A premium value for professional quality scans, the Epson Perfection® 4490 Photo delivers extraordinary results with 4800 x 9600 dpi resolution and an impressive 3.4 Dmax. This full-featured performer makes it easy for anyone to quickly restore, repair and renew classic photos, film and transparencies for stunning color reprints and enlargements. Powerful Digital ICE™ technology offers built-in dust and scratch removal capabilities for film, while Epson Easy Photo Fix provides one-touch color restoration. Together, these two features bring new life to faded or damaged originals.
brad's Experience
Rating
Written By brad
Date Written Dec 15 2007
Summary
Howdy doody, folks. That's a question. You're supposed to answer (e.g. Great! Never Better! Been to hell and back!). Kidding. I'll get serious. I bought this scanner about a month ago off Epson's clearance rack. For those who aren't familiar,...
Strength
AC powered. USB 2.0 bandwidth. Great software suite.
Weakness
A bit bulky, not too bad.
Bottom Line
For a stand-alone scanner, this is a wonderful machine. If that's what you're looking for, buy this thing.
We purchased this scanner for my office a few weeks ago and when it came in I was really excited. We don't do a lot of scanning and the only reason we picked up a scanner this nice was because it was being covered by the university life cycle upgrade...
Strength
Good software, excellent resolution, fast, clear crisp images.
Weakness
Scanner forces itself to scan even if locked. No physical guide for laying out film.
Bottom Line
It's an excellent scanner for the price. It provides high quality scans, and does it quickly. It's a good buy.
Having worked in restaurants for many years (and having been a chef for two of those) I have very high standards in cookware. All of my knives are hand forged and are babied. My pots and pans are all high quality, heavy wall stainless. And my stove is...
Strength
Finally a home stove with high BTU output!
Weakness
Confusing oven functions and oven probe that is difficult to use on smaller items.
Bottom Line
Oh, go on! Splurge on yourself and get a nice stove this next time.
Just arrived. HEAVY! A snap to set up, although you should make sure to buy a gas hose and a double-male adapter since the stove does not necessarily come with a hose and it has a female plug on the gas inlet. Hoses from the hardware store come with...
Strength
Pretty, flexible, fun.
Weakness
Stupid blue plasti wrap, stupid female gas coonnector.
Bottom Line
Ignore the numeric ratings, just got it. Review is preliminary.
I've had my Epson 4490 for about 10 months now and use it to scan a variety of materials: photos, text, illustration, transparencies. I've been very pleased with its performance with all of them. Moreover, it's extremely easy to set up and use. I'd...
The installation process was extremely cumbersome, made much worse by the absence of a printed manual. There is a HTML file for the manual on the disk, but that is very hard to print out as a permanent reference. I went to Epson's web site to see if...
I had never had a gas fueled oven before. We cranked up every burner, the lower oven and the main oven to 450°. Within a few minutes, the oven was at temp and held it. It cooks evenly with convection heat. I love the center griddle burner. This...
Strength
GE has covered every option in their design. It is everything and more.
Weakness
The protective film was placed under the handles. You will never get it all off.
