Though not as high end as the Minolta or Nikon, Pacific Image makes a nice little film scanner for about $169. So if you do not need all the whistles and bells check it out. Got mine from CompUSA. It's USB, but with my added USB Card it works just fine on my Starmax 3000.
Gary Webster Richard Evans wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm thinking about buying a slide/film scanner to digitize a load of old > transparencies. Had a look at some specs for some Minolta (Dual Scan II & > Elite II) and Nikon (Coolscan IV) ones and all seem to say that only Mac's > later than the old Blue and White G3 are supported. This seems to be because > they make a big play that the USB port must be on the motherboard rather > than an add-in card, and one of the specs even claims that using the USB > port through a hub might be a problem. > > I've got a G3 upgraded Starmax tower with the full 160MB RAM and a Belkin > USB card and powered hub, all of which works just fine with my USB mouse, > modem and MP3 player. Is there any good reason why one of these scanners > wouldn't work on a system like this? > > Anyone else successfully using a slide/film scanner on a 'max? > > Rich. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.btinternet.com/~rjevans > > -- > StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
