Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3200C Flatbed Scanner

Pros: Inexpensive, Good for photos
Cons: Very Slow, never turns off

This is just your plain old ordinary scanner. I have had mine for over 2 years now. It is very slow. My main use for buying this scanner was to scan pictures to upload to the web. I got very lucky. Let me explain. This scanner is great for scanning...

Pros: Low cost, easy to use
Cons: Bulky, poor tech support, scanning bulb always on

I purchased this scanner over a year ago, and at first I had no problems with it. The software with it is easy to use, and the quality is decent.

One bad thing about it was that it caused the mouse pointer to freeze up for a few seconds...

Pros: Price was good
Cons: Only works 5% of the time

This is the first scanner I ever purchased, and chose HP because I wanted a reliable product. When I was able to get the scanner at a great price I jumped at the chance. At first the scanner worked just fine, then the third time I tried to use it I got...

Pros: It worked fine for about 10 scans.
Cons: If you have any problems, you are up the creek.

This is the big DEAL scanner right now. Some folks ended up getting it for free with discounts online plus the mail in rebate. Mine ran about $10 (not counting the phone call and mailing the thing back).

Apparently, too many 3200 were made and...

Pros: Easy scanner to set up and use
Cons: Scan time is a bit slow

UPDATE: April 2005 Posted first in April 01: When my husband became an independent contractor doing commercial building inspections we needed a scanner. I first bought a brand other than HP. I could not get the thing to work. In defense of ...

Pros: Great - when it works
Cons: No off switch. Has to be turned off through the program to ever work again.

8-22-2 update:
OK, I was wrong. What I should have done was to click into the "File" area of the scanner program, then click "Exit" when I was done scanning. There is no "off" switch on the scanner, so I thought, wrongly, that just turning off the...

Pros: inexpensive and easy to use
Cons: problem not repairable

I purchased the HP 3200C flatbed scanner at Circuit City on sale. Since this was my first scanner, I was looking for a easy to operate, inexpensive scanner. The software was easy to load with accurate directions. Connecting the scanner to my PC was a...

Pros: Ease of Use, Great software, Fantastic Imaging
Cons: none

Great Scanning is just a click away!
You have obviously have something to want to scan, whether its a picture or a document the HP 3200C can do it!
At one time this particular scanner was $199.00,so you can imagine how thrilled i was when...

Pros: Large enough area you can scan, reliabilty, clear images, good value
Cons: .gif images are poor quality, can be confusing to use

When it comes to scanners under $110, the HP scanjet 3200C rocks. It is simple to use and produces clear images when in .jpg format. In .gif format it produces very grainy, fuzzy images.

My only beef with this scanner is that it produces...

Pros: great high quality scanns
Cons: none

This scanner is very affordable and has very appeling items to it. The software that came with my hp3200c helps me to enhance my pictures to my needs. The software removes red eye fixes unwanted things it the pic and gives it an overall great look. I...

Pros: Low price, good quality scans
Cons: Compatibility with Epson

I experienced consistent "fatal exception" errors after installing this scanner. Scanner and Adobe software would work fine for a couple of nights before the errors started again. I emailed HP's tech support center and got a response in 24...

Pros: Affordable
Cons: Slow

It is wonderful to finally be able to scan pictures into my computer. Now my computer is a completely functional office. I am very happy that I no longer have to go to the nearest printer to make copies. Yet, this hasn't been a piece of cake the whole...

Pros: inexpensive, comes with adobe software
Cons: unreliable, slow, locks up computer

This scanner worked perfectly until it's warranty expired. I wonder if they can program it to blow up at 91-days. That's right folks! Only a 90-day warranty. Definitely check out warranty info before you buy. In addition, if you want technical...

Pros: Cheap, Decent Quality, Easy to Use
Cons: No Windows 2000 drivers

I purchased this scanner for my kids to use for school projects; it has worked very nicely for that purpose. The image quality is good and the software provided seems good. The scan time seems a bit long a times and (the biggest negative) the computer...

Pros: good quality scans, fast, easy to use
Cons: Scanned pictures can have streaks on them if it is the first scan of the day. No USB port

We bought the HP 3200 for our office about a year ago. I have used other scanners in the past like Mustek and Microtek, but the HP ScanJet has them beat in this price class. The HP 3200C is simple to install and even easier to use. It's quick and the...