epinions says: Great! Never Better! Been to hell and back...Good performance, easy to use Wobbly cover I've had my Epson 4490 for about 10 months now and use it to scan a variety of materials: photos, text, illustration, transparencies...I'd recommend it to anyone who's looking for a non-professional, multipurpose scanner...see more

tigerdirect says: It has done a fine job of recovering good images even from films that will not lie flat, like my old small 110 negatives that are severely distorted from shrinkage of the sleeves used in processing 35 years ago, (for which no Epson film frame is provided...I recommend a minimum of 1GB of memory to be able to photoprocess multiple images while scanning...Scan quality has been very good, although I'll admit that changing settings seems a little bit clumsier than other software I have used......see more

epinions says: I am VERY pleased with it's performance...I've tried it in the "Professional" mode but the "Fully Automatic" mode does such an excellent job that I just use that all the time...You should confirm all information before relying on it...see more

ciao.co says: Excellent value, great results No off switch Slick and easy Speed Good Quality images Seems to take ages to scan high detail items...see more

photo says: I've got the 4990 two weeks ago...Based on my limited experience with my two week old 4870, I will be buying the 4990 the minute it is available simply for the 8x10 capability...My 4870 will be for sale the minute my 4990 arrives - which will be the day after they go on sale in the U.S...see more