HP ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Color Scanner

Amazon.com Review
The HP ScanJet 6300Cse is a good basic scanner for home or small office use. As with all the Hewlett-Packard scanners, it's extremely easy to set up, and you can set it up and start scanning in no time at all.

Setup and software installation were quick, easy, and intuitive. The oversized installation guidelines are easy to read and simple to follow (although reading them is as cumbersome as wrestling with a full-size road map in the car). If you want additional assistance, you will need to check the electronic owner's manual stored on the CD-ROM, since no printed owner's manual is included. The novice can benefit from using the online coach, which guides you through basic tasks and will have you producing work after a quick and thorough tutorial (10 minutes was all it took for us to run through the steps).

With a warm-up time of just under a minute and a half, the scanner is soon ready to reproduce flat images and slides. The slide adapter is a bit cumbersome, with too much leeway in the placement of the slide, though the scans it produced were vivid. Scanner buttons allow you to scan an image (which is then displayed on screen via the driver software), or use a number of other features. The printer button essentially functions as a copier; just press it once to scan and print. Scanned images can also be easily faxed or attached to an e-mail.

This is a relatively effortless scanner to use, and a good basic model that can meet a wide range of needs. It is an especially good choice for home use. Solutions to most problems can be either intuited or solved with the guide. We were pleased with the crisp images we obtained on both an ink-jet and a laser printer. --David Greenberger

Pros:

Fast, easy setup

Cons:

Slide adapter is cumbersome

Product Description:
With the HP ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Series color scanner, you can become more effective at creating, incorporating, manipulating, sending, and storing information than you've ever been before. Yes, it's a scanner - the fastest one in its class. But don't just scan photographs, multipage documents, and drawings in seconds flat; it streamlines the process for you. And it's doing it at optical resolutions of up to 1,200 dpi. Just place an original on the scanner and select one of five front-panel buttons that best suits your needs, whether it's to scan, copy, e-mail, fax, or file. Then let the HP ScanJet 6300Cse eliminate all those intermediate steps that used to slow you down. HP Intelligent Scanning Technology automatically sends your scan to the selected application for immediate results. You'll get clear, sharp output. And, best of all, you'll get the right file format, file size, and resolution for the application.

HP ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Color Scanner

HP ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Color Scanner

Average customer rating:

it is aweful.
WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY
unstable
A total nightmare
After 9 months it quit!

HP ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Color Scanner

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Accessories:

Targus PAUH212U 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub
Targus PAUH217U 4 Port Ultra Mini USB 2.0 Hub
HP C3833A Premium Ink Jet Paper (Glossy)
Belkin F3U134-10 USB Extension Cable (10-Feet)

Product Features:

1,200 dpi hardware resolution, unlimited enhanced
36-bit color depth
SCSI and USB interfaces
HP Intelligent Scanning Technology
Software bundle for productivity

ASIN: B000034DBK

Product Description

With the HP ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Series color scanner, you can become more effective at creating, incorporating, manipulating, sending, and storing information than you've ever been before. Yes, it's a scanner - the fastest one in its class. But don't just scan photographs, multipage documents, and drawings in seconds flat; it streamlines the process for you. And it's doing it at optical resolutions of up to 1,200 dpi. Just place an original on the scanner and select one of five front-panel buttons that best suits your needs, whether it's to scan, copy, e-mail, fax, or file. Then let the HP ScanJet 6300Cse eliminate all those intermediate steps that used to slow you down. HP Intelligent Scanning Technology automatically sends your scan to the selected application for immediate results. You'll get clear, sharp output. And, best of all, you'll get the right file format, file size, and resolution for the application.

Amazon.com Review

The HP ScanJet 6300Cse is a good basic scanner for home or small office use. As with all the Hewlett-Packard scanners, it's extremely easy to set up, and you can set it up and start scanning in no time at all.

