4.2 out of 10

Microtek ScanMaker i800

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Best Price: $269

  • User Score (15)
    4.8 4.8 from 15 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Value for money (1)
    3.1 3.1 from 1 reviewer
  • Ease of use (1)
    4.7 4.7 from 1 reviewer

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Manufacturer's Specs

  • Microtek Part Number
    1108-03-780001
  • Buttons
    - 8 Smart Touch buttons - Buttons for Scan with ICE, Scan, Print, Email, OCR, Scan to PDF, Custom, Power
  • Photo & Film Restoration
    DIGITAL ICE (built-in) to restore damaged photos and film
  • Color Restoration
    ColoRescue™ for photos and film
  • Bit Depth
    True 48-bit color
  • Optical Resolution
    4800 x 9600 dpi
  • Interpolated Resolution (maximum)
    - 65,535 dpi (PC) - 32,767 dpi (Mac)
  • Scan Area
    - 8.5" x 14" reflective - 8" x 12" transparent
  • Interface Type
    Hi-Speed USB & FireWire
  • Platform
    PC & Macintosh

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The ScanMaker i800 flatbed scanner comes fully loaded with the PictuRescue™ total photo and film restoration system, featuring DIGITAL ICE to fix damaged photos and film, plus automatic color resto…

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  1. Reviewer: Macworld
    14 July 2006
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    The Microtek ScanMaker i800 is a mid-range flatbed scanner with a longer than average scanning bed capable of digitizing legal-sized documents. It has a built-in transparency unit for scanning slides and photos of multiple sizes, but I had problems operating the scanner via the external buttons. As you’d expect, this scanner takes up a little more space on your desk than letter-sized scanners, but not that much. You can use either a FireWire 400 or a USB 2.0 port... Read more

  2. Reviewer: howstuffworks.com / Consumer Guide
    20 June 2006
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
     

    Microtek's ScanMaker i800 is intended for midtier users interested in archiving photographs and slides at a very high quality. With a retail price of $400, this scanner may not appeal to budget shoppers, but that price brings a great deal of performance and power. Read more

  1. Microtek scanner and software AND Newcorp extended warranty are useless

    Reviewer: Thomas Clement, Amazon
    3 weeks ago
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Microtek scanner and software AND Newcorp extended warranty are useless I've deleted my previous 4-star review; that was before the warranty was up and I had my fill of the software the beast uses. It's really just a 1-star machine. Maybe not even that. Some of my complaints below are because other scan software DOES offer these functions. This will also discuss the extended warranty I got at Newcorp which I would also avoid like grim death as they never could repair ... Read more

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