Mustek A3 Scanners

**otiscleotus** · May 20th, 2010, 07:51 AM

I'm looking into getting a scanner and noticed Mustek makes a couple A3 size (11"x17") that are not horribly expensive. I'm wondering if anyone out there has used this size and if they found the larger size (compared to A4) useful enough to make the extra cost worth it?

Besides a big stack of old smut magazines I've got a large collection of National Lampoons and a WWII history magazine series I intend to digitize, being able to do two pages where pictures and text overlap from one to another looks to better than being able to do just one page at a time and then having to fit and align them when it's a two page spread.

**Xxphd** · May 22nd, 2010, 09:00 AM

I suppose it's a rather good buy

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**otiscleotus** · May 23rd, 2010, 08:04 AM

Newegg has it (1200dpi) for $166, the newer (2400dpi) for $260. Software and drivers seem to be a problem with the 1200dpi model from reading the reviews.

**Xxphd** · May 24th, 2010, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otiscleotus

Newegg has it (1200dpi) for $166, the newer (2400dpi) for $260. Software and drivers seem to be a problem with the 1200dpi model from reading the reviews.

Yes i read that too.. so I suppose you'll have to go for the newer model to avoid frustrations..

**Dekoda** · July 11th, 2010, 02:31 AM

I don't know much about the newer models, but the older models were junk. The old adage, you only get what you pay for, applies here.

The better models to look at are made by MicroTek, Epson, and Canon.

Funister · October 28th, 2011, 06:51 PM

I have Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB 2400 Pro scanner,
it does it´s job well, but it´s very very plastic and quite noisy.
here´s 2 preview scans from it:

**otiscleotus** · October 29th, 2011, 06:26 AM

I ended up getting an Epson 330 about 15 months ago. It's done OK so far.

**Greenman** · November 6th, 2011, 06:03 PM

I considered the MUSTEK some years ago but then settled for the CANON Lide30 and I have had that for about 6 years-it has never let me down so far and they are pretty cheap now so you couldn't go wrong with one of those. It's an A4 version however, I didn't know you could get A3 Scanners-not sure Canon make small versions of those.

May 20th, 2010, 07:51 AM	#1
otiscleotus Proprietor of the Baulsaglough Nuclear Waste Dump Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minnebraska Posts: 5,424 Thanks: 26,442 Thanked 103,762 Times in 5,473 Posts	Mustek A3 Scanners I'm looking into getting a scanner and noticed Mustek makes a couple A3 size (11"x17") that are not horribly expensive. I'm wondering if anyone out there has used this size and if they found the larger size (compared to A4) useful enough to make the extra cost worth it? Besides a big stack of old smut magazines I've got a large collection of National Lampoons and a WWII history magazine series I intend to digitize, being able to do two pages where pictures and text overlap from one to another looks to better than being able to do just one page at a time and then having to fit and align them when it's a two page spread.

May 22nd, 2010, 09:00 AM	#2
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May 23rd, 2010, 08:04 AM	#3
otiscleotus Proprietor of the Baulsaglough Nuclear Waste Dump Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minnebraska Posts: 5,424 Thanks: 26,442 Thanked 103,762 Times in 5,473 Posts	Newegg has it (1200dpi) for $166, the newer (2400dpi) for $260. Software and drivers seem to be a problem with the 1200dpi model from reading the reviews.

July 11th, 2010, 02:31 AM	#5
Dekoda Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 823 Thanks: 20 Thanked 24,261 Times in 822 Posts	I don't know much about the newer models, but the older models were junk. The old adage, you only get what you pay for, applies here. The better models to look at are made by MicroTek, Epson, and Canon.

October 28th, 2011, 06:51 PM	#6
Funister Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 85 Thanks: 70 Thanked 4,141 Times in 86 Posts	I have Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB 2400 Pro scanner, it does it´s job well, but it´s very very plastic and quite noisy. here´s 2 preview scans from it:

October 29th, 2011, 06:26 AM	#7
otiscleotus Proprietor of the Baulsaglough Nuclear Waste Dump Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minnebraska Posts: 5,424 Thanks: 26,442 Thanked 103,762 Times in 5,473 Posts	I ended up getting an Epson 330 about 15 months ago. It's done OK so far.