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Hardware Reviews January 2001 • Vol.9 Issue 1 Page(s) 33 in print issue |
HP ScanJet 5370Cse (Input Devices) | ||
 Hewlett-Packard has built a reputation for quality scanners and the ScanJet 5370Cse is no exception. In fact, its all-around excellent imaging capabilities, secondary light source, and comprehensive software bundle makes the 5370Cse one of the best HP scanners we've ever reviewed. The well-built, solid ScanJet is 4.1 inches high x 11.9 inches wide x 19.9 inches deep, and weighs 10.7 pounds. Designed for the small office/home office, the 5370Cse has a top optical resolution of 1,200dpi (dots per inch) and 36-bit color depth (42-bit with software enhancement). It also features four buttons for easy scanning to your PC, a printer, fax, or e-mail program. You can scan documents as large as 8.5 x 14 inches using the optional $199 ADF (automatic document feeder). But what really sets the 5370Cse apart from other scanners is its superb image quality. The machine's accompanying transparency adapter, for example, features a secondary light source that helps reproduce some of the smoothest and cleanest negatives and slides we've ever seen from a flatbed scanner. In addition, scanned photographs appear with rich and vibrant color that blends evenly among the light, dark, and midrange shades with sharp and distinct details. The scanner also performed well in our grayscale test, recognizing 30 varying shades of gray, three above our 27-shade benchmark average. Our scanned black-and-white and text-document test images also appeared very crisp and clean. The only downside to the 5370Cse was its scan times, which ran as long as 16:51 for a 1,200dpi color photograph. We also liked the software bundle that came with the 5370Cse. Using the HP scanning software, you can scan in multiple pages as one file that you can then attach to an e-mail message or send to a fax machine. Other titles, such as Corel Print Office 2000, Boomerang Internet Design Shop Gold, eFax Messenger Plus, Caere PageKeeper Standard, Hemera GraphicsDesk, and I.R.I.S. OCR (optical character recognition) software let you create Web pages, edit your images, organize documents, and more. Setting up the HP ScanJet 5370Cse is simple. We just installed the software, rebooted our computer, connected the scanner's USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable (a parallel cable also is included) to our computer, and we were ready to begin. Be aware that loading all the included software on to your computer will eat up 405MB of hard drive space, so you may just want to install only the programs you know you will use regularly. If you need help setting up or using the scanner or any of its software, just check out HP's Web site or the users manual on the CD-ROM. All in all, the $299 5370Cse is an excellent scanner for any small- or home-office user or anyone else who wants quality image capabilities for a variety of scanning tasks. by Lori Robison
$299 Hewlett-Packard (800) 752-0900 (650) 857-1501 http://www.hp.com
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