HP 3200C

I have used HP 3200C Scanners. at that time i don`t have sufficient drive and software. then i searched a lot to find the driver software for this Scanner. The sharpness and the response is really good. After this i had brought two more scanner of HP. The best thing i like in HP scanners is their respond and sharpness.

Bought this HP3200c flatbed scanner some 10 years ago, in times of Win98 - it stayed idle on the bottom of a cabinet for 9+ years, both for my laziness to check for updated drivers and for the old-fashioned parallel interface.

These days, reviewing my own museum of over-aged hardware, I decided to give it a try. First played with some virtualization software (to little success), then I decided to go for an updated driver. Installed like a charm in a Win Server 2003 box, 600 dpi caption.

Compared to modern models, it requires a machine reboot after installation, and it lacks sw for image manipulation. However, value for money is unbeatable!!!

I was given this scanner. When I try to hook it up and it tells me I need software or something like that could you please help me in setting up my 3200C thank you.

My HP Scanner 3200P does not work when I install Windows 2000 and XP.

The Hewlett Packard 3200C scans nice,

works well most of the time

works best on 98

I couldn't help noticing the poor reviews of the Hewlett Packard 3200c scanner by others - I disagree.

The scanner produces perfectly good results considering the price of the unit.

I can't fault it at the price, and I can't really say that a more expensive scanner would do much more apart from offer increased resolution and image quality.

i can do better with a cheap hand-scanner. Ive never been so disappointed with a peice of hardware. I took it apart, only to find that the bushings that the scanner slides on were nearly unlubricated. I oiled them and the rod and it got slightly quieter, and the image got slightly better. I havent torn down the electric motor yet, but if that doesn't help at least i'll be left with a really neat neon light.

I HAVE TO ADVISE AGAINST THIS SP PRODUCT!

The driver installation has broken many times, I nearly gave up. I have much experience setting up computers, and this device has been my worst case yet.

Scanning is very slow, not because of the hardware but the terrible software. I have a 6 years old Mustek scanner that easily outperforms the HP. Besides, it temporary takes up twice the RAM the scanned picture has, and if you use the software wrapped inside a paint application like PaintShop, it is now 3 times the RAM size. Again my Mustek scanner has far superior performance.

This is the worst piece of hardware I have ever seen.