Dear Kaitlyn. and all of you who have been sharing your scanner knowledge and experience,
Kaitlyn, What is a DR2080C? Is it a model of the Cannon brand? Does it work with K 1000 or whatever number K is on these days? And your OpticBook 3600, Is OpticBook a brand and what kind of software do you use with it.
A volunteer with solid computer knowledge told me a computer won't have a melt down if it has two scanners attached to it at the same time. Are both of your scanners hooked up to one computer?
Since I've already wasted almost four hundred dollars on a HP scanner my Open Book refuses to speak to, I want to choose a compatible scanner when I try again and when I switch to K...number...which the highest percentage of you seem to know most about.
Like the Quantity versus quality discussion, this topic about which scanner works and is liked by its user is cyclical which is a good thing for me because I learn something on every go round, and one of these times when the list is talking scanner, I may actually drum up the nerve to buy one.
All of you have been so wonderful about scanning books I am wild to read and validate that I'm not motivated to get a scanner to scan books for Bookshare. I'm very hooked on validating. But, I really really need to be able to scan mail and labels and ads, and important or just plain tempting print stuff that piles up.
I hope you'll write and tell us what you get, Lora, and all about how you hook up your new scanner and how you like it. Good luck!
Always with love, Lissi----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaitlyn" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:02 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Buying a Scanner
HI Lora, I'll jump in here. I have the DR2080C which it sounds like the 2580 has replaced. I have had it for a year and it is a very good scanner for the money. A year ago Feb it was going for about 600 but I am sure you can get it for less now. It's rated at 6 seconds a page which can be pushed some. Since this was my first scanner I thought having the ADF would be greatwhich it is. The down side of it is that it is an ADF only. There are books at times that I just don't want to cut up so I have an OpticBook 3600 on theway for those times. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tom hawkins Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 8:55 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Buying a Scanner Hi Lora, If you don't mind removing the spines, the canon 2580 will scan both sides and put anywhere from 10 to 20 pages a minute. That's 20 To 40sides a minute depending on the resolution setting used. The cheapest canonwill cost about 250 dollars as a refurbished machine, on up. HTH Tom----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:40 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Buying a Scanner IF you already have a flat bed then I think you will be happy with the Canon.My current scanner is working just fine, but it's a little slow. I'm running Windows XP, and Open Book 7.02. I'd like to get a new scanner, one that can scan a page in 15 seconds or so. Do these exist, do they cost afortune, and does anyone have recommendations? I'd also prefer a documentfeeder, so I can shred and scan as others do. Thanks for your help in advance. Lora To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ NOD32 1868 (20061115) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.comTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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