Plustek Opticbook A300

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Dec, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 reviews of Plustek Opticbook A300. The average rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the usability. Some have doubts about the reliability and size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Plustek Opticbook A300 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Plustek Opticbook A300 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the usability. Many are negative about the size and reliability.

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62% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Tony Hoffman (pcmag.com)

Plustek OpticBook A300

The Plustek OpticBook A300 lets you easily scan larger books, eliminating distortion and shadow artifacts that are unavoidable with standard flatbed scanners.

Scans up to A3/tabloid size. Lets you scan a book page to the edge of the spine. Software eliminates distortion and shadow artifacts, and lets you automatically rotate facing pages. Scans documents and photos as well.

Lacks an automatic document feeder (ADF). Limited photo-related features.

There's a lot to like about the Plustek OpticBook A300: its large scan area, the ability to scan to the edge of the platen, software that correctly orients facing pages, and relatively fast speed for a flatbed-based book scanner. It is worth...

Jan, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Slow, Overpriced, and Unreliable

I advise everyone reading this review not to make my mistake: do not waste your time or money on this or other unreliable, overpriced Plustek scanners. I have since assembled a DIY book scanner based on Daniel Reetz's Open Hardware specifications. The...

This scanner, like the "Opticbook 3600 Plus" I owned before it, functioned for 13 months, just long enough for the one-year warranty to expire. Then the CIS module (i.e., the light source) failed.

I had heard Plustek's customer service is poor and my personal experience confirmed this. First, a Plustek representative attempted to charge me $400 to replace the scanner light source (a component that costs less than $200). When I requested the name...

Mar, 2013

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