After years of trying to find a user-friendly scanner that actually does what I need it to do consistently, this Epson has made me very happy. It's fast, lightweight, easy to use, uses intuitive software, and is very consistent in its scanning. I've gone through thousands of photos and and hundreds of documents with this scanner and been very happy with its performance.

I totally love this scanner, it's perfect for what it is and for what I need. I'm not going to compare it to high priced scanners, because that's not what I bought. This was quite economical and I wanted it to scan boxes of family snapshots. I read the reviews and took the other reviewers suggestions to heart. First install your program disc before every attaching the scanner. It went fine for me on a Windows 10 laptop. When I then attached the laptop, per USB port, it powered right up and was recognized by the computer. No power cord needed. I had better luck starting the scan from the icon on the computer that pushing the button on the scanner. There were a couple of times when it didn't communicate, but I didn't have that problem by going right to the icon to bring up the scan box. I scanned in the pre-set auto mode of 300 dpi since I was scanning simple snapshots, in black and white, for viewing. I still have the originals, so if I want to do anything with them I can always rescan at a higher resolution. Initially I was scanning one at a time, and it was going fairly quickly. I could scan, rename, tweak exposure, and file in about a minute to a minute and a half. You can scan several pictures at once, as long as you keep a nice buffer around the edges so that the scanner differentiates separate photos. It takes longer per scan, but goes quicker over all since you're getting multiples at once. Each photo pops up in the pictures folder individually. If they are too close together you get one scan of several images together. I've scanned almost 600 photos already and I'm very pleased with how it's worked. It wasn't noisy as some have complained about. There is some whirring sounds as the mechanism moves over the images, but it's not loud and you know it's working. I found it extremely convenient, very easy to use, and the results more than acceptable. It's lightweight, you don't need a power source other than the computer itself, and very portable. Throw in a price well under $100 and it's a great value. I couldn't be happier.

I'd purchased the V39 for a couple of reasons. Simplifying my paper handling and scanning in several old photos from the family photo albums. I had some experience with Epson scanners and the technical specs on this one looked good. Looks like this thing is going to work for me and likely exceed my expectations. I'm running Mac Mojave 10.14.3 The scan quality of the photos is amazing. I've not exercised all of the software capabilities, but for photos, there are 4 options ranging from Full Auto to Professional. (see image) It seems to operate just fine from my USB 2 powered hub. Document Capture (a separate app with the V39) takes care of the OCR functions I was looking for to help with my paperwork flow. Why not 5 Stars? While the image quality is superb. A few issues; 1. I chose not to follow the install instructions - this thing is USB - so it should be Plug n Play: WRONG. Don't do what I did. I went right to the Epson web site, downloaded the current Mac software and then plugged the scanner into USB - buttons wouldn't work, apps didn't function right, very disappointing start. Without going into a lot of details, just use the install CD. After I did this, it linked to the download site at Epson and I did the download - there was the typical Mac install - which it didn't prompt me through, and a further update. But after all that, the buttons worked just fine and I could select where all of the scanned files would be sent on my system. 2. Because of the Mac OS, Epson's software for stitching / joining photos is N/A. I do have a few old panorama photos so I'll need something else to stitch them together. 3. The OCR on pdf scans is not part of the pdf button capabilities. You need to start with the Mac App that Epson installs as part of the V39 (Document Capture) and then when it opens, select the Scan icon to fire up the scanner (image attached). And on my first test it didn't work - perhaps because I'd scanned the document upside down, it worked on 2nd try. As it turns out, I may be handling most of my documents through my Evernote Premium which does OCR on imported pdfs, and I think images as well. As it turns out, I could have probably been fine with the less expensive V19 scanner, but I'm happy with the V39 so far

