| HP ScanJet 8250 Document Scanner | 
 enlarge | List Price: $1,003.00
Buy New: $59.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 10 reviews)
Category: CE
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Studio: Hewlett Packard
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Label: Hewlett Packard
Media: Electronics
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 25 x 18.5 x 14.8
MPN: C9932A#A2L
Model: C9932A#A2L
UPC: 808736481298
EAN: 0808736481342
ASIN: B00009X7EU
Release Date: July 4, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Up to 4,800 dpi resolution, 48-bit color | | • | 4-second preview scans; 6 designated one-touch buttons | | • | Built-in transparent-materials adapter for slides and film | | • | Auto document feeder | | • | 1-year warranty; PC and Mac compatible |
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Product Description
Build your own solution based on innovation and reliability you can trust. The HP Scanjet 8250 is designed for both efficiency and flexibility. With the included automatic document feeder you get fast, unattended multi-page scanning up to 15 pages per minute and two-sided scanning. Enjoy professional-quality results with 4800-dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color, plus preview scans in about 4 seconds using one-touch buttons and HP's Instant-on technology. With industry-leading document management software and legal-size document scanning, it has everything you need for the office.
Amazon.com Product Description
HP's ScanJet 8250 flatbed scanner was designed with the serious user in mind. With the ability to scan items up to 8.5 x 14 inches in size, multiple 35 mm negatives and slides using the built-in transparent materials adapter, or even up to 25 double-sided document pages unattended with the included document feeder, the ScanJet 8250 can handle virtually any task. High 4,800 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color combine together to deliver professional quality results every time. Plus, you can by-pass your computer keyboard and use the six one-touch buttons to copy, save, or e-mail your scanned images, and more. PC and Mac compatible, the 8250 comes with everything you'll need to get set up, including a handy bundle of imaging tools and software. The ScanJet 8250 comes backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
HP ScanJet 8250, HP ScanJet automatic document feeder, transparent materials adapter, USB cable, external power adapter, user's manual, TWAIN driver, CD-ROMs with software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh [HP Photo & Imaging software with Share-to-Web software and HP Memories Disc Creator, HP ScanJet copy utility, suite of electronic help tools (includes paper manual), NewSoft Presto! BizCard Reader, IRIS ReadIris Pro, Adobe PhotoShop Elements, Adobe Acrobat Reader (Windows only)]
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Works just fine once you figure out software August 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought a refurbished Scanjet 8250 for $80 in Aug 2008, figuring that even if it didn't work, I'd only be out $80 rather than the original price of $800. Anyway, I have owned HP automatic-document-feeder scanners before (most recently the Scanjet 5550c w/single-sided ADF), so I alreay knew all about the quirky, slow, and clunky HP scanner software. Out of the (refurbished) box, the included original driver/software (HP Imaging 2.2) did not work with my Windows XP Pro SP3 Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Thinkpad. There were various errors and crashes, even after patching with the latest updates from the HP website. Thankfully, there was a completely new set of drivers/software dated May 2007 (HP Solution Center), which did end up working just fine, though it thought the scanner was an 8270 for some reason. Yes, HP's new software (just like the old software) is well over 100 MB and is still slow and clunky, but it includes an image/picture manager w/rudimentary photo editing features. If you don't to deal with HP software, then HP provides a much slimmer TWAIN driver that includes most or all of the scanners features, though you wouldn't be able to use the scanner front panel buttons. You can use a third-party document manager such as PaperPort with the TWAIN drivers. I chose to install and use both sets of drivers/software. Anyway, after 2 weeks of use, the ADF hasn't yet jammed on me (from my experience with the HP 5550c ADF scanner, jams are fairly rare and that scanner has kept working for 5 years straight now). The front panel buttons are convenient and very customizable, so I've assigned each button for particular common scanning tasks I do (e.g grey scale 200dpi PDF, grey scale 300dpi for OCR, color 300dpi for scanning 4x6 prints, etc). Of course, you can use the software to do the same things, but the buttons speed things up.. Overall, once you get used to the software and configure it to do what you want, you will find that this is a very capable machine. I look forward to many years of service from this HP scanner.
 Unreliable, jams, software glitches April 25, 2007
The rollers are not great, so it will jam periodically. The worst thing is the software. It freezes and has to be re-installed all the time.
 Aweful. Jams constantly with no customer service August 18, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely aweful scanner. I have had 4 document feeders replaced by HP and it still does not work correctly. This scanner would be better marketed as a door stop than a business machine.
Okay when it works. January 5, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I expected much better for the price. Software is a little quirky. Scanner after moderate use has stopped working. Scanner gives a "DMA TimeOut" message, then it won't do anything and even the on/off button won't work. HP customer support? Forget about it. There must be other scanners out there that are reliable.
Cautions for Mac users, can't say for PCs March 22, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this scanner because it promised everything I was looking for, including a duplex (unattended double-sided) scanning feature. I wanted to use it with a 933 Mhz G4 Mac and a 1.5 Mhz G4 Powerbook. I ended up returning the unit for defective hardware.
When the scanner was delivered, the feed rollers for the ADF were loose in the box, apparently some attachment pins were broken. HP customer support assisted me with the problem and determined that the unit needed to be replaced. HP was helpful but I decided to return it rather than exchange it based on the poor performance of the scanner otherwise.
I was able to make some test scans on the flatbed and found that the scanner performed about 4 times faster on the Powerbook. I'm not sure if it was the difference in ram (768 vs 512 Mb), processor speed (1.5 Ghz vs 933 Mhz), or the USB port (USB 2.0 vs 1.0) but one or more of those conditions made a huge difference in performance.
The software for the Mac includes HP Scanning tools, PaperPort, and Photoshop Elements 2. The scanner has buttons that can be set to various functions and options, but I found the software settings couldn't be relied on. Some options, such as page size or color vs bw, were often the wrong setting in spite of reading the manual and configuring the software as instructed.
The scanner software would not work with Adobe Acrobat's "Scan to PDF", even though Acrobat indicated that it recognized the scanner. Using the HP scanning software, I tried to scan several pages and put them in one document, but 3 times I couldn't save the file and lost the scans. Twice the software froze up, causing me to lose those scans as well. Twice the software showed a mirror image with the page divided into three vertical sections of red and blue stripes. When the scanner did function well, the image appeared clean and sharp, but the software was not overly friendly with regard to adjusting the image brightness and contrast.
The unit has a one-line LCD display panel that reports settings and current activity, which is a nice feature but it was dim and unless the overhead lighting was just right, it was very hard for me to read.
I've returned the scanner and should note that Amazon was very good about handling the return. Now to find something else.
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