| | |  | Computer Accessories | Home » » Epson GT-20000 Wide-Format Document Scanner (B11B195011) | | | | | | | Description: | | Offers productivity benefits of advanced scanning technology in an affordable large-format scannerVersatile workgroup performer600 x 1200 dpi resolution and 48-bit color Scans up to 11.7x 17PC and Mac patible1 x USB 2.0 portSoftware Included: Epson Scan ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR and ScanSoft PaperPort1-year limited warranty25 13/16" W x 6 3/16" H x 18" DIncludes hi-speed USB 2.0 cable and power cable | | | Features: | |
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• 1-Year Warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 25.8 inches | | Product Width:
| 18.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.2 inches | | Product Weight:
| 29.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 30.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 24.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 11.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 39.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 More than just a document scannerNov 01, 2010
By Kort
"Art, Music, Book & Movie Enthusiast"
Those of you in the market for a large format scanner know that they can be much more expensive than their letter-sized counterparts. The selection is also limited, with a couple of options around two hundred dollars and the really good ones costing more than two grand. I needed to buy a scanner to replace an Epson Expression 836XL that I had used to scan my wife's watercolor paintings. I was worried the GT-20000's quality wouldn't be up to par for that purpose since it is labeled as a "document" scanner. Higher-end large format scanners are just too expensive and the two cheaper options I've tried (Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro and Brother MFC-6490CW) just don't have the scan quality that I am used from the Epson. Their color range is limited and muddy, and resolution is comparatively quite poor. I scan the paintings while they are stretched on a watercolor board, and both the Mustek and Brother have slightly recessed glass, and lids that get in the way of the large boards. This lends to further degradation of the image quality.
The Epson GT-20000's glass is flush with the surface of the scanner and the hinged lid is easy to remove, so I get the best possible scans. The live scanning area is slightly smaller than that of the 836XL, but 11.7"x17" is still quite generous. Rarely do I need to scan in sections. I don't use the included software, but instead have a pro-version of VueScan from Hamrick. I am currently running OSX 10.5.8 on my iMac but understand it works well in Snow Leopard as well. It also works in Windows 7, x64, Vista, XP, 2000, NT and Unbutu Linux. Anyhow, I am quite happy with the software as it has tons of fine tuning options and works really well with the GT-20000. I've been using the scanner for several months now and am very happy with it's performance and scan quality. It scans more quickly than the old 836XL and the quality is on par with it. I am not sure why they just market it as a document scanner as it is more capable than that. Perhaps Epson doesn't want to lose business on it's $2K+ fine art scanners.
At around a thousand dollars, it isn't cheap, but if you need a quality large format scanner and 600 ppi/dpi is enough resolution for you, then you would be hard pressed to find a better deal than the Epson GT-20000.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Great ScannerApr 30, 2009
By C. Fraley
Great large-format scanner. It's a work horse--not many frills, but very competent. I use it almost exclusively for document scanning (mostly music), and mostly at 600dpi. While I've done some photo scans, I'm not competent to judge their quality, other than that I subjectively like them better than my $100 Canon scanner.
I'd love to see someone compare this scanner to the Epson $2500 model, for performance *and* quality. (For my use, performance at 600dpi is more important than the scanner's absolute best quality at its max optical dpi.)
PROs: Large format; document good scan quality; Much faster than $100 letter-sized scanners; nice lid (easily removable, flexible positioning); reasonable software bundle.
CONs: Big (probably true of all large format scanners); cooling fan is a bit loud, but does turn off after about 5 minutes of non-use.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
So far so good...Sep 30, 2008
By Ricky Bryant Jr.
Nobody else has reviewed this thing yet so I'll give it a shot.
I picked up this thing because it was the middleground between the iffy to crappy musteks and the uber high end 2 grad scanners. Since I've had good experiences with Epson scanners before this seemed like a safe purchase. This is day one of my owning it: After unpacking it, plugging it in and installing the software...I can safely say it works quite well.
Scans go pretty quickly at default settings but get slower the higher your dpi settings (but this is to be expected, especially if you have large documents).
I will do another review later after do some more scans to see how well it holds up.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Review of Epson GT-20000Nov 04, 2008
By John Briggs
Early days but to this point the GT-20000 is giving us exactly what we were looking for. This is a 'mid-range' price product - not as cheap as the products one might expect to be 'inexpensive' with reviews that suggest adequate but not good quality. Nor is the GT-20000 quite as expensive as the professional range models. Installation and start up were simple and quick - we were soon up and running. We wanted a product which would give good quality scans of large format pages for scrapbooking and this does exactly that although some adjustments were necesaary to scan quality and color. Perfect for the price paid.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Problems At EpsonJan 17, 2011
By Brendan Buschi
I wrote the review that I've appended to this review about the 10000XL. I just got in a GT-20000 and it has the same exact problem. What's going on at Epson?
I've used a 1640XL for years. It is having problems and I decided to upgrade to the 10000XL. I found 2 main problems with this scanner.
The first has to do with the quality of the scan. The 10000XL introduces some darkening that is apparent in the white areas of the scanned image. I don't know how to say this better. It looks like there is a dirty film on the glass, but there isn't.
The second has to do with the obstacles the engineers put on top of the scanner to make scanning oversized images harder to scan in multiple sections. There is a post sticking up a few inches in the rear. There is also a raised edge on the right and rear sides of the glass.
When I got the first scanner in, I thought I simply had a defective item - it happens. The second had the identical problem and I spent quite some time with the folks at Epson on the phone going over it.
I do fine art reproduction, so this is a problem for me. If I were scanning office documents, it wouldn't be such a big deal, but then I wouldn't have spent this much for a scanner.
If I explained this poorly, that does not mean there is not a problem. I have an all Epson shop, so this is very upsetting. I don't have another replacement for my 1640XL.
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