I originally bought this scanner to create high-res digital images of my artwork. The instructions were a tad confusing at first, but I figured it out. I then installed the software needed to operate the scanner, onto my computer. I went through all of the proper steps, following the installation instructions to the letter. Then, I tried to use the scanner. And that is when the first issue occurred. I placed a piece of my artwork on the scanner bed and opened the proper program on my computer. I then tried activating the scanner. The software popped up a little window saying: "No Scanner Detected." Okay. So I tried plugging the USB cable into a different port and restarting the program. Same issue. I repeated this process multiple times, trying the cable at least three times in each of the four USB ports on my computer. I tried using the buttons on the scanner to scan the picture, to no avail. I tried restarting the computer and doing it all over again, but that didn't work. Finally, I figured I should try re-installing the scanner software. I uninstalled the software, restarted my computer, then re-installed the software. Then, I tried scanning again. And that is when issue number two manifested. After I re-installed the software the scanner was finally able to connect. So I tried scanning the picture again. I would like to mention that every time I opened the program it took about one minute to finally open, and took about ten to twenty seconds to register any clicking I did within the program. As well, it crashed just about every time I opened it. Back to the issue at hand: Both the product description, the operating manual, the box, and the scanner itself testified that it could scan at 4800dpi. So, I trusted the description and all that and attempted to scan at 4800dpi. The software then popped up a window saying that I couldn't scan at that resolution. It did not give a reason as to why. I tried again and achieved the same results. I tried 1200dpi. Same. Thing. Happened. I tried 600dpi, it wouldn't let me do that either. Finally, it said the scanner was ready to scan. But...it could only scan at 300dpi. I did the scan at 300dpi, and that is when issue number three happened. The image was scanned successfully at 300dpi. Then, I tried to save it. The software itself is not very user-friendly, and I had to look at the manual several times, and online, before I finally figured out how to save the scanned image. I followed the instructions...but, you guessed it, the program gave me an error saying the image could not be saved -- again giving no reason as to why that was. The program then crashed. I tried again...eight times, the program crashing every time until the ninth time worked. It told me the image had been saved. I went to the destination folder to find that the image had, in fact, not been saved at all. I did a search of the entire hard-drive for the image, but it did not exist. So I tried saving it again. The program crashed. I did this about three times, everything following the same pattern. I troubleshot the program, I looked online for tech support, but none of the 'solutions' worked in the slightest. So, I re-installed the software. The same thing happened, every issue the same. I re-installed the software, restarted my computer, checked my computer for updates, multiple times, and in multiple orders. But, every single time, the program had the exact same issues. And, for the record, I checked the system requirements for the operation of the scanner, and my system exceeded every single one by a mile. After about ten more attempts, something finally seemed to work. Seemed being the operative word here. I opened the program, the scanner connected, the program didn't crash, and it let me select the option of scanning at 4800dpi. I would like to emphasize again how completely user-UNfriendly the software is. Despite spending an hour and a half reading the manual and doing research online, the program was still hard to figure out. And that's coming from a guy who is not generally stupid when it comes to this sort of thing. Anyway, I clicked "scan". But, lo and behold, again an error window appeared, telling me I couldn't scan at 4800dpi. This time it gave a reason: I did not have enough room on my hard drive for the image. I had over 1 Terabyte of empty space on my hard drive! That's far more than enough for the estimated size of the file! I tried scanning again, with the same result. I tried 3600dpi. I tried 1200dpi. I tried 600dpi. Every, Single. Time. I got the same error message. Then, like before it let me scan at 300dpi. I did that but ran into the same saving problem as earlier. Being the extremely stubborn person I am, I repeated the process of uninstalling the software, restarting my computer, reinstalling the software, troubleshooting, scanning the software for problems, trying the buttons on the scanner itself, trying to scan at different dpi's, trying to save the 300dpi image. I counted: I repeated this process, occasionally changing up the order of steps sixteen different times! But, every single time I ran into all of the same issues that I had been constantly having! Finally, I said enough is enough, packed up the scanner, and returned it. I would absolutely recommend not getting this scanner. The software is terrible, and it's confusing to figure out. Do not get this scanner.

