Microtek ScanMaker 4850 Scanner

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Product Details

Data Sheet [237kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006LHP8
• Item model number: 1108-03-540042
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 22, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The ScanMaker 4850 combines affordability and high quality in a 48-bit, 4,800 x 2,400 dpi scanner, making it the ideal scanning solution for your home. Microtek's EDGE design gives you a 25% smaller scanner without sacrificing scan quality, and the unit stands at just 2.4 inches tall, making it the slimmest CCD scanner to date.

Five Smart-Touch buttons automate the most common scanning tasks, including Scan, Copy, OCR, Email, and Scan to Web. A LightLid 35 adapter is included for scanning 35mm slides. The USB port ensures easy setup with the most current and popular computers on the market today.

Software includes Adobe Photoshop LE 5.0(Mac), Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 (PC), ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR, Microtek ScanWizard 5, Microtek utilities, Ulead DVD PictureShow SE Basic (PC), Ulead Photo Explorer (PC), Kodak Digital Science Color Management System, Adobe Acrobat Reader (PC/Mac), and ASF Digital ROC & Digital SHO Plug-in trial versions. Microtek provides a one-year warranty covering parts and service.

Product Description

48 BIT COLOR WIN/MAC

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid, April 12, 2003

By A Customer

This seemed to be a very attractive model, especially when compared with HP products. The unit itself is impressive for personal (non-business) needs.

After installing the software on a laptop running XP per Microtek's instructions, scanned files did not open. Using the Microtek.com tech support site, I e-mailed the company for a solution. Within 24 hours I had received a reply with detailed instructions to rectify the Scan Wizard 5 bugs. These instructions did not remedy the problem. A second e-mail was forwarded to Microtek asking for further assistance.

The reply: I needed to call (not toll-free) and to speak with a "consultant" regarding this "complicated issue". For the priviledge of correcting the bugs in Microtek's software, I would be charged [money] for up to 30 minutes plus [money]/minute thereafter. This ... response to milk me for a product I had less than a week caused me to come up with a solution to the tech issues: return the scanner for a full refund.

Recommendaton: Avoid Microtek at all costs. The company is interested in your money only. Canon, Epson and Visioneer are three nice alternatives.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint of heart!, February 17, 2003

By A Customer

I bought this scanner after researching several models - primarily Microtek and HP. It seemed to have all the features I wanted, was reasonably priced, received great reviews, and had a one year warranty. That's as good as it got. The scanner may have produced good results but I was so lost in the program I was too frustrated to appreciate it. I'm an experienced computer user but I found Microtek's program extremely confusing and difficult to navigate. Not having quantities of spare time (or desire)to devote to learning it I returned it and purchased the HP 3570c the very next day. A HUGE improvement!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not too shabby, January 10, 2003

By A Customer

I had specific needs: (1) a cheap scanner, that (2) did good scans, and (3)gave me custom control. I tried two major brands and found their scanning software lacking; I couldn't keep them from defaulting to the simple idiot-scan or automatically cropping and "fixing" the orientation of my scan materials (note to HP and Epson: those are nice features for some people, but please allow us to turn them off). The Microtek scanner has everything I was looking for, and so far has not let me down. The only downsides I can find are a slightly flimsy lid, a minor crash while i installed it on XP, and for some inexplicable reason it scans upside-down (which I got used to). If you want a scanner that gives you complete control, get this one and use it in expert mode.