Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB Flatbed Scanner

by Mustek

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 23 x 4 inches ; 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000719OR
• Item model number: SCANEXPRESSA3USB
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #8 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Printers & Scanners > Flatbed Scanners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 27, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An ideal solution for business travelers, or anyone setting up a home office, the Mustek ScanExpress A3 comes complete with high-resolution, color-accurate scanning abilities. With its 36-bit color capturing abilities, the ScanExpress A3 can capture over 68.7 billion colors in a single-pass. With its full TWAIN compliance, the ScanExpress A3 scanner allows you to transfer images directly into any TWAIN-supported software application. With a speedy USB 1.1 interface, this scanner is PC compatible.

Product Description

Revolutionary New 48-Bit Color Scanning System Capable Of Scanning

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Scanner, Crappy Software, May 13, 2007

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Christopher J. Cotter (Sarasota, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

First of all, you will need to figure out where you're going to put this thing: it's quite large. It measures 22" x 15". The hinged lid, though removable, requires over 2 feet of clearance above the surface that the scanner sits on.

The scanner works fine with my computer, but I confess that I have Windows 2000. Other reviewers are reporting problems with other operating systems. DO read them.

By calling the included software "El Crapamundo" and saying that "It really stinks", the previous reviewer is being much too nice. I don't think that Amazon will allow the words that I really want to use.

You get two CD ROMs: One contains the drivers, and the other is scanner-compatible graphic software from Ulead. The driver CD ROM installs a software panel with VERY limited setting options. Page 7 of their owner's booklet spells out the non-changeable default settings. They're extremely restrictive. The Ulead CD ROM installs all kinds of extra crap that runs in the background and uses up computer resources.

Your best solution is to find software on the internet that will scan your documents while giving you a much wider range of options. I'm using Photocopier Pro by Nico Cuppen Software.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific for scrapbooking/large projects, May 11, 2006

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The Scrap Studio "The Scrap Studio" (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

As a professional designer in the scrapbooking industry I completely rely on the dependability and color quality of this scanner for my 12x12 pages. I have never had a problem in 3 years and only now need a new one. A great value for a scanner of this size and price! Some adjusting in the contrast/brightness, even saturation is needed but I would expect to do that with any scan. That's part of the process unless you have $4-5,000 in extra cash lying around for the tip top line of scanners.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great 11 x 17 Scanner at a Bargain Price!, March 11, 2007

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M. A. Hassell (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

My needs are simple. I want a scanner with 11 x 17 capabilities to scan books, magazines, and other items for online auctions. From time to time, I also scan receipts, documents, newspaper clippings, etc. to convert to .pdf files for emailing or posting online. After researching the market for flat-bed scanners, I purchased the Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB scanner about four months ago. These days finding a flat-bed scanner (not intended for scanning photographs) is tough. Moreover, its nearest competitor with 11 x 17 capability (Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL) is about $1200!

I conneted the Mustek ScanExpress to my Dell Inspiron 9300 notebook (with Windows XP Professional) purchased in mid-2005. There were no compatibility or connectivity issues. I use UleadPhotoExpress (from the installation CD) to scan images onto my hard-drive. Then, I edit the images with JASC Paint Shop Pro_8. To date, I have been pleased with the quality of the scanned images and the ease of use of this Mustek scanner.