[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners USB vs SCSI?
- From: James Nuttall <jnuttallphd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 05:21:52 -0700 (PDT)
Hello Julie:
Yes, my computer has USB 2.0. I guess the point of my questions really are
does the connection to the computer have anything to do with the speed of the
scanner? Is the scanner speed basically fixed by the scanner? When people
have upgraded their scanners have been noticed a significant decrease in
scanning time?
Jim -- Michigan
"J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, Jim. Do you even have a newer computer that supports USB 2.0? I know this
sounds obvious, but if you don't, getting a scanner that supports it wouldn't
be of much help, so I just thought I'd throw that question out there, since USB
2.0 hasn't been out for too long, and there are people out there still with
older systems. *smile* Take care.
Julie Morales
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----- Original Message -----
From: James Nuttall
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners USB vs SCSI?
Hello Mary:
Actually the Epson Perfection 1240U USB 1.0 is listed as a fast scanner by
Kurzweil. A typical page in a book requires about 15 seconds per scan with
reset. In actuality I find that I am lucky to get 100 pages per hour given OCR
and all. I was thinking about acquiring a new scanner that could cut down the
scanning time. I wondered if USB 2 scanners would be any faster? In the
demonstration video of the new OptiBook scanner it took about six seconds per
scan and reset. This would cut my scanning time in half, but there still is
the OCR and spellcheck which would stay the same.
Jim -- Michigan
Mary Otten <maryotten@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jim,
I don't recall that the 1240 was mentioned as one of the slow Epsons. I think
the 1250 was, or 1650, something with 50. How long does it take for you to scan
a page? You're talking scanning here, right? Not
recognition, which takes additional time, and which speed depends on your
machine's available memory, hard drive speed, processor etc. I believe the 1240
would not benefit from usb 2.0, because it came out before
usb 2.0, but I might be wrong. I'm using an older scsi scanner, an hp4p. and I
find that its speed is quite acceptable.
Mary
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