Product Description: With 48-bit color and an amazing 3200 x 1600-dpi optical resolution, the tabloid-size ScanMaker 9800XL brings high-performance scanning to the corporate user, graphic designer, or medical professional. The large 12" x 17" reflective scan bed easily accommodates A3 scans, and adding the optional Transparent Media Adapter (TMA 1600) lets you scan transparencies up to 12" x 16" - including X-Rays. Other great features include 3.7 Maximum Optical Density with multiple sampling to reduce random image noise, a triple interface with FireWire, USB, and SCSI-2 for maximum versatility, and newly designed templates to accommodate a wide variety of film.
Amazon.com Product Description: With 48-bit color and an amazing 3,200 x 1,600 dpi optical resolution, the tabloid-size ScanMaker 9800XL brings high-performance scanning to the corporate user, graphic designer, or medical professional. The large 12-by-17-inch reflective scan bed easily accommodates A3 scans, and adding the optional transparent media adapter (TMA 1600) lets you scan transparencies up to 12 by 16 inches--including X-rays. Other great features include 3.7 maximum optical density with multiple sampling to reduce random image noise, a triple interface with FireWire, USB, and SCSI-2 for maximum versatility, and newly designed templates to accommodate a wide variety of film. Microtek includes a one-year warranty that covers parts and service.
What's in the Box ScanMaker 9800XL scanner, Kodak IT8 reflective target, USB cable, FireWire cable, FireWire card (for PC only), Software CD(s), user's guide, warranty information
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Lamps goes out, No Microtek repair service. AVOID!
The Microtek 9800XL gives OK scans at a large size. However, as many others note, very often the lamp will go out (I understand it's a hardware problem with the lamp driver board).
Microtek will ... Read More
Rating: - Please don't waste your money!
I had the exact same problem as many others. Used the thing for 1 year and the bulb died, this was after Very light use. Maybe a dozen or so scans.. very very dissapointing.
We had to have a working ... Read More
Rating: - Microtek is going out of business
I cannot tell you how crumby Microtek is. You must avoid Microtek products like the plague.
I bought this scanner 9800XL for about $1000. After one year, I started getting blurry scans. Microtek's ... Read More
Rating: - "The Beast" - hate this scanner
We use this scanner in a professional environment and we have dubbed it "the Beast" because we groan whenever a job requires oversize scans and we actually have to use it. It has the most frustrating and nonsensical ... Read More
Rating: - It's ALIVE!!!
I recently bought this scanner. As an illustrator, I was tired of chopping up my drawings and scanning them small.
My needs are simple, line art scanned, and this scanner does a BEAUTIFUL job.
- Lamps goes out, No Microtek repair service. AVOID!
- It's ALIVE!!!