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Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner User Reviews

Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner
alaSCORE 90

1320 reviews

November, 2009

80 / 100

87 Experts

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81 / 100

1233 Users

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alaTest collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from shopzilla.com. The average user rating from shopzilla.com is 84 out of 100.

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Dollar for dollar it can't be beat!

Very fast and high color accuracy using factory defaults When applying all the available tweaks it's much slower

Dollar for dollar it can't be beat!

Very fast and high color accuracy using factory defaults When applying all the available tweaks it's much slower

Don't hesitate to buy.....

Easy install and great looks Film adapter takes some thought...

Did not like this unit

It looks slick You need to put your photo upside down on the platen

Average Rating

84

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alaTest collected and analyzed 37 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from cnet.com. The average user rating from cnet.com is 71 out of 100.

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"The best scanner for 35mm"

I replaced an older Minolta scanner with the ...  Outstanding scan quality, very robust build, ICE really works Slightly slower scan times compared t...

"All you'll ever need"

After a few years using first a Canonscan wit...  Resolution and sharpness are amazing for a scanner this inexpensive - The ICE alone is worth the pr...

"Looks and styling are not enough"

I have been using this scanner for quite some...  compact, reliable, in-expensive Un-sharp images and Noisy

"Excellent scanner for slides or film and those on a budget"

I have used the Nikon Coolscan V for over a y...  Have scanned hundreds of slides and not one problem. Depending on scan options set, can take a few ...

Average Rating

71

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alaTest collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from cameraworld.com. The average user rating from cameraworld.com is 73 out of 100.

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Great Little Camera

Good camera for first time users. Simple to use and good pictures. "Short Lag Time","Bright LCD","Easy Setup","Comfortable Controls"

User Friendly

Good camera for the casual user. Easy to use. "Comfortable Controls","Strong Construction","Bright LCD" "Long Lag Time"

Not what I expected

Definately not what I expected. If your subject is moving don't even bother taking the picture. ISO only 1000 if your subject was moving the pics came...

Great Camera, Great Price

I love this camera! I tried to find a camera with a pretty high mps under $120.00. I got this camera and a 1g sd mem. card, for [$]. For a camera at t...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from compusa.com. The average user rating from compusa.com is 89 out of 100.

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Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner

I have found the Epson Photo R340 to be a high quality and versatile product with generally user-friendly operation. Print quality is excellent and, ...

Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner

I've scanned mostly negatives, and it's worked well. The software does a nice job of locating the pictures in the negative strip. The negative tray ...

Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner

This scanner destroys my old scanner. I love the speed and ease, especially the one push button on the front. I also love the included software (the O...

Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Color Flatbed Scanner

The first thing I scanned was a very old 35mm slide with very poor color and partial deterioration. I was amazed how well the software gave you flexab...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from digitaltrends.com. The average user rating from digitaltrends.com is 85 out of 100.

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Epson Perfection 4990

AWSOME!!, no other way to discribe this detaled and well thouht out product. Seemless install on WinXP with no problem. Excellent scans from my 35 mm ...

Slim, Nice Scans, Good Value.

Well, The LiDe 80 is faster (USB 2.0) than the LiDe 30 (USB 1.1) that I used previously. It works better on Mac OS X now, too, i.e. the one-touch but...

Average Rating

85

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alaTest collected and analyzed 80 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from epinions.com. The average user rating from epinions.com is 86 out of 100.

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The right mix of features for me

I purchased the OpticFilm 72200i SE after doing some research following the return of a lesser expensive slide scanner. Knowing what I DIDN'T want wa...

The right mix of features for me

I purchased the OpticFilm 72200i SE after doing some research following the return of a lesser expensive slide scanner. Knowing what I DIDN'T want wa...

Epson Perfection is aptly named

Very easyto use, excellent scan quality None that I have come across

Epson Perfection is aptly named

Never having used a computer scanner before buying this one, I was a bit apprehensive about the possibility of having to spend a lot of time learning ...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from netmall.com. The average user rating from netmall.com is 90 out of 100.

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Fast and easy

This scanner was easy to install, set up and use. With different modes of scanning, it meets all our needs. We dont know how we did business without i...

I love this Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner . . .

I have used this scanner to digitize thousands of paper photographs and to make a few photos of flat object for posting on eBay. It has always perform...

Gets the job done.

Overall, I have been very satisfied with the scanner. I was a little nervous that the prints wouldn't turn out well, and they were excellent. I made 1...

Quick setup, easy to use

This scanner was purchased for my wife who wants to scan all our pictures and put them on CD's. It was easy to hook up, scanning was a breeze, the qua...

Average Rating

90

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alaTest collected and analyzed 56 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from newegg.com. The average user rating from newegg.com is 76 out of 100.

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great and simple scanner

could be a 5 star easily. i can truly recommend this if you are not looking to scan negatives and if you don't need the scanner to have linux support.

Lies about Vista64 support

Is this really a company you want to give your business to? Lying about product support, and failure to release new drivers? I've been working on comp...

Works Great

no complaints. it works great none

Low end user

Came bundled with an OCR software that I actually like. Ironically I could probably hook my old scanner back up now that I have updated driver and sof...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 78 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from pcnation.com. The average user rating from pcnation.com is 87 out of 100.

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EPSON PERFECTION 4490 PHOTO CLR FB 4800X9600 48BIT LTR USB 2.0 TPA

Is built lightly, not for abuse, but ran continuously for a several day project without any problems. Very convenient for scanning both photos and sl...

EPSON PERFECTION 4490 PHOTO CLR FB

Is built lightly, not for abuse, but ran continuously for a several day project without any problems. Very convenient for scanning both photos and sl...

NIKON ED SUPER COOLSCAN 9000

I wanted a scanner for 35mm and 6x7 black and white negatives that did a better job than my Epson 4870. I was concerned that Nikon was going to discon...

EPSON PERFECTION 4490 PHOTO CLR FB 4800X9600 48BIT LTR USB 2.0 TPA

Overall this scanner is more than I expected for use. It will handle everything I need in a scanner. The scanner is evetything that was said it was. ...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner from pcphotoreview.com. The average user rating from pcphotoreview.com is 73 out of 100.

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