HP ScanJet 8290 Duplex Document Scanner

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Product Details

Product Manual [1.98mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009NDC8
• Item model number: C9933A#A2L
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 9, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Revolutionize your workplace with the HP Scanjet 8290 and industry-leading document management software coupled with ISIS and TWAIN drivers. Plus enjoy all the other goodies: practically instant scans, awe-inspiring results, time-saving keyboard shortcuts, and more.

Features:

• Get professional-looking results on business presentations and other items from the high 4800 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color.
• Scan up to 25 pages per minute, plus scan on both sides of the paper with the included auto document feeder.
• Easily manage documents with the industry-leading software with ISIS and TWAIN drivers.
• Scan multiple 35 mm negatives and slides using the built-in transparent materials adapter.
• Preview scans lightning fast: in about 4 seconds with the one-touch operation and HP's instant-on technology.
• Connect fast to your computer via the Hi-Speed USB port (compatible with USB 2 specifications).
• Connect easily to your PC with the included industry standard SCSI kit for PC or MAC and SCSI module, or Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications), plus compatible with Microsoft NT 4.0 or Mac.
• Compatibility: PC and Mac; all set-up materials included.
• Basic one-year limited warranty backed by HP Customer Care service and support.

What's in the box
HP Scanjet 8290, HP Scanjet automatic document feeder (up to 25 pages per minute, plus two-sided scanning), HP Scanjet transparent materials adapter for scanning 35 mm negatives and slides, SCSI interface kit (SCSI card, cable and software), SCSI module with NT 4.0 compatibility, USB cable, external power adapter, user's manual, ISIS and TWAIN drivers, CD-ROMs with software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh: HP Photo & Imaging software with Share-to-Web software and HP Memories Disc Creator, HP Scanjet copy utility, suite of electronic help tools (includes paper manual), NewSoft Presto! BizCard Reader, IRIS ReadIris Pro, Adobe PhotoShop Elements, ScanSoft PaperPort Deluxe, ScanSoft OmniForm, Kofax VRS, Pixel Translations ISIS drivers, NSI OneStep; additional Microsoft Windows software: Adobe Acrobat Reader, PrecisionScan Pro CD (NT 4.0), QuickScan Pro (trial edition)

Product Description

Build your own solution based on innovation and reliability you can trust. The HP Scanjet 8250 is designed for both efficiency and flexibility. With the included automatic document feeder you get fast, unattended multi-page scanning up to 15 pages per minute and two-sided scanning. Enjoy professional-quality results with 4800-dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color, plus preview scans in about 4 seconds using one-touch buttons and HP's Instant-on technology. With industry-leading document management software and legal-size document scanning, it has everything you need for the office.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good, solid product, but . . ., September 7, 2003

By	Sanford J. Langa (Kahului, Hawaii USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Don't believe HP's claim that the 8290 is "network ready". I was disappointed to learn, after I purchased mine, that the scanner cannot be accessed over our network, because our operating system is not NT4. If you use Win98, Win2000, or WinXP, forget the network feature.
Other than that bit of false advertising, I have no complaints. The hardware and software work smoothly and efficiently, and the 25 pages per minute claim is achievable, but only when scanning to a file, which is the best procedure anyway.

37 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy if you're using OS X, July 22, 2003

By A Customer

We bought a Scanjet 8290 with auto document feeder last week because we need a fast scanner to digitize thousands of documents. It seems like none of the really fast scanners work with Macs, only Windows. HP, on the other hand, promised scans "up to 25 pages per minute."

Well, we couldn't get it to scan more than 4 pages per minute using our 1 GHz iMac (768 MB RAM). After a couple of days of trying to get it to work, we finally called HP's tech support (their website is so bad it's unbelievable). We were told that the 25 pages per minute rate is for a really souped up Windows machine (2 GHz, loads of RAM, etc). As far as their engineers are concerned, they can't scan more than 4 pages per minute on OS X either (on a machine similar to ours).

It boils down to software, and the tech guy said there are no plans to write better software for OS X to fix this discrepancy in performance. I think it's false advertising and a total lack of regard for their customers. Besides, if I'll have to end up using a Windows machine, I would have gone with a different scanner (the Fujitsu ones get good reviews). The only reason I bought HP is because of the OS X compatibility and the purported high scan throughput.

For now, I suggest you don't buy an 8290 if you're looking at their promised scan rates and especially if you're on a Mac platform. Their software stinks, and you'll only get 4 pages per minute (if you save all your files into Acrobat; as JPGs, you get 2 pages per minute). I'm back in the market for another scanner, although I'm resigned to the fact that I might have to use a PC to get what I want. But there's no way I'm buying an HP ever again.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very solid scanner, January 21, 2006

By	J. Snell (Studio City, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently purchased my HP scanner from an online discount house. Unfortunately, the scanner arrived without software or a printed User Manual. However, rather than get upset, I decided to assemble the scanner (which took 1 minute). I then went to the HP website and immediately found and downloaded the software & device drivers. After installation, I attahed the USB cable, plugged in the power cord and, after a few seconds I was scanning documents at blazing speed. I was even more impressed because I am using a rather outdated PC running Windows XP with 512M RAM. Yet the scanner runs flawlessly, and the document feeder NEVER jams - which a very important consideration. I am thrilled with this HP product. The software could be a bit more user friendly, so I will only give it 4 stars.

I don't usually write product reviews, but I was very confused when researching scanners on the internet. Concerning scanners, there are a lot of conflicting user reviews and I wanted to report my experience with this particular product to balance out the negative reports from others.