Epson Expression 1680SE Color Flatbed Scanner

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• Item Weight: 18.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AVCD
• Item model number: E1680-SE
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 7, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Epson Expression 1680 SE color flatbed scanner offers high performance for graphics professionals and photographers. Delivering trillions of colors with 1,600 x 3,200 dpi resolution and 48-bit internal color depth, it produces consistently sharp, vibrant colors with subtle highlights and shadow details. You can see a full-color preview in 10 seconds, scan 35mm slides at 1,600 dpi in approximately 65 seconds, and scan an 8.5-by-11-inch color photo at 300 dpi in approximately 23 seconds.

Epson's ColorTrue II Imaging System and MatrixCCD technology combine custom optics, a xenon lamp, and dynamic-range control to administer high-speed image processing--plus the advantage of dynamic ranges up to 3.6 Dmax for scanning transparencies. Epson's dual-focus mechanism and film holders eliminate Newton ring problems. The E1680-SE provides networkable high-speed image processing for increased productivity and scans images and text documents directly into almost any application, including e-mail and fax. It includes easy scanning software for consistent, quality output. Compatible with Mac and PC units, the scanner supports both USB and SCSI connectivity. It includes USB cable and EpsonTWAIN Pro scanner utilities.

Product Description

The Epson Expression 1680 SE color flatbed scanner offers high performance for graphics professionals and photographers. Delivering multitude of colors with highest resolution and great internal color depth, it produces consistently sharp, vibrant colors with subtle highlights and shadow details. Epson's ColorTrue II Imaging System and MatrixCCD technology combine custom optics, a xenon lamp, and dynamic-range control to administer high-speed image processing, plus the advantage of dynamic ranges up to 3.6 Dmax for scanning transparencies. The Expression 1680-SE provides networkable high-speed image processing for increased productivity and scans images and text documents directly into almost any application, including e-mail and fax. The Expression 1680-SE provides easy scanning software for consistent, quality output.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NO Software support for Mac 10.4.X, January 8, 2008

By	Queen Mo - See all my reviews

When it comes to Epson...I think that Mac users should run, don't walk as far and fast away as you can. I have not had ANY luck getting software that didn't crash after every use for my Intel mac. There doesn't seem to be any plugins for my CS3 photoshop either.

I have emailed Epson twice and have never gotten any more than the automated response that my email was recieved and a customer service person would contact me soon.

I strongly suspect that they are not helping me since they do not have any software to support this product on my Mac...AND there is not way to scan without it.

At this point, my year old scanner is just a bulky door stop.

I have never liked that it had too large of a footprint. Other flatbed scanners are smaller and will take up less room on your desktop (which is increasingly getting tighter for all of us.)

I suspect that if you have a PC or an old Mac, you would be fine. But don't expect Epson to keep up with software upgrades that will work on your mac if you upgrade your sytem.

I have contacted several local Mac techs (since Epson was NO help)...and they all told me that Epson is an extremely poor choice for Macs. Too bad, good hardware, for the most part...TERRIBLE software support (oh and apparently POOR customer service from Epson.)