Pros:

Fast, easy setup

Cons:

Slide adapter is cumbersome

Amazon.com Product Description

The ScanJet 6300Cse is a 36-bit color flatbed scanner that offers dual SCSI and universal serial bus (USB) connectivity. It features a Hewlett-Packard exclusive feature that allows you to scan photos, logos, line art, and text independently at optimal settings in a single step, yet it lets you preserve page format when you want to scan a whole document. The Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 6300Cse is capable of scan speeds as fast as nine seconds, 1,200 dpi optical resolution, and virtually unlimited enhanced resolution--up to 999,999 dpi. The unit supports an optional 25-page automatic document feeder, which will accept documents as large as 8.5 by 11.7 inches, and an optional transparency adapter.

You can file, fax, copy, or e-mail documents by simply touching one of five front-panel buttons. The scanner streamlines scanning processes and eliminates all the intermediate steps that usually slow users down. HP's Intelligent Scanning Technology automatically sends your scan to the selected application for immediate results and automatically selects the right file format, file size, and resolution for the application.

By using a local area network line, all members of your workgroup can share one scanner. You select whether you want to use standard USB (Windows 98 required) or SCSI connectivity. The Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 6300Cse features document management, image editing, and Internet faxing. The accompanying software bundle includes HP PrecisionScan Pro with integrated OCR, HP PrecisionScan LAN for network sharing, HP ScanJet Copy Utility, Caere PageKeeper, Standard 3.0 document management, Adobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition 1.1 image editor, WebShop Designer 5.0 e-commerce and Web site creation, and Hemera NetGraphics Optimizer2.

This scanner comes with a 35mm slide adapter, USB cable, AC power cord, setup and installation poster, a coupon for an AdvanSys SCSI card ($59.95), and a one-year hardware warranty.

Customer Reviews:

it is aweful........2006-01-04

I have had one for a long time. The mac OS X drivers are terrible and glitch up your system. It is possible to get them to work if you monkey with them for a while but not worth it. Seems to be a good piece of hardware but the software sucks so bad it cannot be redeemed.

WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY.......2004-04-12

This scanner was a great disappointment. It never worked for one moment fresh out of the box! As you can't return it to the store you are reduced to immediately spending more money on a long distance phone call to get a replacement. Not a new one that is. Just someone else's rebuilt problem. The buttons didn't work on the replacement! Help was only another long distance call away, and we all know how long it can take to be the 'next person in line'. Finally, the third unit arrived. Yet another rebuilt piece of garbage with dirt and cloudy streaks on the inside of the glass! Makes for nice looking scanned images!
So, $x spent + phone calls + 2 replacements = 1 useless unit. Never will I waste money on any HP item again! *-5 Stars* is more like it!

unstable.......2003-09-04

Here are various comments I have about this scanner, which I've owned for over two years.

- not-too-bad results for color photos, especially for web use.

- the film/slide-adapter contraption that it comes with is practically useless. The reflector inside is hazy, and since it is made of cheap plastic, it broke when I tried to use it. The lighting on the resulting images is waay off and the over all quality is pretty bad.

- ScanJet software that it comes with isn't too friendly, but it's ok after you get used to it.

- scanning anything over 300dpi is much slower than expected

- this machine is LOUD!

Well just last night, the scanner literally burnt up and died on me when I connected it to another computer. I'm not sure what exactly happened, but when I ran a test scan, the light burnt out and the slider choked as it tried to scan..leaving a pretty nasty burnt odor in the room for a while...

A total nightmare.......2003-03-19

This has to be one of the worst products that HP has produced. I bought this in tandem with the Photosmart 1315. BIG MISTAKE! Not only are both products off the market, but HP offers no assistance what-so-ever. If you pay them $... they will assist you. What a rip-off! I'll never purchase a HP product again.

After 9 months it quit!.......2001-10-12

One star for working nine months but now the scanner died on me. HP is replacing it and in the meantime I'm using a CanoScan N124OU that works perfectly. Look around and you won't see any HP ScanJet 6300s being sold. Too many problems after a while...

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