i have a Umax, rather old now i guess, model 610, SCSI... works great (not spectacular quality though, can't expect that for the price! less than $100 new) with my G3 beige minitow…

Hi, You have to make sure that software is easily available for whichever scanner you buy. i.e. buy from a company that'll support the software through the Mac OS software revisi…

Are you looking for a USB scanner? If so, I bought the Umax 1220U. It works really well, kinda noisy when it scans though. It was $150 when I bought it but you can probably find…

MacWorld's December issue rates inexpensive scanners on page 98.

I bought a umax 2100u and it really rocks and its only 120$ but for a cheaper solution i would have to say a microtek slimscanc6-usb its only 80$ and has very good resolution.

How is the image quality of the SlimScan C6? I have been considering one of those because of its extremely small size... tooki

The VistaScan installer causes the Finder to "quit unexpectedly" before most of the software gets installed. This is true of the CD-installer, as well for the installer you can d/…

Try using MagicScan instead... it works very well with my old Umax 610 and I am told and have read that it works with your model... MagicScan is Umax's 'top of the line' scanner s…

Last I checked, it didn't work with USB scanners. I'd really like to knwo what's causign these Finder-quits....

MagicScan has been recently updated, you had best check it again...

No dice.....MagicScan's install forces the Finder to quit too.....a little later in the install, but still no good. Help!!! What's the problem?!

I believe there is a link on the webpage of umax referencing this problem to a lack of power going through the scanner. You might want to check the page and pull down the latest d…

Hello, I think I have some similar problem. When I try to install software that quits the finder in the beginning of the installation procedure (including Vistascan for my Astra 1…

I found that I couldn't install unless the OS 8 extensions were ON. I assume that the installer looks for ColorSync or something. I also found that if you're running the updater,…

my astra 610s worked great until I upgraded to MacOS9. I was running 8.6 and all was fine the only change was the OS. I am using magic scan 4.3 the latest version. The SCSI card…

I found that having the scanner switched on and warmed up during the installation, stopped the installer quitting to the finder. Dhanu

Make sure you have ColorSync installed before installing VistaScan. Solved the problem for me.

Try using Custom install instread of easy install - it works for me. Easy install quits the Finder. MacOS 8.6, Astra 610s

I've had endless probs over the years with UMAX scanner s/w installers--on top of which on a slow line (which I have no more!) it's a killer-lomg d/l. That's why I got an Agfa 1212…

If you use a UMAX 2000/2100U scanner, there is one file that it installs, which will immediately cause the system to crash: VS Control Strip (version 3.5.1). The fix is to remove t…

I just installed the DA, the TWAIN Driver and the MagicMatch Engine and it all installed. Did I really need the Magic Match Engine? This works for Magic Scan as well as Vista Sca…

ouch man that sucks!! i got the same system and the same scanner and it worked for me with no problem. i do occasionaly have problems with scanning though...

So, the scanner software bites, great, is there any other scanner software that is written for the mac that I can use on my umax 1220?

I have had zero trouble with MagicScan as I said previously. There are reports that other have had success with it and your scanner model. see versiontracker for the most recent M…

I also have a Umax 1200S that is incompatable w/ my G4 as well as my G3. VistaScammmm is a nightmare! I'm very close to trashing the scanner & more importantly the software aft…