[Disgruntled Head of C-3PO]

Ok HP had the idea first but the unit felt incredibly junkie.

I am a HUGE fan of Canon printers and this new printer is really tickling my interest as I am short on space and the vertical orientation would really help.

What are the Canon scanner drivers like? In the past I heard horrible things about them.

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...&modelid=11011

[tooki]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with their drivers. They're very complete and intuitive.

tooki

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

Originally posted by tooki:
There's absolutely nothing wrong with their drivers. They're very complete and intuitive.

tooki

I have heard that they cause unnecessary hard drive access on laptops.

[tooki]

If it causes unnecessary HD access, then it's on all Macs, not just laptops.

I think that was the case with their earliest OS X drivers, but they've been good for over a year now. My best client owns 2 Canon scanners and loves them, and indeed they work well.

tooki

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

Originally posted by tooki:
If it causes unnecessary HD access, then it's on all Macs, not just laptops.

Yes of course but you can imagine what would happen to your battery on a laptop.

[eddiecatflap]

i'm not so sure

i somehow managed to get that lide80 working after a fashion , but the 4 buttons on the front still don't work and it's only os-x native in photoshop elements

not terribly impressed

the software should be on the cds you buy it with , but instead you have to be an unpaid beta tester and find it yourself on the net

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

Originally posted by eddiecatflap:
i'm not so sure

i somehow managed to get that lide80 working after a fashion , but the 4 buttons on the front still don't work and it's only os-x native in photoshop elements

not terribly impressed

the software should be on the cds you buy it with , but instead you have to be an unpaid beta tester and find it yourself on the net

Hmm, that is what I am worried about, i really want the scanner for those 4 buttons on the front and if they don't work it is pointless.

[eddiecatflap]

yeah , i'm in two minds whether to keep it or take it back

as you said , wtfs the point of having 'features' that don't work ?

canon's support sucks , so does epsons

it seems as if hewlett-packard of all people are the best for os-x support

but waiting ALL this time and still finding poor scanner support is really crazy

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

Originally posted by eddiecatflap:

it seems as if hewlett-packard of all people are the best for os-x support

No way, HP's have the worst inkjet drivers on the planet.

[eddiecatflap]

maybe

but at least they have os-x native drivers for scanners

[Disgruntled Head of C-3PO]

Alright tooki, I'll get this scanner but if it sucks I am holding it against you

[Goldfinger]

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
Alright tooki, I'll get this scanner but if it sucks I am holding it against you

The buttons on my Canon 3200F work perfectly. I know this because I used to occasionaly press them with my feet (the scanner sat on the ground under my desk, I've moved it now).

[tooki]

Originally posted by eddiecatflap:
i'm not so sure

i somehow managed to get that lide80 working after a fashion , but the 4 buttons on the front still don't work and it's only os-x native in photoshop elements

not terribly impressed

the software should be on the cds you buy it with , but instead you have to be an unpaid beta tester and find it yourself on the net

Originally posted by eddiecatflap:
maybe

but at least they have os-x native drivers for scanners

What are you talking about?!?!

One of my clients has two Canon scanners, which she has used Mac OS X-native for over a year. Both the Canon scanner driver and the CanoScan Toolbox are OS X native, and neither is a beta app.

GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!

tooki