EpsonV300 scanner met my expectation
bought it to digitize my family photo albums. No problem to set up and hook up to my XP PC. Very easy to use. The scanning software allows to scan a few photos at one time, which greatly improved work efficiency. Also the software feature allows me to adjust the histogram and color before it scans in; saving my time to adjust afterward. The quality of scanned photo at least the same as the original by naked eyes. Have not tried to scan negatives yet.

Great quality to price ratio, bad lifespan.
I bought this for Christmas last year & it died a mere 3 weeks into its service life. Something in the motor / sensor assembly wouldn't calibrate to zero when you power it on. It would just sit there with the LED lit up & stuck near the bottom of the device. Additional fidgeting with its buttons would cause all usb devices plugged in near the scanner to seize. I took it apart & the electronics are very simple & elegant inside. The part that failed does not seem to be replaceable or adjustable. There are very few parts inside.

Its a shame, because for the 3 weeks that it worked, it was my favorite scanner hardware. The LED was very high powered and well matched to the CCD, so the resulting images didn't require much tweaking in photoshop to make them 100% accurate.

The native resolution of the devices was VERY high compared to others in the price range. You don't need to interpolate the data coming in to get a large, printworthy size. Unscratched 35mm negatives often scanned better than dirty old prints, a testament to the adequacy & density of the device's ccd.

Epson seems to have the imaging formula down very well for doing LED scans with their first couple generations of LED based scanners. I'll give Epson another shot, but probably with next year's model instead of this one again.

High quality but inexpensive flatbed and film scanner
I bought the V300 for use at home to replace an older flatbed and a dedicated film and slide scanner. Both devices are no longer supported by their manufacturers and Windows 7 drivers were not available.
The Epson V300 fulfills both roles very adequately for me at an attractive price. Scan quality is just fine for my purposes, allowing full-screen enlarements for my 35mm negatives and slides and reproducing very well on a color printer. The reasonable price is just icing on the cake.
I would recommend the Epson V300 to anyone looking for a dual-purpose scanner for everyday use.

Good product for good price
I have had this scanner for about three weeks now, and use it to scan 35mm negatives and prints. I've owned many HP printers and scanners over the years. This is the first time that I've bought Epson. I have to say this is a very very good product for the money. The ease of setup and usage would definitely make me recommend this to a non-computer type person. I will definitely look at Epson products first from now on when looking at any future purchases. Goodbye HP.

Great price, but not quite as consistent as I'd hoped
The Epson scanner was a great price and is a very good product for people who want a pretty basic scanner. I found it was a bit inconsistent when scanning older photos. Most turned out very well, and the color was corrected and brightened. Other photos didn't fare as well, for some reason, and the color seemed a bit off. All in all, it's a good scanner if you don't need professional quality and want good, basic scanned photos. Just got this scanner, so I don't know how the quality is when scanning anything other than photos.