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HP - Scanjet Flatbed Scanner - 4800 dpi Optical - Gray/Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(93 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 93 reviews
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
4
1 Star
13
72%of customers recommend this product.
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67 out of
93)
Customer Reviews for HP - Scanjet Flatbed Scanner - 4800 dpi Optical - Gray/Black
Customer Rating
4
this product is top heavy
on October 19, 2012
Posted by: jon5336
from DC
Gender:Male
The lid has no counter weight. It needs another way to keep the lid open.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
3
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
4
Great Results at a good price
on November 22, 2012
Posted by: golfguy65
from Fort Myers, Florida
Gender:Male
I have been doing research on home scanners and found the HP G4050 to be a good value. HP was offering a discounted price and I received my order in two days. Easy to set up and use. The Photosmart editor that comes with the scanner is very limited so I got Adobe Elements 11.0 and it does a great job. I am working my way thru about 1100 slides and at 16 at a time this is going to take a while. Thats OK, I am retired and have time and I enjoy my new hobby.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
3
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
1
NOTHING HIGHER THAN 300 DPI
on February 19, 2013
Posted by: Trip59
from San Antonio TX
Gender:Female
Have HP computer, so HP SCANJET G 4050 should work with computer. To date, haven't been able to get scanjet to reliably interface with desktop. Have worked with several HP support agents and they have only been able to occassionally get film negatives to scan at 300 dpi. 300 dpi "pictures" look grainy on computer screen. Would like to scan at listed 1200 dpi, but the scanjet yields error code. HP support has also tried using Vuescan software and as of this time, NOTHING works.
You'd think an HP computer would easily work with an HP Scanjet.
You'd think an HP computer would easily work with an HP Scanjet.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
1
Performance
1
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on October 18, 2013
Posted by: tacomajoe
I bought this scanner with the intention of using it to scan 35mm slides to digital format. The program loaded right up and I was up and running, no problems. I have since scanned a couple of dozen slides and a photo or two. The photo scans as expected were right on the original. The 35mm slides copied quite nicely with color and contrast exactly like the slides. I have tried some high resolution scans and they are a bit slow but overall I am very satisfied with the performance of this unit.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5
Love the negative holding trays . . .
on March 24, 2014
Posted by: Richard24
from Salt Lake City, UT
Gender:Male
I bought this to replace an old scanner that is no longer supported. My old device was great, and this one is even better. Warm up time is quick. I installed the software on a Windows 8 laptop. The software is intuitive and friendly. My favorite feature is a set of negative holders that hold multiple strips of slides. Love HP products, and this is a great addition.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
3
good photo scanner
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: Susan125
The HP Scanjet G4050 is good at scanning photos. I bought it because I do many negatives for archiving purposes, and because my old HP scanner would not work with my new computer that came with Windows 8.1. I have yet to be able to use the buttons on the top of the scanner and can only use the negative scanning feature by purchasing a 3rd party software. When I installed the material for the scanner, there is no HP Solution Center, that to my understanding is for the use of the buttons and negative scanning of this machine. SOMETHING IS MISSING from the necessary components to operate this scanner to its full ability.
Seriously missing my old HP Scanjet 5470c scanner and old computer.
Seriously missing my old HP Scanjet 5470c scanner and old computer.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
3
over rated
on May 1, 2014
Posted by: nate01
from Utah
Gender:Male
I wasn't sure about buying this because there is a common complaint about how it works. I have windows 8 and this product was advertised as being compatible with that but sure enough I should have listened to my feelings.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Performance
3
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
3
Tampa user
on November 27, 2008
Posted by: Tampauser
Gender:Male
I had replaced my previous HP scanner with the G4050 to allow me to scan in old photos and negatives. I have a HP desktop with Vista. I loaded the scanner software designed for Vista. Initially it worked very well allowing for multiple image scanning. Over time the software has become more and more dysfunctional and now I can no longer scan multiple items arranged on the scanner glass. In fact I have to go in and out of the software 1 image at a time because the software creates an error otherwise. The image quality is excellent. Since I have a very fast copmuter, I have not had problems wifh file size and dpi options. I am amazed that HP has chosen not to produce a software for the device capable of running on Vista. I am happy with the image quality and would recommend the device on that basis. However, you will the patience of Job to scan large volumes of images with this device using a Vista-based computer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
2
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com