HP ScanJet 2300c Flatbed Scanner

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [2.12mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMS5
• Item model number: HEWQ2957A
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #90 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Printers & Scanners > Flatbed Scanners
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 31, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The HP ScanJet 2300c makes getting started on your creative home projects a snap. With two one-touch buttons, this easy-to-use scanner provides great results, with up to 600 x 1,200 dpi and 48-bit color. Scan text, graphics, photos, and even 3-D objects. Then print, e-mail, and post to the Web with ease. The scanner includes intuitive software and offers quick and easy installation with full-speed USB connection to USB-compatible PCs.

With the included HP Memories disc-creator software, you can create your own digital slide shows and view them on a PC or TV via a DVD player. Further, you can save time and paper by arranging a photo in many sizes on a single sheet. Other features include one-touch scan and copy buttons, optical character-recognition (OCR) software, scan-to-CD feature, and a preview-scan speed of merely 14 seconds. The USB interface supports Windows XP, 2000 Professional, Me, and 98 operating systems.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serves the purpose, December 11, 2002

By 

Joan M. Lewis "georgiagirl2002" (GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP ScanJet 2300c Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

I own this scanner and I'm happy with it. I'm sure there are faster scanners on the market at a higher price, but if you're looking for one that does a good job (and you are in no hurry), this is a good buy. I use it to scan photos for my website.

If you are into hi-tech, perhaps you should buy a more expensive scanner. It depends on what your individual needs are as to whether or not you will like this one. It serves the purpose for me and that's why I gave it 5 stars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Prone to hardware failure, November 12, 2004

By 

chimerical (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP ScanJet 2300c Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

All HP Scanjets, EXCEPT HP Scanjet 2300c, are equipped with an exclusive combination of two sensors: Staggered pixel CCD and Tri-linear CCD.

Also...

Long story, short: In a period of exactly 2 years, I've seen two HP Scanjet 2300c scanners fail due to hardware issues. My original newly-bought HP Scanjet 2300c couldn't slide the moving device under the glass all the way after less than a year. A year after that, the refurbished HP Scanjet 2300c replacement, sent by HP to replace the original, had a lamp failure, causing heavily faded images with green tint. HP tech support also suggested interference with other electronics near the scanner (speakers, monitors, computer...).

Perhaps I was terribly unlucky. The HP Scanjet 2300c had excellent quality...when it worked. But reliability and lifespan are both important as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this scanner!, July 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: HP ScanJet 2300c Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

This product is horrendous! The software constantly freezes up, forcing me to reboot and the scanning head gets stuck on the glass. I had to pry open the top half of the scanner and rest it on the bottom to get it to scan at all. Do not buy this product!