If there is a data doctors in your area, or something like it, they can
recycle it for you. Glad you found something you like. Is this kind of
scanner still made new? When I looked around a xcouple years ago, I
just found the ahll in ones so bougyt one from HP and have been very
happy with it and my husband bought one ove the weekend, but again,
all we foungd in new scanners were the all in one types. I am scanning
f for bookshare with it anyway and it seems to do well for what i need.
Thanks to you all who posted about my scanner woes.
I purchased a new Opticbook 3900 for $487 at Amazon.
I don’t know for sure what I had paid for my 3800, but it was probably like 6 or so years ago.
I got it yesterday and I am well on my way to being a happy camper again.
Amazon Prime is sure good to their promise on rapid delivery!
It did have 2 discs for software, one for Windows, one for Mac.
I am Windows. I would love to someday try a Mac.
My theory on what went wrong with my 3800 is that the locking mechanism somehow got messed up.
Because the light bar when it would go back to the beginning would get stuck. I called around and everyone tells me they would charge like 50 dollars to look but no promises. And that parts would probably be sky high.
So I am debating what to do with the old one.
Thanks again!
Rik James
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of vlmaples1@xxxxxxx
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I love the 3900 because it's Mac compatible. Best wishes with whatever scanner you purchase. :-)
Thanks!
Valerie
On Mar 1, 2017, 2:47 PM -0600, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>, wrote:
Hey Rick,
I’ve had my 3600 for six years and over 500 books. What are you doing to that poor thing? <smile>
What about the 3900. I just looked on Amazon and there seem to be some of those available, and for less than the few 3800 models they have left.
Evan
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] oh no!! my scanner has up and gone clackety then quiet
My faithful Plustek 3800 scanner of some years let me finish my book last night.
But this morning, when going for page one of a new book.
She clattered and then stopped with a huge high whining sound.
I think it is mechanical. But who knows if anyone can or will fix it.
Repeated attempts and so on is a replicated no go.
I checked on Amazon and elsewhere, and it appears that this model may be getting hard to find.
Or if available it is very very much scalper price prohibitive.
Do any of you know about finding a replacement Plustek 3800?
Or does someone know what model is the new and shiny and good performer for our book scanning endeavors?
For now, I guess I am out of commission.
I just submitted today, this title:
Bob Wills: Hubbin’ It
A 1995 republication of a 1938 biography of the western swing music pioneer.
The author is Ruth Sheldon.
With an introduction by Charles R. Townsend, who wrote a larger biography on Wills called San Antonio Rose.
Maybe my Plustek scanner just got tired of reading about Wills’ swing music. <grin>
Thanks.
Rik
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