Despite all the bad reviews I took a chance.I wanted to scan mostly 4x6 photo prints to upload to an on-line site to make a photo book.Figured if it worked and lasted long enough to do 300 pictures, it would pay for itself compared to the cost of getting the scanning done outside.My level of computer savvy is I need a Dummies book to get anything done.So far I have done about 100 scans at 600-which is what the on-line site uses,on my windows 10 computer.Quick and easy to save and upload.I have experienced zero of any of the problems reported by others and am at a loss to understand some of the concerns. 1.Software.There was no disk included.Simple link to their web site.Download and install the software.Puts an icon on the desktop.Click on it and operate the unit.Works perfectly with my new windows 10 .Didn't try any of the, to me "fancy" alternate modes,like Professional or scan multiple pages to a single PDF or "stitching",so can't speak to any of that. I just set the resolution and get a nice JPEG digital image.Of course you can't do multiple scans at the highest resolution.Takes too much space on the hard drive.Seems to me some of the negative people may have unrealistically expected high end professional level performance,which you can only get from units at much higher price points. 2.Buttons.Don't get this concern.Didn't try them-why would you want to? Scan and save to my computer, so you have to turn it on.Also turns on the scanner.Easy to click on the icon.Used basic screen.Just click on "start scan". 3.Borders.The manual that downloads with the software tells you about the minimal edge reduction.Wasn't a problem for me.There are two marks on the lower right hand corner.I just put the photo down by the marks,less than 1/4 inch from the edges.Doesn't have to be exactly square or straight.Program scans it perfectly for me. 4.Smudges.People are amazing.Yes if you put your fingers on the glass that isn't good.Exactly like any other scanner.I just put the photo down and move it around by touching the photo. I use a soft plastic tooth pick to lift the photo up a bit off the glass, so I can remove it without touching the glass.Haven't had any problems, nor had to wipe the glass so far. 5.Noise.Another concern I don't get.Some people must have very tender ears.The first pass is about 5% louder than my Brother MFC-8660DW, 3 in 1 printer-copier-scanner.Then you get a thumbnail of the scan to decide if you like it.Then the second pass is the same sound as the Brother. All scanners make a noise,don't they? 6.Plug.I don't know the technical name but the mini USB end of the 4' cable that plugs into the unit is not exactly robust.The comments alerted me to a possible problem so I plugged it in and put a little duct tape around it and I leave it alone.Just use the other end which is a normal USB, to plug in and out of my desktop.Mostly I leave it plugged in all the time and it automatically turns on when I boot up my computer and off when I log out. 6.Time. It takes me 30 seconds to scan a 4x6 photo-from the time I click on start scan until the process is complete. 7.Saving.This is another concern I don't get.Probably because I am mostly clueless about computers.When a scan is complete a window pops up automatically, New Scanner under Pictures.The scan is placed there and saved by itself.I drag it to my desktop.The on-line site sees it there when I click on add photos.Drag and upload.Then I make a new folder in Pictures for that book, and drag it off the desktop into the folder.I am sure there are better ways but that works for me. 8.Lid. It was heavy enough for me to flatted slightly curled photos.The hinges are a light plastic so I try and be careful.It stands upright while I place another photo.The manual says it is removable to scan bigger items but I haven't tried anything except scanning photos as big as 8x11. Conclusion:I couldn't be happier so far.The unit does exactly what I hoped for at what I consider a bargain price.

This scanner has been really great for scanning pictures and documents into my computer for input into other programs. It's lightweight so I can carry it anywhere I need to take it, and very easy to set up and use. This has been a great scanner for scanning pictures and documents into my computer for use in other programs. It is easy to set up and use, although I did have to have an adaptor to attach the cord to my computer. However, I have loved having this scanner. It is lightweight and compact, so I can take it with me wherever I need to go or set up. A great purchase!

This Epson Perfection V39 flatbed scanner is a good price for what you get when compared to the competition in Spring 2023, and it is useful for making quality document scans. It is also slim and lightweight, so it is easy to store and move around. It does have a fair number of issues, however. The associated Epson software is annoying but not completely impossible. I am using the Mac version of the recommended Epson drivers from the Epson website. My computer is a laptop: a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro running macOS Ventura version 13.2.1. I have to use a USB-C to USB adapter to connect the scanner to my laptop because I only have USB-C ports built in on my laptop. During install, I found that even though I checked for updates immediately, the Epson Software Updater showed that there were no additional updates to the drivers/etc. until after I had restarted my computer. This happened two or three times, so there were a few updates to the drivers, even though I had just downloaded them directly from the Epson site, and the Updater was glitchy in recognizing that updates were available. I have used this Epson Perfection V39 scanner for about a week now, and have completed approximately 100 total scans. Most have been 1200 dpi color document scans that I scanned to PDF, and a few have been 4x6 photos that I scanned to JPEG. I initially tried to select "Scan to Searchable PDF" for the documents, but the software could not successfully complete the process by Saving the image files to my laptop. I also found that I sometimes have to restart my computer to get the software to open up and allow me to start scanning. I will plug the cable into the scanner and my laptop, no light will turn on at scanner, and the Epson Scan 2 software will never open up after I click on it. I have to Force Quit the application to get it to stop trying, and then fully restart the computer before I can successfully open the scanner application and scan to my laptop. ALL of the preceding was/is annoying, but you can still get your scans in the end, and the document scans are decent quality. However, I am NOT impressed with the speed of the scans. It takes about 1.5 minutes per page of color document at 1200 dpi setting. That seems way too long since it’s not an improvement over what I was getting 10 or 15 years ago from my Canon All-In-One printer/scanner/copier/fax. My other true complaint about this flatbed scanner is that it did not impress me when I used it to scan 4x6 color photos. The images from the scanned photos looked worse than the originals in clarity and color, and each one took about as long to scan as the full-size color documents I had been scanning. Both of these last two issues, the speed of scanning and the quality of the photo scans, are genuine issues that may result in my returning the Epson Perfection V39 flatbed scanner. I still have a few more weeks to decide. At a minimum, I will have to purchase another device to make quality photo scans in the future because even with all the time in the world, this is just not good enough for high quality photo scans.

