* > > Several weeks ago there was a discussion on

this forum regarding

members' experience with a specific make of

scanner.  What was the

make (and model) that members had poor

experience with?

Brian lurking in Seattle

I had trouble with an HP ScanJet 3400C. Failed

after only one year

right after the warrantee expired

Paul Lamar

My HP Scanjet 3300C has been junk since the day I

bought it.  I

uninstalled the

software and no longer use the scanner - I give up!

Ken Powell

That's two out of three :-)> Paul Lamar

* Well, you all bought the more consumer models....

Generally under $150

* Might have something to do with it, I bought a

more professional model

since I had a pretty serious background in

Photography and had a good idea

of the quality I wanted. We have similar models to

mine (HP6200C) up to 3

years older (5 years now) used daily in engineering

departments (Boeing) and

they still work fine. And the software support is

decent, I now run Windows

XP Pro...and found full support for it...unlike

Epson for my Inkjet. When I

shopped mine...everywhere I looked it was $399. HP

controlled price. Dell

offered to beat it when I was ordering my system,

and they did. $60 off!

Same with my Printer. Sometimes you get what you pay

for sadly.....

Can't speak about HP's lower priced models, as I've
always been a heavy duty user of their more professional
models which I've NEVER had any problems with. as a
matter of fact after I get done beating them, I pass
them on to the family, and I haven't yet seen one of
them die.........Pretty good user friendly hardware and
software.
Presently working to death their oversize "DeskJet
1220C" for the past almost 2 years :-)

                                      Butch

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