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Canon Office Products LiDE120 Color Image Scanner
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.4
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
724
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Review Analysis - 208 recent, verified reviews
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Scan Quality
66scan, scanning, documents, scans, pdf
+80%
-20%
" ... I was able to scan 5 or 6 at a time but this depends on the size of the photos. ... All in all, for the money and for the convinience, I do highy recommend this photo scanner. ... I scanned hundreds of old photos and if I never use this scanner again, it was worth the $55 I paid for it. ... "
" ... I scanned so many pictures with it . ... "
" ... I use this with a MacBookPro for scanning documents. ... I just use it to scan B&W PDF's but it was well worth the price for my application. ... "
" ... This one seperates each picture out when scanning more than one. ... "
" ... For the price, outstanding scanner ... "
" ... This is scanner was perfect for scanning photos. ... "
" ... Great small lightweight scanner. ... I'm using it primarily to help me go paperless and scanning documents to PDF. ... "
" ... I will be using the scanner a lot in the next month or so scanning photographs so I can have a permanent record in the cloud in case of flood or fire. ... I'll also be scanning in important documents using the PDF feature for similar reason. ... "
Ease of Use
41easy, software, simple, operate, scanner
+95%
-5%
" ... Easy set up, simple operation. ... "
" ... I use Mac and it was super easy. ... "
" ... So much easier than doing at Meijjers! ... "
" ... Easy to install software on my Windows 10 operating system notebook pc. ... "
" ... Easy to use even without instructions ... "
" ... Simple to operate, and so far, it's great! ... "
" ... Easy to use! ... "
" ... Easy to hookup and easy to control. ... "
Product Reliability
28scanner, canon, lide, ago, stopped working
+61%
-39%
" ... Performed as expected. ... "
" ... This has saved my life! ... "
" ... I like how I can come back to it after not using it for a month . ... "
" ... Last scanner I had was several years ago. ... "
" ... Been using it for years now and still working good. ... "
" ... Been using it for 2 years now. ... "
" ... This is probably my 3rd Canon scanner throughout the years. ... I then had a Canon all in one printer, which again never experienced a single issue. ... "
" ... I've had the LiDE110 for years did love it. ... "
Price
24scanner, money, worth, waste, buck
+88%
-13%
" ... I am delighted to get something which has good output quality at such a decent price. ... "
" ... It does a good job at affordable price. ... "
" ... I get what I paid for. ... "
" ... For it's price-range? ... "
" ... Easy to use- great quality for what I do and Great Price! ... "
" ... This is a great little scanner for the price. ... "
" ... Great bang for your buck! ... "
" ... None better than this at any price! ... "
Device Compatibility
21scanner, scan, desktop, computers, mac
+57%
-43%
" ... It works fine with Windows 10. ... Fortunately I have an assortment of laptops with different operating systems. ... "
" ... Easy to install software on my Windows 10 operating system notebook pc. ... "
" ... And, works equally-well on a desktop PC, as it does on a laptop, at least for me . ... "
" ... I've changed the number of stars to four because I am much happier using it thru my Macbook. ... "
" ... Exactly what I was looking 4 to scan with an USB connect!! ... "
" ... No issues at all on my Windows 10 system. ... "
" ... They cause NO resource issues on my computers. ... A Win7 laptop and a Win 10 desktop at the office , zero problems . ... "
" ... Easily connected to the computer and especially since I had windows 10. ... "
Setup
20scanner, instructions, software, setup, cd rom
+85%
-15%
" ... Easy set up, simple operation. ... "
" ... I use Mac and it was super easy. ... "
" ... Easy to install software on my Windows 10 operating system notebook pc. ... "
" ... I had read someone else's review that said it was simple plug and play on the Mac. ... "
" ... Easy to use even without instructions ... "
" ... Setting it up is fairly easy and all in all, you could say this is just a plug and play scanner. ... "
" ... It works very well but be patient. ... "
" ... Was very easy to setup and works seamlessly without any difficulties. ... "
Software Platform
19windows 10, lide, scanner, domain, administrator
+42%
-58%
" ... Even though I am a domain admin, the software repeatedly asked for an administrator ID. ... I added my domain ID to the local machine admin group. ... "
" ... It also needs to reload the software almost every time. ... "
" ... Google "LiDE 120 and failed to install Administrator rights" and you will see a plethora of complaints. ... "
" ... If you want the watermark off, you need buy spendy software ... "
" ... When it worked without the software hanging or crashing, it worked well, but between its temperamental ways and the premature hardware failure, I can't recommend this one. ... "
" ... When I try to scan something with another program, I get an error message that says it can't connect. ... "
" ... It does not and will not work with Windows 10. ... "
" ... "CanoScan LiDE 120 Full Driver & Software Package (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP)", I get the following error: ... "To install the software, you must be logged on to an administrator account. ... I was very angry having just unboxed this and not able to use any of my IT tricks to get the software installed, and was ready to send it back for an Epson. ... "
