Visioneer OneTouch 7600 Parallel Flatbed Scanner
by Visioneer

List Price: $89.99
Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• 600 x 1,200 dpi optical, 2,400 dpi enhanced
• 36-bit color depth, over 68 billion colors
• Easy-to-use scanner buttons (stop, custom, fax, copy/print, scan)
• Parallel interface
• Complete software bundle

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Digital camera reviews of Visioneer OneTouch 7600 Parallel Flatbed Scanner

Digital camera Review: Driver conflict on NT 4.0 with SP6
Summary: 1 Stars

I am disturbed by the current practice of software/hardware industry for shipping a product without thorough QA. I am extremely happy with the current practice of electronic dealers for letting buyers refund their money without much probing.

Do not recommend if you have NT 4.0 (even though the box says it is supported). I have Service Pack 6 and SQL Server 7 installed, not sure if that's the reason. No time to find out.

Bryan

Summary of Visioneer OneTouch 7600 Parallel Flatbed Scanner

Five simple buttons access convenient copy and printing, faxing, and scanning directly into Visioneer's obligingly friendly PaperPort software. After warming up for about 45 seconds, the OneTouch 7600 USB scanner recognizes over 68 billion colors internally with 36-bit color depth. Featuring an optimal 600 x 1,200 dpi and a 2,400 dpi software-enhanced resolution, you will be pleased with its crisp and consistently reliable color and photo-realistic scanning. We found the preset resolutions functional as a means of improving scan speed and creating smaller files, but we chose to change to higher resolutions for all types of scans. The character recognition program (OCR) is a great plus that allows you to scan text, an amendment not found on all basic scanners.

The Visioneer OneTouch 7600 USB scanner is a good choice for a standard scanner in a household with basic usage. It weighs less than 10 pounds and moves easily to a shelf or closet for temporary storage if you're short on desk space. And with one-step setup, this scanner is very practical. It comes with PaperPort software on CD-ROM, Visioneer OCR, PictureWorks PhotoEnhancer, Visioneer's WebPublisher Link, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, all of which install in the first couple of clicks. Finally, it's good to note that the installation guide is eminently readable and useful for problem solving.

Pros:

• Inexpensive
• Good crisp quality color scanning
• Very easy to set up and use

Cons:

• 45-second warm-up each time you scan
• Not equipped to scan transparencies
• Relatively slow scan times
• Some seeming incompatibility with newer editions of Windows 98

What sets the Visioneer OneTouch 7600 design apart from similar products is that it features five one-touch buttons for copying, faxing, and scanning directly into Visioneer's award-winning PaperPort software. OneTouch automatically integrates with the applications on your PC, so all you need to do is push the button--just like a photocopier or fax machine. These buttons transform the Visioneer OneTouch 7600 from merely a scanner into a fast, user-friendly multifunction device. You can e-mail a picture to a relative, use optical character recognition (OCR) to scan a magazine article into a text file that you can save on your hard drive, and more.

OneTouch uses your existing parallel port, so there is no need to open the computer to install an interface card, or worry about IRQs, DMAs, SCSI IDs, or other settings. The pass-through connector allows you to connect your printer, digital camera, or other device to the same port as the OneTouch 7600.

The Visioneer OneTouch 7600 software bundle includes Visioneer's PaperPort software on CD-ROM, Visioneer OCR for text recognition, PictureWorks PhotoEnhancer for photo editing, and both Visioneer's WebPublisher Link and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for easier Web publishing of your scanned images and text. This unit also comes with a one-year manufacturer's warranty.

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