Epson 4490 Scanner - Any Good?
September 14, 2006 11:31 AM Subscribe
Epson Perfection 4490 Scanner - Any good experiences with it?
Someone had recommended it on a previous askMeFi scanner thread.
Bought one and read the reviews on Amazon. A few people had a problem with a horrible grinding noise during scans but another reviewer dismissed it as people who didn't unlock the two locks on the scanner. I unlocked the two locks and have the horrible grinding noise.
I have two options from Epson [it is past 30 days in terms of returns to Amazon] - I can get another 4490 (with the premise that it is a 1/1000 fluke.) or I can pay the difference to upgrade to a different Epson. Any recommendations? I will be using it to scan photos mostly and documents.
Someone had recommended it on a previous askMeFi scanner thread.
Bought one and read the reviews on Amazon. A few people had a problem with a horrible grinding noise during scans but another reviewer dismissed it as people who didn't unlock the two locks on the scanner. I unlocked the two locks and have the horrible grinding noise.
I have two options from Epson [it is past 30 days in terms of returns to Amazon] - I can get another 4490 (with the premise that it is a 1/1000 fluke.) or I can pay the difference to upgrade to a different Epson. Any recommendations? I will be using it to scan photos mostly and documents.
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Another option is to head over to flickr and look in the toy camera, holga, I shoot film groups. People have asked for scanner recommendations before and some users have linked to film they've scanned with both Epson scanners which might help you decide which way you want to go.
posted by squeak at 12:03 PM on September 14, 2006