Canon CanoScan LiDE 25 Color Image Scanner (0307B001)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon CanoScan LiDE 25 Color Image Scanner (0307B001)
Customer Review: Slim, light, good quality
Summary: 3 Stars
This scanner is extremely thin and lightweight. It runs completely off the power from the USB cable, no power cable. Quality from the scans is very high. The only thing that bothers me is the software - it must be running in order for the quick buttons on the scanner to scan, and then when you want to save the photos you have to close the software before it prompts you to save. There's no File/Save option that is obvious. I feel that this is an excellent choice for such a low cost, and it has definitely met my needs.Customer Review: Fits in the file folder!
Summary: 4 Stars
I was worried about where I was going to fit the scanner on my crowded desk, but I discovered that is was small enough to easily fit in my file cabinet in a hanging folder. It takes about 1 minute to initialize when I plug it in each time, but after I'm done, I just lock the scanning mechanism in place and file it away until it is needed again. Great quality for a very reasonable price.Customer Review: Royal pain to get working in Vista
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this scanner thinking that it was compatible with Windows Vista. Unless you go to the technical details section for this scanner in Amazon.com, there is nothing that says this won't work with Vista.
Once I received the scanner and opened the box, I found a sheet of paper that instructed Vista users to go to[...]
I did that, but the Lide 25 scanner wasn't one of the ones listed! Now that's just dumb on Canon's part. So then I searched Canon's website for Vista compatibility for this scanner, and after awhile I found the Vista drivers and software for this specific scanner, and started downloading the ones shown. Beware though--even though you have to specify the scanner model and OS in dropdown menus, they include OS/X software in the list, and it's not made apparent until you click on them which ones you're about to download.
So I downloaded the correct drivers and software in the list and installed them, but there were two other Vista-compatible software programs I still needed, ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR and ArcSoft PhotoStudio. So I went to the ScanSoft website and downloaded a Vista-compatible version, but when I checked ArcSoft's website, I couldn't find a way to download PhotoStudio without paying $80, $30 more than I did for my scanner! Checking the Canon website again, it said that PhotoStudio wasn't compatible with Vista, so I was out of luck, since I primarily intended to use the scanner for photos.
There remains only one thing to do--get an RMA and send this hunk of junk back to Amazon.com. While it may have been my fault that I didn't read the technical details to find out which versions of Windows this scanner was and was not compatible with, everywhere else it says that it is compatible with Windows. Well, Vista IS windows, and it's been out for nearly two years as of 10/08.
Update: I've since replaced the Lide 25 scanner with a Canon CanoScan 8800, and I couldn't be more pleased. It works great with Vista, and comes standard with both OCR software and Adobe Photoshop Elements 5. The scanner also has a lighted top cover to better scan negatives and slides, & includes three different negative/slide holders. It was worth buying it to get Photoshop Elements 5 alone. Forget the Lide 25--go with the CanoScan 8800 and you won't regret it.
Customer Review: Easy and great
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't really need this. I'd just bought a Mac, which was incompatible with my Visioneer flatbed scanner, but I still had my Windows PC and Windows as an option on my Mac. But since I could get an additional rebate through my new job, I thought, why not?
I don't know how I did without it. This thing is so small, I just put it under my office sofa (it's not very tall). It's also very lightweight. I love how it's powered through my Mac's USB, so no extra power cords. And the software is easy to use and very effective.
I'm so happy I bought this. I'm finding more uses for it all the time. Flatbed scanners have come a long way!
Customer Review: Lightweight and portable- I love it!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've only been using this scanner for a few weeks, but it is working great, it stores easily and produces very good scans in color and grayscale.