CanoScan® LiDE 25 Review

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Are you in the market at the moment for a light, compact, affordable, slim office or home desktop flatbed scanner? This may be the perfect choice: it's inexpensive, very thin, easy to use, and features a performance that is good enough for average users. Let's find out more about the CanoScan® LiDE 25.

Specifications

• Scanner Type: Flatbed
• Scanning Element: Color Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
• Light Source: 3-color RGB LEDs
• Optical Max. Resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi
• Scanning Mode:
  • Color: 48-bit internal/24-bit external
  • Grayscale: 16-bit internal/8-bit external
  • Black & White
  • Text Enhanced 
• Max. Document Size: 8.5" x 11.7" - 216 x 297mm (A4/letter)
• Scanning Speed:
  • Color: 16msec./line (600dpi), 32msec./line (1200dpi)
  • Grayscale and B&W: 5.3msec./line (600dpi), 10.6msec./line (1200dpi)
• Interface: USB 1.1 (cable included in the package)
• Scanner Buttons: 3 (COPY, SCAN, E-MAIL)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 10.1" x 15.1" x 1.3" - 256 x 383 x 34mm
• Weight: 3.53 lbs. = 1.60 kg
• OS Compatibility: Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP, Mac® OS X 10.2 to 10.4.x
• System Requirements:
  • Minimum Requirements: Systems with 300MHz and 128MB RAM.
  • Recommended Requirements: Systems with Pentium® III or higher, Celeron® (566MHz or higher), AMD: Athlon™, Athlon MP, Athlon XP or Duron are recommended.
  • For MACs: Power PC, G3/128MB RAM and Mac OS X v.10.2 to 10.4.x(Native Mode)
• Software Included: ScanGear® CS11.0 (Windows/Mac), CanoScan Toolbox 4.9 (Windows/Mac), Arcsoft® PhotoStudio® (Windows/Mac), ScanSoft® OmniPage® SE OCR (Windows/Mac).
• Power Source: Powered via USB port, no AC adapter required.
• Max. Power Consumption: 2.5W (1.4W standby)
• Environmental Conditions (without condensation):
  • Operating Temperature: 41° to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
  • Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% RH
• Warranty: 12 months.

Now that we've seen the specifications, let's open the box.

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