It will batch scan a lot 35mm strips at a time, that was my rational for buying it over the epson variant which only does two strips of negatives at a time. The stock software is pretty crummy, unlike the epson software (I use the v700 at work), so I bought vuescan software.

I purchased this scanner because I have thousands of old photos from many generations that I wanted to be able to share with relatives. The scanner produces high quality, crisp images notated the age of the original photo. I think the setup was pretty simple too.

Purchased this when a cheap plastic gear in my Scanjet 5370C wore out with no way to purchase replacement. I have no 3D printer, which could easily make a replacement gear. There is an image of a giant lollypop labeled "Sucker" floating over my head next to the image of a giant wood screw.

Produces 6-color images; Two lamps, one infrared (or ultraviolet) for removing scratches; 4800x9600 resolution; Does lots of 35mm film and slides at once, so says the advertisement

Violet-blue-grey vertical streaks washes white documents. Even with nothing on the scanner glass, the white paper press does not scan in white. Easy to fix in GIMP, increase contrast to +60%; not willing to experiment with color photos

I use this scanner to copy work documents on PDF file and transfer them to my mobile device. This scanner records very well. The software is also nice as I can crop and darken an old document if needed. The price is great for what this scanner does. I would highly recommend it.

Picture; Software; Price

Scan time, not to bad; About 4 to 5 seconds per scan

I purchased this scanner to convert all my mom's old negatives and photos into digital files. The scanner is easy to use and I love the fact that it can scan 30 negatives at a time and it saves them each into separate files. Once the negatives are set up to scan, I can walk away and do other chores.

The scanner works well and is easy to load with film. At the moment, i am concentrating on the negatives. Film needs to be loaded "up-side- down" (not back to front) from the user point of view. That way, less work needs to be done to get the pictures the right way up on screen.

This is a very good scanner. The picture quality is crystal clear. It looks just as real as the original picture put on the scan-bed. If you have 2 gb memory at least, I see no reason for it to crash.

I replaced my canon scanner with a HP Scanjet g4050 recently. While it is the largest scanner I've owned in several years, I now need the ability to scan legal size documents, old canon was just too small for that job.

I had to replace my old HP scanner because a driver was not available for Windows 7. I chose the ScanJet G4050 because of its slide scanning feature as I have hundreds of slides from the pre-digital age that I would like to get into digital format.

This is my second G4050 and is just as reliable as my first one, but much quieter. You don't hear a blower fan start on power up, and the scan sweep sound is barely perceptible to other workers closeby. The unit is handsome and compact as well, and has a dignity all its own.