This is not really on-topic, but I've Googled it with no success, so I'm
hoping the collective wisdom can either come up with a response or tell
me where to look for one.
I'm currently converting my paper book collection to eBooks by chopping
them up and running them through a scanner with an
On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 04:00:26PM +1000, Jon Jermey wrote:
> My question is this: given that my printer cost $79, and a dedicated
> sheet-feed scanner costs $400 and up, am I going to get a better success
> rate if I purchase one of those rather than just buying a new cheap
> printer?
I hav
I have a client that runs really old printers. HP1300's, HP1100's and
even older.
Keep in mind that these things are just (electro)-mechanical devices.
Lubrication gets dry after a while. Most of the materials in these devices
are usually excellent quality. The metal or nylon doesn't usually wear
I'll try that, thanks. I'm mainly just curious as to what the extra $300
for a dedicated scanner is supposed to buy. Is it a case of paying more
for less?
Jon.
On 06/09/11 09:39, David Lyon wrote:
I have a client that runs really old printers. HP1300's, HP1100's and
even older.
Keep in mind
I cant say I have a lot of experience with the dedicated scanners but
from what I've seen the expensive ones are very fast and very
reliable. They also come with a scsi interface option.
i worked at a mortgage lender years back and one of the departments
had these expensive scanners because they w
On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 10:45 +1000, Chris Barnes wrote:
> i worked at a mortgage lender years back and one of the departments
> had these expensive scanners because they would scan piles of 20+ page
> contracts all day with lightening speed.
Expensive scanners tend not to skew the pages when feedin
The dedicated scanners could be expected to be faster and more robust,
maybe higher quality too. The scan quality on our cheap multifunction is
not as good as that of my dedicated (but non-multi-feed) Epson scanner.
Nick.
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On Mon, September 5, 2011 5:00 pm, Jon Jermey wrote:
> My question is this: given that my printer cost $79, and a dedicated
> sheet-feed scanner costs $400 and up, am I going to get a better success
> rate if I purchase one of those rather than just buying a new cheap
> printer? The price differe
