HP G4050
Review Date: 5th November 2007
HP G4050
Price: £199.00
HP's G4050 flatbed scanner employs a novel two-pass technique to extract maximum detail.
Pros
Build quality, fundamental scan quality is good.
Cons
Speed, poor control software, large design.
| Score | 85% |
|---|
Main Review
Desk Dominating
If you like your scanner to dominate your desk, the G4050 could be for you, being easily larger than the already-big HP G3010 we've tested. Inside the big box is a unique scanner CCD that is sensitive to six colours instead of the usual three (red, green and blue). This mode is switched off by default and the reason is a major increase in scanning time once it’s turned on.
Performance and Scan Quality
Scan quality is already quite good in standard mode and we couldn’t see a major pay back for the long waits in six-colour mode. Film scanning takes ages too and for a scanner of this price we’d expect classier film frame previewing and selection facilities.
The G4050, ultimately, promises much but doesn’t deliver a great deal extra.
Full specification
| Sensor | Cold Cathode lamp/CCD+optical lens | Illumination | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Resolution | 4800x9600ppi | Film Size | 16x 35mm slides/ 30x 35mm neg frames/two medium format |
| Maximum Print Size | 5x4in film frame | Output | - |
| Colour Depth | - | D-Max | - |
| Operating System | - | Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
| Dimensions | 303 x 508 x 108mm | Weight | 5.3 kg |
| Bundled Software | Lighting, HP Image Editor, USB 2.0Integrated OCR, HP Photo-smart Share, HP Adaptive |
Manufacturer Website: http://www.hp.com/uk
User reviews
Add your reviewMay 31 04:26
Bob
It took THREE WHOLE days to install this daned thing and it does NOT install under XP. This is the worst installation program I have EVER seen. What kind of #@$! software gives you installation errors that you can't search for on their support site? HP "engineers" should hold their head down in TOTAL shame. I'll review the scanning later. Right now I am way too mad to play with it.