ASTRA 4000U FLATBED 1200X2400 DPI 36BIT USB LEGAL PHOTOSHOP LE for only $127.95 + shipping at buy.com! (MSRP=$249)!

[JumpOnDeals]

Get an ASTRA 4000U FLATBED 1200X2400 DPI 36BIT USB LEGAL PHOTOSHOP LE for ONLY $127.95 + shipping at buy.com. (MSRP=$249)!!
Here is how:
1) Add the $30 off $150 coupon (good for all customers) to your cart.
2) Search for item number 10231936 or click on the following link to add this Scanner to your cart:
ASTRA 4000U FLATBED 1200X2400 DPI 36BIT USB LEGAL PHOTOSHOP LE it's on sale for $177.95.
3) Print out the $20 Umax rebate:
http://www.umax.com/scanners/standard/rebates/coupons/astra4000u20.pdf (exp. 2/28/01).
Here is your total:
$177.95
-$30 (instant coupon)
-$20 (Umax rebate)
=$127.95!!
Steve

 

[rosco6912]

hot deal - but its not on fire

 

[JumpOnDeals]

They better not be on fire, I still wanna get one of those, lol.

 

[Kwad Guy]

The legal size capability is nice, but if you don't need it,
the Epson 1200U that J&R has (or had) for sale for $105 including
shipping is a better scanner. Not just better for the money. Better,
period.

The Umax consumer grade scanners are, by-and-large, OK but not great.
Mediocre image quality, mediocre (or poor, depending on the model)
speed. And Umax support for new operating systems has traditionally
been poor (something to think of if you plan to keep the scanner
for very long).

Kwad

 

[eia430]

Kwad Guy, I dunno.... this article http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/g0803/36g03/36g03.asp seems to disagree with you about the epson being better than the umax.

 

[Dinosaur]

Have been using this scanner for over a year. Exellent imade quality, superb optical resolution (for the money). I did not appreciate the convenience of legal size scanner until started using one.

 

[Kwad Guy]

Well, I would say that the reviews in that link you provided
are basically fluff and nonsense. I don't get the impression
that the person writing them had any particular expertise with
hardware. On the Web, everyone can be a critic, and most of them
are...

I would also point out that the reviewer noted the very slow
scan speeds (>1 minute for b&w, >4 minutes for color) at 42bits.
He didn't mention lower bit rate speeds, but experience with
numerous Umax scanners is that they are slow...If you plan to
do much scanning, you grow to HATE a slow scanner. He also didn't
compare the lower bit rate scans with those from the other scanners.
He liked the intolerably slow bit rate scans. But were the lower
bit rate scans as good? We'll never know.

Bottom line: If you want this, go for it. But I know I will never
buy another consumer grade Umax. At the cheap end, get Epson, and
if you're willing to pay more (and more than it's worth) get
an office-grade HP (e.g. 6300).

Kwad

 

[giambi77]

nice deal

Anyone know if the $30 off $150 is one time only?

 

[JumpOnDeals]

giambi77 here is what buy.com states on their coupon page: "One coupon per customer".