HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner (L1957A#B1H)

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HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner (L1957A#B1H)

Robust and economical photograph scanner
High-definition scans at 4,800x9,600 dpi resolution
Windows and Mac compatible
High-speed USB data connection
1-year limited manufacturer's warranty

List Price: $237.00
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Product Description:

Box Includes: HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner, template kit, USB cable, power supply adapter/power cords, software and User's Guide CDs, Setup and Support Guide, I.R.I.S. registration flyer

HP's Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner lets you scan slides, negatives and photos with superior color accuracy. Capture the most realistic color, with high-definition photo and film scanning through HP's exclusive 96-bit scanning. Enjoy high-definition scans with 4800 x 9600 dpi resolution, and preserve crisp text in documents with scans. Get built-in dust and scratch removal tools, plus edit text from scanned documents and magazines. Scan up to sixteen 35 mm slides or 30 negative frames and bring old or damaged photos back to life by restoring faded colors. Quickly and easily preserve and share precious memories with the Scanjet G4050. Powered by external adapter System Requirements - PC - 233 MHz processor, 128MB RAM, 500MB HD space, CD-ROM drive, USB port, Internet Explorer 5.01; Mac - PowerPC G3 to G5 processor, 128MB RAM, 250MB HD space, CD-ROM drive, USB port and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher Operating Systems - Windows 2000, Windows XP Home & Professional, certified for Windows Vista; Mac OS X 10.3.8, 10.4 or higher Included Software - HP Photosmart software for Windows & Macintosh (includes integrated OCR, HP Photosmart Share, faded color restoration, dust and scratch removal, HP Adaptive Lighting and HP Image Editor with Auto Red-eye Removal capabilities) Dimensions - 11.93 x 20 x 4.25 Weight - 11.6 lbs.

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Designed to quickly and easily preserve precious memories, HP's ScanJet G4050 Photo Scanner lets you scan slides, negatives, and photos with superior color accuracy. Capture realistic color with high-definition photo and film scanning through HP's exclusive 96-bit scanning. Enjoy high-definition scans with 4,800 x 9,600 dpi resolution and preserve crisp text in scanned documents. The device comes with built-in dust and scratch removal tools, and you can edit text from scanned documents and magazines. Scan up to 16 35mm slides or 30 negative frames at once and bring old or damaged photos back to life by restoring faded colors. Superior color accuracy, high-definition scans with 4800 x 9600 dpi, and speedy previews (as fast as 8.5 seconds) are easily achieved with the G4050. Compatible with Windows 2000 and later and Mac OS X 10.3.8 and later operating systems, the scanner is backed by a 1-year manufacturer's limited warranty. Weighing in at just over 11.5 pounds, the scanner measures 20 x 11.93 x 4.25 inches.

What's in the Box
HP Scanjet G4050 photo scanner, template kit, USB cable, power supply adapter/power cords, software and User's Guide CDs, Setup and Support Guide, and I.R.I.S. registration flyer

Customer Reviews:

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-01
Slow, ok for documents
Not a great product, very tempermental. Negatives are blury and colors are not accurate. This is one of the slowest to warmup, and slowest to scan. Forget anything above 2400 dpi. This is big, bulky, and clunky at best. I wanted to upgrade my canon N1220U. I needed this to scan negatives...

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-27
Great slide scanner
After reading all of the reviews I was a bit worried about the ease of scanning slides with this unit. I am totally happy with it! I have easily scanned 100+ slides in a very short period of time. The template that holds the slides in place sits directly on the scanner's glass. Then you just lay the slides in it- very easy! I have the default setting at a very low resolution to get many slides scanned quickly- I can't believe how true to color and clarity I'm getting!! It takes about 5 minutes to scan 16 slides, cataloging is very easy with the software.
So, go get this scanner and bring back to life the great old slide photos hidden away in your boxes!

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-20
Awesome Scanner, but poor instructions
The scanner is awesome and does 16 slides at once and they are very good.
It does take some time, but worth it. The photo scanner is excellent.
I had trouble loading in the HP Solution Center part of the program, but after 2 1/2 hours on the telephone with excellent help, it is now working great. There is no instruction book on the best size for slides, etc. and what the different settings do. I just called the help person in Canada and got the problem solved. I am now a happy camper. HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner (L1957A#B1H)

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-09
HP Scanjet G4050
I have had almost every brand of scanners over the past 20 years. Most are in a pile in the basement. What I found over time, is that the various manufactures quit supporting the particular models so that when new operating systems come out, drivers are not available. This is not the case with HP.

I do quite a bit of photo restoration and my Scanjet 4670 started to give me stripes on the photos (mostly sepia). I really liked the vertical see through scanner but had to have one in a hurry to finish a job. I ordered the G4050. The delivery time was excellent (via UPS not USPS). I was able to track the package to my door with no problems.

The unit installed with no problems (Vista 64 bit) and was running in minutes. The first picture came out perfect. I was back in business.

I would have given this unit 5 stars instead of 4 but I am spoiled by the small footprint of the 4670 against the flat large footprint of the G4050.

The bottom line is this is a lot of scanner for the money.

Rating:
Date: 2008-04-28
HP Scanjet
I think that this is a very serviceable unit. It was hard to find a good product that would work with a Mac, but this fit the bill. The pricing was attractive and it is very easy to use. It would be helpful to have a little more insight as to which setting should be used for various kinds of documents (is a signed agreement with a logo a text over image or an image over text?), but trial and error will overcome this lack of instruction.

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