Picture Quality
17scanner, image, scanning, scanned, photos
+82%
-18%
" ... Since I did still have more than 10 photo albums with old photos (many B&W) left to scan, I looked for an inexpensive alternative for scanning photos. ... I scanned hundreds of old photos and if I never use this scanner again, it was worth the $55 I paid for it. ... "
" ... I scanned so many pictures with it . ... "
" ... This one seperates each picture out when scanning more than one. ... "
" ... As long as you have a gap between your pictures the scanner can tell they're separate pictures. ... But I bought it for quick mass picture scanning and it works like a champ at that so I'm giving it five stars. ... "
" ... As it happened, I needed to scan a lot of old photos and that would involve a lot of walking back and forth between my computer and the flatbed scanner on the printer. ... You can scan multiple photos on a single scan and have them automatically squared, cropped and make some basic image corrections. ... "
" ... Will scan and crop multiple photos at one time. ... "
" ... The scanned images look fine. ... "
" ... The image quality is the key here--it's stellar. ... 2400 x 4800 dpi is plenty by today's standards, and again the scanned photos, documents, etc. ... "
USB
14scanner, power, port, cable, scan
+57%
-43%
" ... It's basically plug-and-play. ... "
" ... Since it's USB powered I don't have to look for a power outlet to use it. ... "
" ... Exactly what I was looking 4 to scan with an USB connect!! ... "
" ... Nice that it powers by USB. ... "
" ... I experimented and found the most effective solution was a relatively cheap USB 2.0 Y Cable for External Hard Drive - USB A to mini B. ... It's designed to increase the USB power needed for external hard drives but it works and provides the necessary power for this scanner. ... For this scanner, make sure you get the one for the USB A to mini B since the USB Y Cable is also available as a USB 2.0 with a micro-B and a USB 3.0 with a micro-B. ... Since adding the USB Y Cable I haven't had any problems and the scanner works great. ... "
" ... After initially installing drivers, setting up the scanner is as easy as putting it on the desk and plugging in to the computer's USB port. ... "
" ... And it uses the USB +5V for power, amazing. ... "
" ... For getting low-quality images of documents or photos -- and if you are with your laptop or netbook that provides adequate USB power -- it probably does a better job than your smartphone. ... "
Ports
12port, scanner, powered, power, cable
+58%
-42%
" ... Since it's USB powered I don't have to look for a power outlet to use it. ... "
" ... Exactly what I was looking 4 to scan with an USB connect!! ... "
" ... Nice that it powers by USB. ... "
" ... I searched the internet and found some fixes using a shorter USB wire or connecting the scanner to a powered hub. ... I experimented and found the most effective solution was a relatively cheap USB 2.0 Y Cable for External Hard Drive - USB A to mini B. ... This cable connects to two USB ports (a minor CON since it ties up two of your USB ports) and draws power from both to increase the power available to the mini USB port on the scanner. ... For this scanner, make sure you get the one for the USB A to mini B since the USB Y Cable is also available as a USB 2.0 with a micro-B and a USB 3.0 with a micro-B. ... Since adding the USB Y Cable I haven't had any problems and the scanner works great. ... "
" ... The great part is it has no separate power cord but gets all its juice from the USB port. ... "
" ... It goes into my laptop bag with no issues so it will port very easily. ... "
Drivers
11driver, software, windows 10, scanner, canon website
+64%
-36%
" ... I manually downloaded the drivers from Canon's site and installed everything. ... "
" ... The scan quality is quite good and it's plug and play for mac, no drivers necessary. ... "
" ... Works great with Windows 7 and 10 and you can download the latest drivers ... "
" ... After initially installing drivers, setting up the scanner is as easy as putting it on the desk and plugging in to the computer's USB port. ... "
" ... a new driver for the LIDE 120 that makes it compatible with Windows 10. ... installing the new driver, it worked perfectly. ... "
" ... The computer recognized it and the drivers were correct. ... "
" ... Works great with Windows 10 but I had to download the latest driver from the Canon website before it would work. ... "
Apps
11administrator, scanner, windows 10, pdf, lide
+55%
-45%
" ... Easy to install software on my Windows 10 operating system notebook pc. ... "
" ... press pdf and you get onenote . ... "
" ... It even integrated perfectly with the import file menu in Photoshop CS3, which I didn't expect. ... "
" ... Web based software installed on my Mac easily. ... "
" ... Works as it should and no problems with the software. ... "
" ... Google search ended up with this scanner meeting my requirements. ... "
Returns
11returned, returning, today, refund, amazon
-100%
" ... Lesson: Try your purchase once you have it not 2 months later where you can't return. ... "
" ... Didn't work so returned it ... "
" ... Thinking of returning this product but doesn't allow me to do so. ... "
" ... I could not return it because the month for return finished. ... "
" ... I should of returned it. ... "
" ... I was out of town or I would have returned it. ... "
" ... Returned - and ordered the Epson instead. ... "
" ... to late to return . ... "
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