Umax Astra 3450 Scanner

Amazon.com Product Description
The Umax Astra 3450 scanner offers 42-bit internal color density, 14 bitsper channel, and resolutions from 600 x 1,200 dpi to a maximuminterpolated 9,600 x 9,600 dpi. Single-button operation expedites scanning,copying, optical character recognition, and e-mailing of images. Engineered for Mac and PCs, the UmaxAstra 3450 is designed to appeal to Web designers and graphics artists.

The Astra 3450 has a built-in transparency cover, enabling you to scanslides and transparencies up to 4 by 5 inches in size. The 3450provides image scalability to scan and enlarge slides and other media, andit also has a batch scanning function. The Intelligent Image Process Engine(IIPE) evaluates the correct scanner settings for many types of images,providing fast, untroubled scanning at high speeds. All it takes to produce an 8.50-by-11-inch color image at 300 dpi is 24 seconds, withscaling from 1 to 1,000 percent in 5 percent increments. IIPE also auto-crops image areasand can correct the orientation if the source image is off center.

With 3450's hot swappability, you can connect or disconnect the scannerwithout restarting the system. The compact and lightweight unit includesAdobe Photoshop LE, OmniPage LE OCR, and Presto! PageManager software forenhancing, modifying, and organizing your images. Umax backs the Astra 3450with a year of technical support and extended support hours.

Product Description:
The UMAX Astra 3450 Series offers the speed of USB technology and 600 x 1200 dpi resolution for fast, versatile, and high quality image capture. Featuring a 14-bit internal analog-to- digital converter for true 42-bit internal color, the Astra 3450 series gives you trillions of sharp, vibrant colors.The Astra 3450 series features a Universal Transparency Cover (UTC) for scanning up to 4" x 5" transparent media. The UTC enables the Astra 3450 series to scan slides as well as negatives, making it a truly versatile scanner.

Umax Astra 3450 Scanner
Average customer rating:

Despite the description, Mac isn't supported.

Greaty quality and eacy to use

Clumsy but adequate scanner.

Don't expect customer service from UMAX

Australian Umax 3450 Experience

Umax Astra 3450 Scanner

Manufacturer: Umax
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

Flatbed scanner with USB connection for easy setup

600 x 1,200 dpi resolution

42-bit color depth

Push buttons for scan, copy, OCR, and e-mail

Hot pluggable--connect or disconnect without restarting

ASIN: B00004YMGY

Product Description

The UMAX Astra 3450 Series offers the speed of USB technology and 600 x 1200 dpi resolution for fast, versatile, and high quality image capture. Featuring a 14-bit internal analog-to- digital converter for true 42-bit internal color, the Astra 3450 series gives you trillions of sharp, vibrant colors.The Astra 3450 series features a Universal Transparency Cover (UTC) for scanning up to 4" x 5" transparent media. The UTC enables the Astra 3450 series to scan slides as well as negatives, making it a truly versatile scanner.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Umax Astra 3450 scanner offers 42-bit internal color density, 14 bitsper channel, and resolutions from 600 x 1,200 dpi to a maximuminterpolated 9,600 x 9,600 dpi. Single-button operation expedites scanning,copying, optical character recognition, and e-mailing of images. Engineered for Mac and PCs, the UmaxAstra 3450 is designed to appeal to Web designers and graphics artists.

Customer Reviews:

Despite the description, Mac isn't supported........2003-02-01

The ASTRAs are alright scanners, as is this one. But don't be fooled into thinking it will work with a Mac by the description. UMAX has announced they will never support OSX for these scanners. So You have to run a clunky scanner utility in os9 to get it to work and switch back and forth between OS's This is my third UMAX scanner, and my last one.

Greaty quality and eacy to use.......2003-01-28

I have used this scanner for over a year and have been very pleased with it. I have not have any problems with it installed of two different operating systems (Win 98 SE and Win 2000). The OCR software that came with the unit is much better than anything HP has placed with their units. The owners manual would be the only thing that is lacking. Must scanners have a very bad owner's manual which gives you no information on how to use a scanner correctly. The ability to adjust the quality, size, and resolution of the image prior to the final scan saves you a lot ot time. I have installed at least 50 Umax scanners and have not had anywhere near as much trouble with them as I have experienced with units from other companies.

Clumsy but adequate scanner........2002-04-19

This is an average scanner. The main attraction of this particular model is that it can scan bigger transparencies, while most scanners that offer this feature at all are limited to 35mm negs or slides. The lid tends to make books slide out of place and would be better if it came off entirely, or opened from the side instead of the top. The software is too idiot-proof -- if you are an experienced scanner user, it is rather stupefying. Fortunately you can override all the presets and do your own thing. If you need a good scanner with transparency capability, this is fine for its price range.

Don't expect customer service from UMAX.......2002-04-04

Spent a couple of months e-mailing, calling and never got customer service. The phone just rings and rings. E-mails nevered answered and that was almost 10 months ago. I fixed it by unplugging unit over night and repluging it in after it just quit working.
Software is user complicated and unfriendly.

Australian Umax 3450 Experience.......2002-03-01

When it works it's good. After a few months the Umax 3450 decided to scan the underside of it's lid and send it to the printer whenever it felt like it, which seemed to be once or twice a day. It also intermittently scanned only mono in a shade of red. After six months it only scanned in a red tone period. This was very inconvenient but I was not worried as it was under warranty. I soon became worried when I had to deal with the Umax service agent for Australia. It took 10 weeks to get a replacement scanner. They have no idea about the concept of a 'customer'. They don't exhibit any empathy, sympathy or even personality. They promise to get back to you and they never do. They just don't seem to care. So I swore I would never get another Umax product and never have to deal with the service agent again. Unfortunately the replacement lasted two weeks before packing it in. It is now in the hands of the service agent, who is so far taking a week to decide if they will treat it as a warranty claim, since the warranty on the original unit has run out. If they had replaced my original in a week or two I would still have warranty. They used it up for me.

So, if you live in Oz my suggestion is don't touch Umax, because if it goes wrong you will have to have therapy after dealing with their "service" agent.

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