I needed to replace my 10+ year old Epson flatbed, which after many years of faithful service finally gave up the ghost in a cacophony of grinding plastic gears. I was very attracted to this unit because of its low price, its very thin conformation, and its promise of taking up so little room through the use of their clever ‘kickstand’. However, I was very concerned that considering that it was powered exclusively by the standard USB 5v DC provided power feed, that it would either under-perform or refuse to work at all (I had been previously burned by an experience with an allegedly USB powered Blu-Ray drive). But the prospect of getting the advantages mentioned above held sway in my decision; nowadays a seventy five dollar (tax included) roll of the dice is not what once it may have been. As it turns out, I'm now two weeks into my use I am thrilled to death. I have actually gained in both scan quality and resolution over my old dinosaur, which I guess should come as little surprise considering the speed of technological innovation in both the computer and the imaging sectors. On top of that, I was very pleased to find that the unit has not shown the first sign of being under-powered. In some of the Amazon customer reviews, I had read some comments about the machine being rather loud. I suppose that such things are relative, my new unit is neither louder nor quieter than my old dinosaur, so personally I don’t much mark any difference. However, there’s just enough operating noise in both that I’m sure that younger folks who are used to better might understandably feel just a little more sensitive to the effects than I. I guess that I might be as much a dinosaur as my old unit. For that matter the scan speed from both units pretty much matched (the newer one might win by a nose), so I guess that with me the same logic applies for that. I did experience a minor hiccough when installing the driver; that was apparently caused by my ignorance and my resultant failure to first uninstall the previous incarnation of Epson driver, a simple uninstall and reinstall solved the problem in quick order. Just for fun, I tried out the bundled OCR software; I say just for fun because I have little real cause to use such a program. I found it to be just a tad too inconsistent in its performance for my tastes, so again just for fun I got onto the internet seeking a better path. I finally found a highly rated commercial software called TopOCR, which sells for a whopping $4.99 U.S.D. (apparently not a sale price, and a free limited trail is offered). If you noted my previous comment about seventy five dollar rolls of the dice, you will not be surprised that a paid copy wound up on my HD. This decision was reinforced when I tried the aforementioned limited free trial, it proved to be quite noticeably superior in its fidelity to original content. So based on that, I have decided to give the unit a full five stars. That said, however, there are some things that perhaps I should make clear to any potentially incautious people; to me they are all things that should be immediately obvious from the unit’s very low price point. This unit is rather lightly built, speaking both with regards to both mass and to durability/rigidity. It is quite apparent that the design duty usage cycle level is not of the very highest order. That sort of stuff is clearly best found in a unit which is sold at a higher price point. But for my ‘retired old-guy on a pension’ purposes, it seems to show great promise. So if you have a house full of mechanically over-inquisitive kiddies or if you intend to digitize that 40 year old heritage family copy of Encyclopedia Britannica, you might want to try batting in a slightly higher league.

It’s a good budget friendly scanner. There are only a couple of gripes I have. First off, to press the scanner buttons you actually lift them up. The scanner is so light, you have to “pinch” the top of the scanner & the buttons to activate them. Secondly, when scanning pictures I found that the software would occasionally flip or rotate the image without being prompted. Lastly, & it may just be true of all “budget” scanners, but this scanner really struggled with either very glossy pics or low contrast black & white pics. Overall pretty happy.

I decided it was time to go through the old photo albums and digitize them. I had a nice Canon wireless scanner that was fine, quick, and made things easy, insert the photo and the rollers pulled it though and scanned. But after about 30 or 45 minutes it started having issues keeping things pulling STRAIGHT. So suddenly one side would grab better and it would skew some during the scan, pulling it crooked then half way though. Nothing worked to fix it, so I figured that one was now just a receipt scanner, and I needed a real one again for photos. This one was one of the top results in my google searches, so I figured I'd give it a try. I know the only difference between this and the one just below it was the software it came with. and I was not sure what I'd use it for long term, so I opted for the slightly more expensive version with a more complete software package. Scanning old docs and photos has been pretty much flawless. About the only issue I have is sometimes getting the auto crop right on scans where I have 4 to 6 photos on the glass. Usually it works, but sometimes it just doesn't quite get it right, and two of them end up together. It's rare enough that it doesn't bother me. Generally it just offers up to save each one individually so I do not have to scan everything one at a time. And it auto-numbers them, so in the albums for family, for example, I just point it to the folder, tell it to name them FAMILY and all the photos are named family _#### in order. And the next batch just continues with the next available number. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Results seem good as well. I compared it to the Canon wireless before it started pulling things crooked, and these look better, colors are more correct, and a better contrast bewteen them. Definitely more like the photo than the other scanner. Came with the USB cable, and that's the ONLY reason I'm taking a star off. This should've been USB C. USB C has been out for a while now, there was no need to use a Micro USB plug that's over 16 years old now. Most people like me have been replacing items with the older style plugs so they could declutter and get rid of the old cables. Had this come with USB-C, it would've been an easy 5 star product.