Plustek OpticSlim 1180 - Integrerad flatbäddsskanner - Kontaktbildsensor (CIS) - 297 x 431.8 mm - 1200 dpi - upp till 2500 scanningar per dag - USB 2.0

Hårdvaran är kanonbra men mjukvaran drar ner helhetsintrycket då den har för få funktioner. Man får efterbehandla inskannat dokument i andra program och detta är tidsödande men fullt möjligt. Priset är ju smakligt så man kan väl inte få allt .....?

I suspect that many artists/illustrators might be tempted, as I was, to buy this A3 scanner because of the attractive price point. However it is not of a high enough quality to scan colour accurately, and I have had nothing but trouble trying to get a decent scan of watercolour, pencil crayon and ink images. For several months I assumed it was something to do with the way I had set it up, and struggled on, trying to make (ultimately unsatisfactory) reparations in Photoshop and Googling for calibration methods. In the end I contacted the manufacturers. Their reply? 'This is not a high-end scanner and you shouldn't expect good results from it', basically (I paraphrase). Sadly, I can't afford a high-end A3 scanner at £1,000+. I don't have any quibble with scanners being available for tasks that require less accuracy or fine detail, but I do think that this shortcoming should be prominently visible in the product description.

Prisvärd A3-skanner. Trist och ointuitiv mjukvara. Manualer för mjukvaran finns bara delvis, och spridd på olika ställen. Har haft svårt att hitta var man definierar standardmappar för inskannade filer. Som default hamnar de på två olika håll, beroende på vilken av de medföljande mjukvarorna man använder. Men - skanningsresultatet blir bra, och till slut hittar man väl ett sätt att använda mjukvaran, som man tvingas leva med.

Incredibly noisy for a scanner. It stopped working altogether a couple of weeks after the warranty expired. I had used it infrequently because the noise was capable of disturbing my neighbours. In my opinion a total waste of money! It would be wonderful if they had the decency to refund my money even now.

Please note this product will not work with a Mac. I sent it back. Also remember that it is shipped from France so sending it back was expensive. All in all a fairly poor experience.