Pagis software and the fact that it scans upside-down.

When I added a webcam to my computer, my old scanner, $70 at Costco, stopped working. Rather than try to fix the problem (I'm way too lazy), I went and bought a new scanner. I gravitated toward the cheapest flatbed at Circuit City, the PrimaScan Colorado...

Pros: Reasonable price, good scans
Cons: Tech Support

This scanner is BAD! It came with an install guide that was in Italian or something. Once I did get the install guide from the Primascans web site I was able to get the scanner connected and the software installed per the instructions. Yes, I am one...

Pros: Cheap, fairly fast
Cons: Color accuracy slightly off, software slow

I bought this scanner when it was on sale at Staples for $10 after rebates. So my review is based on what I paid for it. With that out of the way, here are some of the basic specs: It's USB, 600x1200 dpi optical resolution, 36 bit color, software...

Pros: Cheap Price & fairly good quality images.
Cons: Distorted Copies. May Take Some Time To Do an Adjustment.

When I had first thought of the idea of getting a scanner, I had a much older computer which was way to slow, and it did not have things like a USB port or even an Ethernet card. I had added a usb card, thinking it would work, but the unit was so old...

Pros: Easy to set up, cheap.
Cons: Scanned fine for a little while, then images became pixellated. Software isn't that good.

I received this scanner as a gift for my birthday last year. I think it was something like $125 CDN at the time, at Wal-Mart. I had no problems setting it up. The software was intuitive but when you see the final preview, it doesn't reflect how it...

Pros: Cheap price, decent scan quality
Cons: Cheap quality and cheap customer service

I purchased this unit about 6 months ago at Staples. They had it on sale for $19 after rebates, so I couldn't resist. After some trouble setting it up with the USB connection (Hint -- it doesn't like hubs), I scanned in my first image. I also noticed...

Pros: Cheap cheap cheap
Cons: cheap cheap cheap, and no useful software compatible with it

The primascan software is not compatible with windows xp. This was not an issue when I bought the scanner for $30 after rebate years back when my OS was Windows 95. However, that computer frustrated me so much I actually broke the hard drive by ...