Umax Astra 1220p

I've being using this scanner for about 7 years and had not had any problems with it. Scan quality is very good. The software takes a little getting used to but works just fine once you learn it. I've scanned B/W and color documents, and have also...

When I owned this scanner I thought the image quality was top noch. Colors were acurate. Details and sharpness were good.I was using on a Win98 machine. However, it was very slow and I kept having to reinstall the twain drivers because they would get...

I've had this "scanner" for about 3 years now. Let's put it this way: I had time to go watch an episode of Friends while this thing completed a 300dpi scan. It has given me nothing but trouble from the beginning, and the other reviews are correct in...

I've had this "scanner" for about 3 years now. Let's put it this way: I had time to go watch an episode of Friends while this thing completed a 300dpi scan. It has given me nothing but trouble from the beginning, and the other reviews are correct in...

Scanner works well with Windows 98. However, is now obsolete with Win-XP unless I purchase an updated driver from UMAX. I am not happy with this hidden cost.

Buy Umax only if you will never upgrade your software. If you plan on upgrading your operating system in the future Umax is not the way to go. Any time you need to upgrade drivers for say a new operating system or if you lost yours, unlike most other...

For infrequent home use, this is really not a bad scanner for the low price. However, it does not hold up well to frequent use. Image quality is what you would expet from a lowend scanner. After about 1 year, I started to get colored lines through...

Good quality copies

Slow, very, very slow Scanning.

Bought this scanner a year ago, Upgraded to XP. Now scanner is paper weight. UMAX does not support any version of windows past 98 for this scanner and according to their web site and tech support there are no plans for support in the future.

Bought this scanner a year ago, Upgraded to XP. Now scanner is paper weight. UMAX does not support any version of windows past 98 for this scanner and according to their web site and tech support there are no plans for support in the future.