Hi George.Its not so much the scanning that takes up the power, I've often found that what really maxes out the battery and reduces battery run time considerably is the OCR processing. This scanner can scan at a maximum resolution of 2400 by 4800 DPI, far more than is required for text scanning, but because its text scanning is so sharp and the scanner picks up a lot of detail even at the lower resolutions, Fine Reader and Omni Page both take a while on an Atom processor to bring up results. Old fashioned I may be sometimes, but I personally use Text Bridge on my netbook because its old, adequate for the job but most importantly very light on system resources where as Fine Reader etc are heavyweights in comparison.
All the best, Ibrahim.----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:11 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and Netbooks
Good statistics from you, Ibraham, and worth further testing. In my experience, if your scans happen to include dense graphics, power consumption goes way up. And you can be sure that someone will want to scan "War and Peace" - smile. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu Sent: 09 December 2009 22:03 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and Netbooks Hi George. Yes, that's true, but the scanner in question consumes a nominal amount of power, and its not as if your going to be using it all the time your on the netbook while unplugged is it? One scan might take off a couple of minutes of power from your battery, but in my tests I only noticed a slightly lower battery running time when scanning 20 pages of perhaps 15 minutes. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:56 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and NetbooksPlease do not forget that power is supplied to this scanner via the USB port, and so will reduce the battery life of your netbook or laptop. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Caroline Ford Sent: 09 December 2009 21:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and Netbooks Thank you, Ibrahim. That sounds exactly what we're looking for. I have located the scanner on play.com. Were you responsible for the comprehensive review of it on the web site? Caroline. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu Sent: 09 December 2009 18:06 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and Netbooks Hi Caroline. I use Cano Scan Lide200 which is the current range topping model, I tend to upgrade them after a couple of years because the newermodelshave advanced power management capability, scan slightly faster and have the option to scan at higher resolutions which means magazines and other glossy publications especially those with photos scan better. Either way, your looking at a spend of under £70. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and NetbooksThank you all for the replies. It sounds as if the Canon scannersare theones we need to be looking at. Ibrahim, please could you tell mewhichmodel you're using? Is it the same one as Terry? Thanks, Caroline. -original message- Subject: [access-uk] Re: Scanners and Netbooks From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> Date: 09/12/2009 12:10 Hi Caroline. The Canon Lide range of scanners are excellent portable scanners,they'reUSB powered and are ideal for netbook use. I use one for both mynetbooksand laptops, at home on the desk and while travelling. You can useanyOCR program such as Open Book, Kurzweil or a commercial applicationlikeFineReader which again, I recommend. 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