Microtek ScanMaker 4800 Flatbed Scanner

Pros: Quality Scans for the Price, Easy Setup, Easy to Use
Cons: Hard to replace lost parts

I have been slowly switching over to digital photography over the last several years and about a year ago, I figured it was high time that I got myself a decent scanner for the many film prints that I have. I also wanted the ability to scan the few ...

Pros: Cheap, reliable, small, and fast.
Cons: Slide/Film Adapter.

I'm a graphic artist, so I need a reliable scanner -- one with a reasonably high resolution, and one that I can plug in and have it work without a lot of fiddling from me.

The Microtek 4800 has been a dream -- with its small footprint, it...

Pros: Good enough for displaying scans on a computer monitor. Low price.
Cons: Poor quick reference guide. Poor technical support.

I purchased a Microtek Scanmaker 4800 3 weeks ago. I've never owned or used a scanner before, plus I have limited computer knowledge. I figured I'd get my scanning experience without spending a lot of money. Also I planned on using it for on screen...

Pros: Cheap, Does the Job, Well built, Easy to use, Easy to setup
Cons: Film/Transparency adapter is pretty bad, reliability

I've used a lot of scanners in my life. I used to sell them too while I was a consultant to professional imaging/prepress companies.

While the Microtek ScanMaker 4800 is nothing near the quality of a professional level Epson (or professional...

Pros: Nice idea...
Cons: poor scan quality, poor service

Well, I bought the Microtek 4800 because I am cheap and do not want to pay the price for high quality Kodak Photo CD scanning (which runs about $3 dollars per slide/negative). When I found out that the Microtek 4800 can handle slides and negatives, I was...

Pros: Good quality scans, transparency adapter, price
Cons: Poor customer support, poor written manuals

I purchased a Microtek Scanmaker 4800 about 3 weeks ago after using a Microtek Scanmaker X6 USB for almost 2 years. This was a big step up in image quality for the work I was doing.

First off, the Scanmaker 4800 is a 1200x2400dpi scanner with...

Pros: Price, transparency adapter
Cons: Poor quality, marginal software, unreliable, dismal tech support

Having used the Microtek ScanMaker 4800 for about two months, I can say that there are assuredly better choices. Scanners have downsized since the days of ScanJet II and others but this one has no substance whatever. The software was difficult to install...

Pros: Very cheap, comes with useful add-ons, easy to use
Cons: Power-saving sometimes falters, buttons do not work sometimes

The Microtek ScanMaker 4800 is a very good scanner to buy if you are looking for a budget-priced to medium-priced scanner. It has many favorable aspects.

The interface is USB, and that makes it very simple to install. The driver software...

Pros: Great price, easy installation.
Cons: None so far...

I bought this scanner, even after I read the bad reviews on it here, and I have to say that I have not experienced any of the problems the bad reviews talk about. First of all, I also had to buy a new USB internal card for my computer because I had maxed...

Pros: Cheap!
Cons: You get what you pay for!!

I purchased the 4800 at Best Buy and it was the worst technical investment I have ever made. Scan quality is poor--how do i define poor?

SHARPNESS: I have never been able to produce a sharp image with this scanner and even with some...

Pros: Easy Easy Easy. One push gives you what you need. Clear images.
Cons: I don't know of any yet and I've owned it for over a year

We bought our Microtek 4800 when our other scanner went out. Just by looking at it, it looked very easy to operate, and we were not disappointed in the least. The buttons are made for dummies. There are five different buttons, all with VERY easy pictur ...

Pros: Quick overview scan. Somewhat easy to use if you are used to scanners. Inexpensive
Cons: Instruction booklet lacking in instruction.

I bought my scanner through a wholesaler and the scanner gave out in less than a month I contacted the company since the wholesaler no longer carried the product. After about three to four weeks I had a new scanner but with a different problem. I...

Pros: Cheap, high resolution, film scanner, small
Cons: Compatibility problems, questionable quality

DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE XP. After reading all the comments of other customers in Epinions, PC WORLD and Amazon and comparing other scanner I figured that the system could have problems but it had a great price and it was worth giving it a try. I...

Pros: Low price
Cons: Would not install with Windows XP, website down; no tech support

I have never had such a frustrating experience trying to install software for an accessory as with the Microtek 4800 scanner. The website was no help; when it was up, the links to further information didn't work. Most of the time it was down. The...

Pros: Inexpensive first flatbed and slide scanner. OCR Software works decently.
Cons: Software, no on of off button. Buttons do not always work. Default upside Down

No on of off button? - That's right. You would think that they would have included this? The featur ...