Canoscan for Me! (Canon Canoscan N650U)

Member Name: Tonyrai

Product:	Canon Canoscan N650U
Date:	13/04/01 (161 review reads)
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Advantages: Quality device, Price

Disadvantages: no film adapter

When I built my new computer I installed Windows ME and one casualty of this was my old scanner which being old and cheap was no longer supported on the manufacturers web site. So I approached replacing the scanner with some trepidation as I saw a number of horror stories regarding compatibility with ME.

After reading positive reviews, postings in news groups and visiting various stores I decided to go for the Canoscan N650U and in my opinion it is certainly one of the best scanners around for the home or small business user.
The scanner combines sleek slim supermodel looks with excellent performance and a price tag that is far to low for a product of this quality, The price at most Internet retailers is around £65 and the high street price is currently only around £69.

The N650u is much smaller than the other scanners that I looked at, and also lightweight making it very portable.
The double hinged z lid makes scanning books and magazines easier.

The Canoscan was easy to install and I encountered no problems at all, it comes with clear simple instructions in a well laid out manual for Macintosh and Windows, and includes an alternative method for installation on Windows ME systems.

It is very simple to use and the software supplied is good.
Caere Omni page pro 9.0 OCR software has performed excellently
Arcsoft Photobase is an image database
Arcsoft Photostudio 2000 is a good image editor

I prefer Paintshop pro for image editing but it again is easy to set up the scanner to scan direct into your favourite package at the touch of one button.

There is no option for a film scanner adapter, but a film scanner is built into the N650u’s bigger brother the D660
Which is priced around £100

So in conclusion if you are looking for a quality brand name USB scanner at a low price, with a tiny footprint that performs as good as it looks, buy this one!

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