Hewlett Packard ScanJet 4300Cse Scanner

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.5 x 12 x 3.5 inches ; 8.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004U8OX
• Item model number: 4300Cse
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 4300Cse color scanner is designed for home use and burgeoning small businesses to produce sharp professional scans, true-to-life colors, and crisp black text with 600 dpi optical resolution (9,600 dpi enhanced) with 36-bit color processing. HP's built-in Intelligent Scanning Technology and PrecisionScan LTX software permit editing of scanned documents with the fully automated optical character recognition (OCR).

The HP 4300Cse scanner's practical three-button operation puts trouble-free scanning, copying, and e-mail functions on your desktop. The software for enhancing, modifying, and organizing images is furnished with the unit, all of which automatically optimizes your scans for electronic viewing and transmission. You'll work with scan speeds of up to 60 seconds for 4-by-6-inch color photos, 90 seconds for OCR black-and-white text, and up to 60 seconds for black-and-white line art. This flatbed scanner features an image window of 8.5 by 11.7 inches.

The HP ScanJet 4300Cse offers fast and easy installation through either the USB or parallel port for the plug-and-play effortlessness sought after in business equipment.

Hewlett-Packard provides a one-year warranty on parts and labor. --Barbara Price

Product Description

System requirements: Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars anonymous comments, October 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hewlett Packard ScanJet 4300Cse Scanner (Office Product)

I hooked the Scanjet 4300 to my 333 mhz computer with windows 2000 without incident. I was up and running in 15 minutes. Nice image quality. Only downside is that you cant crop images like you can on other HP scanners. Otherwise, a fine product.

75 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Will not work properly with Windows 2000 Professional, September 12, 2000

By 

Bernhard Haidacher "Gadget Lover" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hewlett Packard ScanJet 4300Cse Scanner (Office Product)

Installation is not trouble free. Maybe it will work, maybe it will not. Have two computers with W2K and managed to get it going on one. While trying to find out what might have gone wrong I uninstalled the scanning software, installed it again and now I have a scanner software that will not work on either.

First I tried the HP's Knowledge Data Base where you will find only obvious topics like: "Check that all cables are properly connected" and so on. I tried e-mail support and it takes two days to get an answer. Then I tried phone support to find out that, the support personnel does not know Windows 2000, their experience is limited to Windows 98.

On other matters HP's quality is good, but scanning speed is slow compared to lower-priced Agfa, UMAX and Microtek scanners (maybe due to the scanning software). Even if you have the extra buck to buy 3rd party scanning software to control the HP ScanJet line I would not recommend it.

Very disappointing product for HP's reputation.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great product!, July 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hewlett Packard ScanJet 4300Cse Scanner (Office Product)

This is my first scanner and it was recommended to me by someone who has been using HP scanners for years. It was easy to install and get started. And the scanned pictures look fantastic!!! Also, in resonse to the reviewer from Palmyra, PA: Yes, you can crop with this scanner. After the initial preview scan, use your mouse to box-off the portion of the image you want to save. Then proceed to complete the scan. The saved image will only be the portion you boxed-off.