How well does it work with Mac OS X (10.8.x)? Anyone try it with Illustrator or Photoshop yet?
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I have not tried installing it on my Mac due to the pen being broken. I still want a refund, but I guess your tech support is working it out with me?
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I have a mac OS x 10.6.8 and it works perfectly fine. I also have photoshop elements and I have had no problems!
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It is problematic on a Mac - Mac OSX 10.6 - quite a struggle for me to get it to work. Have not yet set up fax.One mountain at a time. It is somewhat "gelded" from the Windows features. Not all are available to the Mac user. Sure wish Canon would just come out and clearly (and up front) explain that. Buyer beware is still a caveat to to remember.Scanning one sided page at the breakneck speed of about 35 seconds per page. Slow as molasses on a winter's day. Each page was skewed. The "grabber" must not be in sync.Less and less pleased with this unit. It is problematic on a Mac - Mac OSX 10.6 - quite a struggle for me to get it to work. Have not yet set up fax.One mountain at a time. It is somewhat "gelded" from the Windows features. Not all are available to the Mac user. Sure wish Canon would just come out and clearly (and up front) explain that. Buyer beware is still a caveat to to remember.Scanning one sided page at the breakneck speed of about 35 seconds per page. Slow as molasses on a winter's day. Each page was skewed. The "grabber" must not be in sync.Less and less pleased... » Read More It is problematic on a Mac - Mac OSX 10.6 - quite a struggle for me to get it to work. Have not yet set up fax.One mountain at a time. It is somewhat "gelded" from the Windows features. Not all are available to the Mac user. Sure wish Canon would just come out and clearly (and up front) explain that. Buyer beware is still a caveat to to remember.Scanning one sided page at the breakneck speed of about 35 seconds per page. Slow as molasses on a winter's day. Each page was skewed. The "grabber" must not be in sync.Less and less pleased with this unit. « Show Less
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I use mine with Lion and it works BUT the bundled organizational software (Rack2Filer) is Windows-only. The scanning, OCR, etc., software itself does work with Mac. But I would not recommend paying more for the bundle if you have a Mac.
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No. I was actually never able to get this to work with OS X, only with Windows. Its software is extremely weak, which is really too bad.
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I am running it just fine on 10.8.4 on a 2-3 year old Mac Book. I just downloaded the software from the website and it popped right up. Been very happy with it so far. I have been running at the max resolution (1920x1080) with no problem. I did a lot of research before buying, here's my advice, this was the best USB 2.0 device I could find and the price is great BUT if you have a computer with USB 3.0 I would look at USB 3.0 devices. Hope that helps.
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Oh yea, it works just fine with a mac. I was iffy on getting it for that reason, but no complaints so far = ) I looove it! <3
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Is that a trick question? Or did you mean 10.5.8? If I had to guess, I'd say that it isn't fully compatible, and that you'd be using native OSX scanning software. That, meaning Epson's software is not compatible. I'd be conserned about that, as there are some fancy features of this scanner that only Epson's software do. I use in latest version of Photoshop and it doesn't allow me to do some of the things Epson's software does. I'd go onto some Mac imaging forums and ask for recommendations there.
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There's some reviews that mention they used it on a Mac but one doesn't mention version and the other says it works for MacOsX 10.6 and 10.7...I have a 10.5 so does anyone knows if it works on a 10.5? Thanks!
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It does work super well with Mac, depending what tool you are syncing wiith you can get the best of it...
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Sorry, we are not MAC users. However it has proven to be an excellent copier for the price. We use it daily in a construction company office where we replicate architectural drawings as well as standard copying. We actually use it instead of our HP LaserJet printer because it is at least twice as fast p maybe more. Now if they could produce this color-capable at a slight upcharge, we would be on the waiting list! Good machine for the money.
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I found it to NOT be compatible with my Mac OSX. It did enough strange things that I have not been able to use it for the purpose I really wanted it for. I was trying to make label for the canned goods I made last year. I installed it and uninstalled it and tried it again and it still did not do the job. My main problem was the few backround designs would not come out anywhere near correct on the label. Sometimes the whole label scrambled. I really wanted something other than just plain text. I hope some day to find a program that does work with my Mac as I use to love to design things with my Print Shop on my old PC. I've thought about buying a more expensive program, but won't do it until I know it will work well.
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Have you tried Aperture yet? It's the program I use, and am admittedly a fan of.
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Works great with Mac OS, wired and wireless. One small nit: in Preview, selecting paper size Arch D comes up in the Print dialogue box scaled at 98%, so you have to manually set to 100% each time you print--at least that's been my experience. Not a big deal.
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No I haven't been able to get the software to work for my MAC...sorry I hope that helps. Sadly not many writers doing MAC software
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I am still on 10.8.5 myself. Yes the Epson R2880 is compatible with your Mac. I was selected for a two man show with my photos and the artist's watercolors. It was very dramatic and well received. All of my rings were on the Epson R2880 and 4 of thelm were sold the first two hour of the show. It does a GREAT job. My prices were in the $200 range for the large prints and $167 for the 11 x 17 inch prints (framed of course). Enjoy ithe printer! Bob Deffeyes
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I highly recommend Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. It is the easiest program to pick up. The tools and interface are a snap to learn. I've had the 2012 edition and currently have the 6th edition and they just keep getting better. All the brushes, pens, pencils just look more natural. Plus it's cheap compared to photoshop and adobe illustrator. I believe I paid 40$ each for both versions. They just came out with the 7th wich I am planning to upgrade soon. Go on youtube and watch what people can do with this program. It's amazing and beautiful. You will instantly want to buy it as soon as you finish the video.
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I picked up an ep121 at fry's in concord last week, I have a CINTIQ 21UX, and I'm employed as a character artist. The cintiq pen and intuos pens won't work on it as people have already said. The pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop, i think there's a driver fix for this but i haven't bothered with it. Photoshop works best with a keyboard/keypad anyways. Alias sketchbook pro will be your friend. The brushes work great and the program is stroke based. 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, it depends on the artist. It's fine for me, I don't know that my arm has 256 levels of pressure. The line quality is good and it's responsive while drawing. Awesome device for drawing on the go, or sitting on the couch. Any serious work you'll probably want to use a standard computer, but no reason you shouldn't be able to do great things on the ep121. Battery life i get around 3-4.5 hours depending on use. I hope they start shipping these things out to you all soon, I'm loving mine! ps. This thing also runs zbrush pretty well. although it's pointless to try to use zbrush with a resolution os 1200x800, the menu's are too filling. But, it CAN handle a million polygons without much problem. I didn't try maya on it yet. If anyone's interested i can give it a shot.