Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB wide format scanner - any experiences?

Greetings.
At $200 (new) this looks too good to be true.
As usual, they barely mention Mac interface, but they do say that it works with OS 9 (not OS X).
Thanks for your time!
Regards from sunny Vermont, where Spring has finally arrived.

Joe- thanks for the nod. The instalation procedure we posted at the Mercury Studio blog has been confirmed on a whole bunch of pre-intel macs on most versions of OSX, but I haven't heard if anyone's using it with the latest machines. (presumably if you can afford a state-of-the-art Mac, you can spring for a better scanner than the Mustek.)
There are two downsides to the Mustek. One, they aren't terribly sturdy. It's got a plastic drive chain that can just wear out. We went through three or four of them. And two, their resolution maxes out at 300 dpi. (Weirdly, it has a setting for up to 600 dpi but I'm told that that data is "interpolated," a process best described as "the software looks at two pixels and makes a guess what color should go between them.") We were able to make do for several years with 300 dpi scans, and there are dozens of comic books out there containing art we scanned on our Musteks.
In the past year or so, we've moved up to a couple of Epson 836xls and we couldn't be happier. It's an old model, so you can somethimes find good deals on the 836xl on ebay, but please note that it's scsi only, so you'll need either a scsi card or the ratoc firewire to scsi converter (and the 50f MicroD to 50m Cent adapter) to get it working. Also the 836 doesn't come with OSX software, so you'd need to purchase a copy of Vuescan.
Steve Lieber
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Big ol' G5 cheesegrater Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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And you get what you pay for. Good quality Epson and HP scanners are so cheap these days, I suggest you just save yourself the hassle, get one and return the Mustek.
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I have adopted a work around to solve (my) problem.
I don't trust Mustek nor Apple to find a solution any time soon, or later.
I'm using a virtual machine created with Parallels Desktop 4. VMWare can be used too.
I use the virtual machine as a "layer" that supports a scanner application. I mean, with Windows 7 running, optimized for speed, set with a large virtual memory and the strictly necessary programs running in the background.
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Parallels machine menu: The scanner-machine in suspend mode for faster start:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-geqkrjwakfjnusxw7w6k73p5qm.jpg
The machine selected and ready to start:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-gkkpwsaia7a7axu3e2g7tq8rsw.jpg
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http://img.skitch.com/20091031-fx6fafedcicj54iqgjx3gjsgpq.jpg
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http://img.skitch.com/20091031-bia7w5pucb9rfx7isjsbg5dwwq.jpg
Scanning the selection field:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-8t3ngftuyyas526a2ugybfypga.jpg
Setting up the default "Save" folder:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-rk6ekhjcygkbkd8y8up3kg3hdj.jpg
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http://img.skitch.com/20091031-j7bs7pxuaftcpxx3finx428tx3.jpg
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I really appreciate the input you all have given me, and your patience with a newbie. While I do want the scanner to work, I am very much enjoying this as an opportunity to learn more about my Mac and how it works. A week ago I had no idea of "TWAIN" and laughed at the "Technology Without An Informative Name" and other versions. If I get something to work, I'll post the specifics of what went where to make it happen.
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