Product ReviewsCanon CanoScan N650U Flatbed Scanner

Good cheap portable scanner.

This is a cheap, lightweight, portable scanner. This scanner scans at a slower speed than other scanners. Also it only scans a maximum of 8.5x11. Get a difference scanner if you want to scan legal size papers. However, this scanner cuts off less than other scanners on the edges. Other scanners have higher quality images, but if you just need a general scanner for small pages this one is a good deal. It conveniently has a USB connection for data and power.Read full review...

Good scan, Light weight, Slim design, Great entry level

This is a quite old model of the Cannon LIDE scanner.

The N650U is a flat-bed scanner that measures 10.1 inches wide by 14.7 inched deep by 1.3 inches high. That's right, just over one inch tall. In addition to being small, the N650U requires only one cord (the USB cord also supplies the power, so there is no need for a separate power cord). The fact is that this scanner is so small and lightweight (3 pounds) that makes it very portable.

The scanner scans slow but it is not horribly slow. Looking at the actual scanning speeds I have clocked when scanning a 4 inch by 6 inch photo at different resolutions, you see even the highest resolution scan takes me less than 1.5 minutes. These tests were run on the same computer within minutes of each other.

200dpi - 22 seconds
400dpi - 45 seconds
600dpi - 45 seconds
1200dpi - 80 seconds

For scanning photos and text, the quality of the scanner is more than acceptable. Unfortunately the scanner does not scans 3-D objects with acceptable quality. I've tried to scan coins and the scan images did not show me all I can see with my eyes. I will not recommend this scanner to anyone who will need to scan 3-D objects. For example, if you are selling your pocket knives or jewelry on eBay, you could not scan them with this scanner. The scanner works quite silently. So, if you scan photos and documents only and you have not too many documents to scan this scanner is for you.

The scanner driver was easily installed to my desktop PC which is running under Windows XP. But I did not find the scanner driver for Windows Vista. I told in the very beginning that this is very old scanner. Probably it is no longer supported by Microsoft...Read full review...

Works great in Linux Mint with xsane loaded. Only good for XP or older O.S.

This is a good scanner, but only for windows XP or older windows. The only way to get this scanner to work in Windows Vista or windows 7 that I know of is to download the Xp emulator that Microsoft did offer as a free download. Now, that emulator will slow down you computer a great deal, but only when you put it in emulator mode.(and I should add you need to have the software from the manufacturer. As with all things Microsoft, you must have the driver CD.)

Now, I use Linux, specifically Linus Mint and this scanner works straight out of the box if you have loaded Sane and XSANE from the repositories. Plug it up and watch it work flawlessly.
Enough from the tech guy.Read full review...

Worthless on modern Windows - designed for win 98 and earlier

Won't work on windows after ME edition - might as well buy a brick

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Canon N650U Scanner

I have two of these on two different computers. It's small, light, runs power through the USB cable (no wall wort). The Canon Scangear software is user friendly. I use Scangear with Irfanview, which is free. If you need a scanner that has a small footprint, this is it. If you hate wall worts, this is the scanner you want.Read full review...

Easy to Use

This is an easy to use, lightweight flatbed scanner. It really is plug and play and the scans are fast and of high quality. No power supply to mess with either- it powers from the USB port. I recommend it.Read full review...

Very nice

I bought this to have in my car for copying portably. I don't have an office so I work out of my car. This is perfect for what I need. I am not the type who needs the best of everything, I'd rather practical. This is a great machine.Read full review...

A-Okay With Me A Great Deal

Works Great I love it no power cable just one USB cable. I am not crazy for the software I use just the drivers and Irfanviewer or photoshop

super fast shipping and works perfect!

i loved everything about it, especially the size (thin), and how it only required a usb cable as opposed to usb and power cable!

Good document scanner, but that's it.

I purchased this scanner online for $18.00, so I can't really complain. It is very good for scanning documents, but whenever you want to scan something thicker than a sheet of paper, you will probably be disappointed. I was hoping to be able to scan coins, but the scan quality was very poor.Read full review...