[bookshare-discuss] Re: what kind of scanner do you have
- From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:10:27 -0500
Hi Traci!
As I posted, earlier, I recently purchased an Epson V500 flatbed scanner for
$209.00. It is working very well for me. I did not use the installation CD,
but went to Epson's website and downloaded the appropriate drivers and
installed them as I would any other program or drivers.
HTH
Blessings.
Lynnsky
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From: EVAN REESE [mailto:mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:02 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: what kind of scanner do you have
Hi Traci,
I use a refurbished Epson Perfection V100 flatbed scanner I got from Amazon
for 76 dollars, including shipping, back in April 2008. It even came with a
one-year warranty. I'm not sure how many books I've scanned on it by now,
but I know it must be close to a hundred. Before that, I had an Epson
Perfection 2400 flatbed on which I scanned another hundred or so books. (I'm
sure that one would have lasted a lot longer; it's just that I had to return
it to the state of California.)
I don't know if the Perfection V100 model is still around, but you should be
able to find something comparable for a similar price. If you want to buy
direct from the factory, Epson has a clearance page where they sell older or
discontinued models for pretty good prices. At least they used to; I haven't
checked it out for quite a while. But it's worth looking up.
The only issue with Epsons is that the CD they give you to install the
drivers loads a bunch of other junk, and it's not accessible if you can't
see the screen. But if you can get help installing it, you may want to
consider an Epson flatbed scanner. (You could just plug in the scanner and
let Windows load drivers for it, but they may not work as well as the ones
direct from Epson.)
If you have a bit more spare change, you might want to go with the Plustek
Opticbook 3600. Quite a few very prolific high-quality submitters around
here swear by that one. It sells for a bit over $200 if I remember
correctly.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: traci <mailto:season@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 10:51 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] what kind of scanner do you have
Hi all,
I refuse to give up on contributing to the library. I'm just curious. For
those of you who contribute or scsn s lot, what kind of scanner do you have?
All-in-one?Flatbed? Epson? Lexmark? HP? Brother etc. I'm considering
purchasing a new scanner because I'm so annoyed with the way this scans my
books. I may scan a few higher quality books to see if the problem persists
but your input is valuable to me. Thanks. I had an HP officejet 5650 before
and it lasted four years and stopped printing for some reason. i replaced
the cartrige but that didn't fix the problem, then my mischievous kids
dropped it whilr we were moving so it was toast.
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