First, this is not an inexpensive scanner, and it is SCSI, so it is going to require a SCSI card. Having said that, if you want high quality scans of film and reflective art, this scanner is hard to beat without going to dedicated high-end units. The scans are fairly fast, and the Scanwizard drivers work very well.
Control is excellent, and the ability to control the hardware is more than adequate.
The scanner must be on at boot for the SCSI BIOS to detect it, or you can refresh device manager to get it detected. The only problems 1. The film drawer does allow for dust to get inside, so I use masking tape to keep it sealed since I don't use it that often. When I do need it, I pull the tape. Scans from large format transparencies are more difficult, as the use of glass to keep them flat introduces a variety of potential problems.