After over 6 months of use i think I'm in a good position to write a review.
Firstly & probably most importantly, the results of this scanner are incredible. It's simple to use & customize. I've had some photos blown up to a very large size with amazing results.
Sadly however, you need the patience of a saint to use it. I have read the same in other people's comments, The software randomly freezes. This is very regular, quite often after just a handful of scans , but certainly every use. The only thing that you can do is to completely uninstall all of the software & reinstall it. I'm so accustomed to this that I permanently leave the disc in the disc drive. Because of this frustration, I can't fully recommend the scanner & if I'd realised just how bad it is, I probably would have gone for a different brand.