I have used Canon flat bed scanners for many years, up dating as necessary as Window OS update, all worked well without problem. This year I decided to change over to Apple iMac and iPad and needed a replacement scanner. Following satisfactory performance experience, I purchased, this week, a new Canon Line 300. The only software provided was a CD rom for Windows (how last century?) so set about searching for suitable drivers, only to be advised that my iMac did not need additional drivers.
I plugged the scanner in and after rummaging in settings and printers & scanners I put a page of text in the scanner and, with more than a little trepidation, pressed 'copy' button, nothing happened, some hours passed without progress back to the printers & scanners, nothing helpful to be seen I pressed the box overview option (why not scan button?) which brought the scanner to life and a copy of the document appeared on my screen. Yippee, excitement soon relapsed as nothing appeared from my trusty Brother Laser Printer. There it remains, nothing further action allowed it seems not. even a chance to move the screen image to be stored in the iMac's memory.
I could buy another printer on the off chance that my Brother printer is at fault, but in the face of all the very bad reviews of the Cannon Line 300 sacaner I feel that would be an expensive experiment doomed to failure, easier, I think, to simply to put the Lide 300 back in it's freshly opened box and send it back to Amazon.
| Brand | Canon |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 36.83 x 25.15 x 4.32 cm; 1.63 Kilograms |
| Item model number | 2996C002 |
| Manufacturer | Canon USA Inc. |
| Series | CanoScan |
| Operating System | Windows, Mac |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 1.63 kg |
