Solid and reliable performer (Umax Astra 2100U)

Member Name: GraWar

Product:	Umax Astra 2100U
Date:	15/01/01 (385 review reads)
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Advantages: USB, good quality, reasonable price

Disadvantages: speed

The Umax Astra 2100U flat bed scanner is a reliable colour scanner that gives professional quality output at an affordable price with the added bonus of being USB and not parallel for increased speed.

I purchased the scanner about 8 months ago now and have used it quite intensively, particularly during the creation of leaflets etc.. as it allows me to incorporate some flashy pictures and I have to say that I am very satisfied with its performance.

Installation was very straight-forward. The install CD takes you step by step through the process, and includes a software bundle comprising of Vistascan, Vistashuttle, Copy utility and Adobe Photo Deluxe which I think is pretty impressive.

The scanner itself connects via USB, and has three butttons to enable one touch functionality - a scan button, a copy button, and a customisable button all increasing the ease and luxury of scanning work.

The scanning process itself is relatively slow, but no slower than other models in a similiar price bracket bearing in mind that this scanner offers good price to performance.

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