Epson Perfection 1670 photo scanner (09/04/2003)

Good scanner for a low priceby roddo4 - May 12, 2010

Pros: Easy to use, very good reproduction, reliable

Cons: No 'On/Off' toggle switch

don't buy this scanner!by my03mail - February 10, 2006

Pros: didn't lose a lot of $ on this one

Cons: bad software; hangs up all the time

arcane software - where do files go?by morav - October 12, 2005

Pros: good resolution

Cons: no way to consistently tell it where to save files

Worth the money.by Jim74 - March 30, 2005

Pros: Quality of slide/reproduction is outstanding.

Cons: Slow, even after warming up.

Works with Mac OSX, but software poorby - January 12, 2005

Pros: Considering the quality of photo scans it does, this scanner is reasonably priced at $99, but the poor quality of the software makes it frustrating to use.

Cons: The software that runs the scanner is of a poor design, with very skimpy documentation, and it crashed every time with OS X 10.6 when I first installed it. I had to download several software updates from Epson's web site to make it work. Once I finally g

software package weakby - September 7, 2004

Pros:

Cons: what good is a decent scanner without solid software. don't buy it for good value, spend more and get what you need somewhere else. very disappointing.

VERY good scannerby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Produces great scans of slides, negatives, and photos. Nice compact design. Doesn't take long to warm up. Colors remain true....no discrepancies.

Cons: No front pull out handle to access the scanner and negative grid.

is it so hard to write decent software?by - June 29, 2004

Pros: good results when it works; looks good; ocr seems proficient; cheap

Cons: shameful software - buggy, non-intuitive and arbitrary; no real on-line support; crashes as soon as mac classic is in the air. buy a canon.

Love and Hate it at the Same timeby - June 20, 2004

Pros: $99 did 3300+ slides beautifully. 1 year warranty. Good software comperssion give high quality pictures with really good quality. I would like to preface the con's with i have a natural ability to break anything and use components to thier maximum. For th

Cons: Only had to replace the scanner after every 1100+ slides due to scanner head failure. Scanner #1 failed after a week of continous scanning (1500+ slide scans), partial scanning head failure. Took back and replaced by store with same model. Scanner # 2 las

User-UNFRIENDLY, IRRITATING Software designby - May 19, 2004

Pros: 1. installed on Win 98SE. Installed software first and then attached the scanner. no problem. easy setup. 2. scanning quality OK.

Cons: bought this scanner on recommendation from both *cnet.com* and *pcworld.com*. But seems their Review writers are not being honest. Totally frustated after struggling for 2 hours with the scanner. am returning it to Staples this weekend. I am talking of th

Great scans, great valueby - May 9, 2004

Pros: Excellent scans from both photos and slides/negatives, adequate, easy to use software package, great price. I don't care if the CNET reviewer thinks it looks "bland", it's how the scans look that counts!

Cons: Slide/Negative adapter (included) can only see 3 frames and must be flipped over to see the remaining frames

DOES NOT WORK WITH MAC OS X!!! DONT WASTE YOUR MONEYby - May 8, 2004

Pros: It takes good quality scans. Software that comes with scanner is easy to use.

Cons: I did not want to buy this scanner because of all the negative reviews for mac os x. but since cnet gave it a good rating I decided to take a chance. I turned out to be wrong!!! I set up everything and went to scan a picture...and then that was it. I was

GREAT!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!by - April 15, 2004

Pros: The product lives up to the claim, does everything it says it will do.

Cons: NONE

Corrupted my operating systemby - April 13, 2004

Pros: Relatively easy to install, scan quality was good while it lasted.

Cons: Scanner installed on a Win98SE machine. Worked OK for several days than I began to have problems with the operating system and scanner ceased to function. Ultimately had to reformat drive and reinstall windows. Last piece of equipment re-installed was

OS X just fineby - April 12, 2004

Pros: Installed on a Mac 12" Powerbook running OS X 10.2.x. Already use Photoshop so I did not need to download anything from epson. worked just fine right out of the box. 300-600+ dpi photo scanning with no problems or noticable reductions in quality.

Cons: it is sort of bland and ugly, but that's not really the point.

VERY goodby - March 6, 2004

Pros: - easy set-up - great scan quality - even in "auto mode" 2"x3" original scanned in, looks VERY good on 15" screen

Cons: - I like PAPER manuals!

Cool with meby - February 20, 2004

Pros: Worked without a hitch in XP and OSX Panther. Nice quality scans, easy to use software.

Cons: None.

poor copy utility as wellby - January 31, 2004

Pros: usb 1.1 and 2.0 compatibility

Cons: the copy utility doesn't automatically crop just what you are scanning and therefore it will print the item and the entire scan service using a lot of ink and causing a slow print... my old hp scanjet 5p would just print what you were copying... going to

Decent for the price.by - January 28, 2004

Pros: 'Makes relatively fast great quaity scans and decent quality slide scans. The Smart panel is convenient to use for choosing the type of scan needed.

Cons: I read the horrible reviews from Mac owners and was suspect. I rec'd a defective scanner as well. It had software that crashed often and produced dreadful scans. I anxiously exchanged it for another 1670 and have had no problems in its operation.

Terrible for Mac Usersby - December 28, 2003

Pros: Cannot think of any either

Cons: Software crashes after every scan in Mac OS X (Panther). Some components run in Classic mode, not Mac OS X native as advertised. Hunting for patches on Epson's website is crazy when software is located in three different places, under different scanners

Not for Mac usersby - December 26, 2003

Pros: Decent image quality

Cons: The software is horrible for OSX. A cheap port of XP software that has crashed more in one day than all of my other programs combined since I switched to OSX.

very pleaseby - December 15, 2003

Pros: easy to do basic scans Good quality. Just don't expect 'pro' drum scanner results on slides,but as good as a high street processing shop.

Cons: Manual not very informative, especially regarding neg/slide work. Wondering if continual use of neg/slide template will scratch the glass?

Awesome Scanner Does Negatives Wellby - December 9, 2003

Pros: Easy setup, easy to figure out. Negative and positive slide setup is a breeze. Professional level easy to use!

Cons: Sticker on smoke glass cover hard to get off from unit.

Totally unimpressed-bought to replace an earlier excellent Epson scanner-is about to be returned.by - October 17, 2003

Pros: Looks nice!

Cons: Sets out to do so much but makes hard work of some of the simplest tasks. Instructions too superficial and poorly written. Also image quality could be better.

Dont buy this scannerby - September 23, 2003

Pros: Cant think of any

Cons: Poor scanning of text, poor online and manual support, OCR reader ABBYY is bare-bones, you need to pay $300 upgrade to use it with facility