Scanners: Reviews

Imaging-Resource.com: Mike Pasini gives a detailed review of the Canon CanoScan 9000F scanner including comparisons to its closest competitors, the Canon CanoScan 8800F and the Epson V600.

PCMag.com: Reviewer M. David Stone gives the Canon CanoScan 9000F a 3.5 out of 5 rating, writing that it is primarily sold as a photo scanner and that "it does an extremely good job with photographic prints but is less impressive for film (slides and negatives)." His insightful review compares the 9000F to its predecessor, Canon's 8800F, and to two close competitors from Epson, the V500 and V600.

ScanDig: The editors at ScanDig give a thorough account of hands-on testing of the CanoScan 9000F, including details about how to best use various features.

Shutterbug.com: Photo expert David B. Brooks offers a detailed review of the Canon CanoScan 9000F based on his use of it with LaserSoft's SilverFast software, version Ai 6, as opposed to the included software, Canon's ScanGear.

About.com: About.com guide Peter Piazza gives a short summary of his hands-on testing of the Canon CanoScan 9000F. He gives it a rating of 3.5 out of five, saying that overall image quality is very good.

Computer Active: ComputerActive.com awards the Canon CanoScan 9000F a "Buy It" designation.

Amazon.com: More than 230 owners post reviews of the Canon CanoScan 9000F on Amazon.com, giving it an average overall rating of 4.4 out of 5.

B&H Photo: Over 250 users contribute ratings and reviews of the CanoScan 9000F on this retail site.

PCMag.com: PCMag.com awards the Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 its Editors' Choice and Greentech Approval seal.

Amazon.com: More than 240 customers weigh in on the Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 at Amazon.com, giving the scanner an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars.

NewEgg.com: About 45 owners post ratings and reviews of the Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 on this retail site.

Macworld: James Galbraith's write-up of the Epson Perfection V700 scanner for Macworld is not long, but it is thorough.

PCMag.com: This review is a bit less thorough and not as well documented as most of M. David Stone's PCMag.com reviews.

PC World: The Epson V700 is a good choice if you need the best film scans, according to this short write-up for PC World.

CNET: Lori Grunin is the only reviewer to reconcile the discrepancies in speed performance, as reported by other critics, by measuring variations in the Epson V700's scan speed according to what tasks it is performing.

ScanDig: ScanDig .com is a German site primarily geared to reviewing film scanners.

Amazon.com: More than 90 Epson Perfection V700 owners contribute reviews to Amazon.com.

B&H Photo: More than 170 owners post ratings/reviews of the Epson Perfection V700 on this retail site; the overall rating is 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Imaging-Resource.com: Editor Mike Pasini bases his long, thorough review on weeks of hands-on testing of the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i.

ScanDig: This extensive review, translated from its original German, goes into much detail about using the scanner and compares test results with those of the Plustek OpticFilm 7500i and other competing models.

Shutterbug.com: David B. Brooks gives an informative write-up of the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i's features and functionality, concluding: "Simple and straightforward, the compact Plustek OpticFilm 7600i scanner offers the best consumer 35 mm dedicated scanning at the smallest cost for photographers today." He terms the manual feed feature "a minor inconvenience" and writes that the Plustek's "simplicity avoids wear and tear problems."

Computer Active: ComputerActive gives the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i its Buy It designation.

B&H Photo: More than 140 owners rate and review the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE scanner on B&H Photo's website, giving it an overall rating of 4 4.5 out of 5 stars.

PCMag.com: Stone gives the WorkForce Pro GT-S50 a 4 out of 5 rating; his "bottom line" reads, "The Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 scanner is impressive enough to earn high marks despite software that's best described as capable but a little hard to get started with." In addition to the steep learning curve on the scanning software, Stone finds fault with the program for scanning business cards, which allows you to scan only one card at a time.

Macworld: Macworld reviewer James Galbraith rates the Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 at 4 out of 5 mice and gives it a review that is mostly positive.

Amazon.com: More than 120 owners post reviews of the Epson scanner on Amazon.com, resulting in an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, and most of their reviews are positive.

OfficeDepot.com: More than 110 owners post reviews on this retail site; they rate the Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 an overall 4.2 out of 5 stars.

B&H Photo: More than 50 owners post ratings and reviews of the Epson WorkForce Pro GT-S50 on B&H Photo.

PCMag.com: Veteran reviewer M. David Stone puts the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 through its paces and gives it a rating of 3.5 out of 5.

Macworld: Galbraith tests the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 and gives it an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5.

ITReviews.com: Editors of this UK-based site name the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 a Best Buy.

PC World: Reviewer Richard Jantz gives the ScanSnap S1100 a rating of 3.5 out of 5, noting that it is fast and efficient, and that its continuous-feed mechanism makes it only a little slower than other ScanSnap models with document feeders.

Computer Active: Computeractive magazine is based in the U.K.; this short review by Anthony Dhanendran gives the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 a rating of 4 out of 5 based on its "combination of an attractive price and small size." Dhanendran's main beef is that it doesn't come with a document feeder.

Laptop Magazine: The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 is a Laptop Magazine Editors' Choice, and reviewer Daniel Howley writes that "with its compact design, fast performance and superb scan quality, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 is our top pick for portable scanners."

Amazon.com: More than 100 owners of the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 post ratings and reviews of this scanner on Amazon.com.