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Scanjet 3970 Dig FB Scanner
ItemPriceMore/Buy
HP ScanJet 3970 Digital Flatbed Scanner (Hewlett Packard Q3191A#A2L) $121.00 $75.00 @ Amazon (US)
Scanjet 3970 Digital Flatbed Scanner (HP Q3191A) $94.88 @ J&R
Scanjet 3970 Dig FB Scanner (HEWLETT PACKARD (CONSUMABLES) Q3191A#A2L) $96.99 @ TechDepot
 



Description(s)

HP ScanJet 3970 Digital Flatbed Scanner
From Amazon (US) for $121.00 $75.00

Up to 2400 x 2400 dpi resolution / 48-bit color / Built-in transparency adapter for photos, negatives & slides
With the HP Scanjet 3970 Digital Flatbed Scanner you will enjoy photo quality results and crisp text at up to 2400-dpi Optical resolution, in glorious 48-Bit color! Scan photos, negatives and slides, even 3D objects using the built-in transparency Adapter Convenient one-touch buttons and HP Instant Share make it easy to Scan, Copy, Print and share memories with family and friends! Plug and play connection to PC or Macintosh using Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - 1.1 connection Includes User friendly HP photo & imaging software, including HP Memories Disc Creator for burning digital slide shows on CD Maximum Document Size: 8.5" x 11.7" Previews in as little as 13 seconds File Formats Supported: BMP, TIFF, GIF, PDF, HTML, JPEG, TIFF, PCX, RTF, TXT & PNG Dimensions: 3.66"H x 18.58"W x 11.73"D Weight: 5.08 Pounds 90 Day Limited Warranty From J&R for $94.88

2400DPI 48BIT PREVIEW 8-10 SEC USB
From TechDepot for $96.99


Review(s)


I'm happy with it (Rating: )
Review : I just got it yesterday and so far I'm very pleased.

HP SCANJET 3570 DISPOSABLE? (Rating: )
Review : Like others have mentioned in their review, my HP 3570 worked fine for a while. The problem started when after moving, I attempted to scan with my scanjet. Nothing works! It is like there is no power to the scanner, though it's connected exactly the way it was before I moved. I decided to see what what happen if I installed it on another computer and again - NOTHING WORKS!!! I tried all the troubleshooting and driver installing, updating, etc.... NOTHING!

High Quality but a bit slow. (Rating: )
Review : All the quality you've come to expect from Hewlett Packard in an affordable package.

Worked once but never again (Rating: 1.00)
Review : HP reliability, quality and a good price were my guides in making the unfortunate choice to purchase the HP3970. The scanner looked good, was a snap to set up and worked beautifully with my HP Pavilion (Windows XP) on a test run and at a special event when I scanned about a hundred photos. Was I impressed!

Not needing to scan frequently, I put it away and got it out again a few months later to use for another scanning project. This time the scanner wouldn't scan and I began to get wonderfully vague error messages. I checked the manual and followed the troubleshooting instructions, I visited the HP website and followed the instructions to the point where it seemed that more expertise than I have was required. I contacted HP technical support and was given instructions to try everything that I had already tried. I gather there's an XP software compatibility issue that develops after the scanner software has been installed and used--if it's fixable, I haven't figured out the fix and HP has not helped me do so. Until this event I was a loyal supporter and customer of HP--thought of HP first when I shopped. I've taken them off my list after this experience. A previous reviewer suggested that before buying you check out compatibility issues at the HP site. I second that suggestion and add the caveat--don't buy it.

Ugh! 3 Am Madness! (Rating: 1.00)
Review : I am going to burn this thing! I have spent 5 hours messing with this stupid thing and nothing works! I have downloaded every driver update etc. HP just sucks...

An HP Miss (Rating: 2.00)
Review : I found the software cumbersome, and always used software that came with my Samsung. Scans turned out fine, but speed was slow.
After six months of use I started getting error messages. After corresponding with the e-mail tech support, I determined that it is a problem with the TMA lamp. Even though the TMA is in the lid, it involves a problem in the base that disables the entire scanner. I had just assembled some negatives and slides to use with the TMA, but never got to use it before the unit died.
The tech support system worked well to pinpoint the problem, but it was some time, a lot of emails, and a phone call before someone told me that it was out of warrantee. (I am sorry, I don't remember all the warrantee periods for everything I buy.) This went on after I had already given my date of purchase early in the process. You would think that HP would train its support staff to notice this earlier.

Worthless for slides/negatives! (Rating: 2.00)
Review : Despite some reviews, I took the chance that the slide and negative scanning abilities of the HP 3970 *might* be ok... they are NOT. Whatever the specs may say, you can only scan up to 2 negatives or 1 slide at a time. The lamp DOES have to warm up AGAIN after each scan session, even if your last one was just moments before. This makes just waiting for a preview excruciating! Next, the scan time to actually scan a negative at only 300 dpi is about 45-60 sec.

Long and short- this scanner was set up and tested and now is going back to the store... all within about 1 hour.

I didn't even bother trying the regular image scan functions, as all I'm really interested in right now is scanning negatives and slides. I'm sure the basic functions are good, as HP does have a decent rep for flatbed scans.

The software installed easily though in Windows XP Pro. It did seem a bit clunky, but I didn't bother playing with it enough to let it bother me.


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    Scanjet 3970 Dig FB Scanner
    ItemPriceMore/Buy
    HP ScanJet 3970 Digital Flatbed Scanner (Hewlett Packard Q3191A#A2L) $121.00 $75.00 @ Amazon (US)
    Scanjet 3970 Digital Flatbed Scanner (HP Q3191A) $94.88 @ J&R
    Scanjet 3970 Dig FB Scanner (HEWLETT PACKARD (CONSUMABLES) Q3191A#A2L) $96.99 @ TechDepot


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