Hi Michael, I think you will find the Microtek offerings very similar to Polaroid's.
If Polaroid was on more solid footing, I would suggest it as a better option, because, up until recently at least, they provided better client support (in North America), and the software package (Insight) is a good front end (I'm not sure how the Microtek software stacks up). Since Microtek is the manufacturer, and seems on solid footing for the foreseeable future, I think you're logic makes good sense. Art Michael O'Connor wrote: > Thanks Erik, Maris, and particularly Arthur, for your help. > > Imaging Resource is a great site for helping to make a decision, and it > is the site that convinced me earlier that I'd prefer the Polaroid SS to > Nikon offerings. > > The archives of this list were also very helpful, and will continue to > be I'm sure. > > Arthur, the depth of your response was extremely on point and really > helped me come to a decision. > > For some reason I'd feel better buying the Polaroid, but even if I can > actually still find one, the fact that its now discontinued doesn't bode > well for any future OS X compatible software/driver upgrades, so I'm > going with the Microtek Artixscan 4000tf and crossing my fingers that > the apparent low noise of Polaroid models is also true for the Microtek, > I'll be sure to post something some weeks down the road when I've > received the unit and had a chance to put it through its paces. > > This list is certainly a find. Even its discussions on what the meaning > of is is are fun, its awfully easy to get tripped up when the same word > has different refernces (resolution) and similar sounding terms (density > range/dynamic range, dpi/ppi/spi) get mixed up by everyone at some point > or another; its good to know someone cares. > > Michael O ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body