This Just In: Microtek is Now Dead to Me (Updated)
March 16th, 2008
I was kindly informed by Microtek that I’m screwed. My s400 flatbed scanner that is barely more than a year old has been bricked since my October upgrade to Leopard. I’ve been patient for months now, and finally wrote them a kind letter. I got this in response:
Dear Mr. Stringer,Please be advised that the ScanMaker s400 scanner is not supported on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. We regret to inform you that Microtek will not be releasing software drivers for the ScanMaker s400 scanner to support this new operating system. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you.
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Microtek just made my infamous Dead-to-Me list with Sony, the Microsoft Operating System, and the Republican Party. Congratulations guys. I’ve got your prize right >here<.
Look for an mint s400 on eBay soon.
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Update:
The item is up for sale on ebay. Check it out here.
StringFoo's Feed-o-Rama:
March 29th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Except for the part about the Republican Party, I totally agree with you! I have a Microtek i900. It cost over $500 less than twp years ago, and the scan quality is inferior to a $200 Epson RX620 all-in-one that I bought as a printer. I have had problems which their tech help claims are not actually problems: they claim the problems are just the “unique way the i900 operates”. The scans are coarse, lack detail in dark areas, but are “the best in its class”, according to Microtek. Total bullshit!!