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I READ HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS FOR DIFFERENT SCANNERS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A BETTER OPTION.I CANT TELL YOU HOW SURPRISED I AM AT THE SPEED. I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL WHEN ORDERED THE SCANNER. I USE IT FOR SCHOOL AND NEED TO ALMOST LITERARY RE-WRITE THE BOOK FOR MY OWN NOTES.THE SCANNING SPEED IS FASTER THAN ME USING A HIGHLIGHTER.SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED, BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT
It definitely saves me time - scanning words at a much quicker rate than I could type them. This scanner pen has become a precious tool in my research work. It is not always perfect (sometimes struggles with underlined text), and it took some getting used to, but, overall, it is a spectacular little gadget.
For a NEW item, it was pretty crappy looking. So all in all,Lousy packaging, junky product, software actually did worse than nothing by harming my computer, and according the seller "that's just how they ship the product to us".So not to leave out blame, horrible manufacturing company for such a cheaply un-thoughtout product, and of course to those third party sellers. No Dice. BUT that's not all. When I tried to install the drivers I found out that I couldn't because the CD-ROM was BENT. I could not longer left click with it.
The box is small and the CD-Rom install has to fit in diagonally to fit. This basically means the pen and wires in the box push against the CD-Rom the whole time. I RMA'd on arrival. First off, I ordered the pen from two different sellers. The Pen would eventually show up as "hardware found" but when I went to the drivers directory from the install, windows would say "windows cannot find the software to install the device". There's More.
Also my LAN network icon in network settings disappeared. The contents were just kinda shuffled inside and the cardboard label inside was in backwards. I think the drivers installed caused massive hardware conflicts. Very hard to uninstall something in windows without a left click. They are trying to sell us something they know is sub-par for $100. In this day and age, what lack of attention does it take to pack something so poorly that it bends the cd.So not having drivers, I went to the install website and downloaded the drivers and software.
The first pen came in a plastic package that was taped together with scotch tape. The second pen came in a box, you would think much better. I installed them and attached the pen. This is the most negative review I have written for a product (which it deserves) and I have about 18 years of extensive computer experience. They just hope it is too much of a hassle for you to RMA once you get what you aren't expecting.p.s. Ok, well I bought this pen and I regret the trouble it has caused so far.
Same components but just as bad. After installing the drivers, my trackpad would not operate correctly.
The English text that I scanned with the C-Pen was error-free provided I kept a steady hand. I would definitely recommend based on my few days of use. I tried ECTACO's own translation software on a trial basis and found it much inferior to what you can use for free online. I use it primarily to scan Russian text, which I paste into an online translator. While I've only had it a few days, I am pleasantly surprised at how accurately it captures the scanned text. I purchased this after reading a lot of reviews on this product and the competition. You just have to keep your hand steady and learn not to release preasure until you are at the end of the line. The best online translator I have found is "IMTRANSLATOR." Keep in mind that none of the electronic translators will provide perfect results, but rather give you a general idea of what is being communicated.
I am about to buy a second one to use at home. Works great. Saves me the trouble of having to transcribe long passages from textbooks or other material into my documents.
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