Effective USB 1.1 throughput is up to 7.5 MB/s, the claimed 12 MB/s is rather theoretical estimation.
Alex -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom A. Trottier Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 02:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration USB is limited to 11 Mb. You'd be better with 1394/firewire or ultra wide SCSI. Tom On Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 17:54, Hemingway, David J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on "RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration," saying.. > You can purchase a Eiger PCMCIA SCSI card on Ebay for less than $40 > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 7:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration > > The LS40 isn't 4000dpi though. > > Resolution matters! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Otway) wrote: > > > >> All the alternatives to the SS4000 are so much more > > >> expensive that you would save quite a bit by buying > > >> that PCMCIA SCSI card and an SS4000. > > > > Out of interest, how does the Nikon LS40 compare to the SS4000? > > There's a company in the UK from which I can get the Nikon for £499 > > (ex vat), and I wouldn't have to worry about SCSI, as it supports > > USB. And, of course, I'd get a full UK warranty. > > > > Mark > > > > > --------------- Abacurial Information Management Consultants ------- Tom A. Trottier, President http://abacurial.com 758 Albert St, Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7V8 N45.412 W75.714 +1 613 860-6633 fax:231-6115 ICQ:57647974 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
