[bookshare-discuss] Re: Scanner question
- From: "Nicki Keck" <favorite.blend@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:38:34 -0400
HI Monica,
Yeah I think I am going to go with this. I had an HP before, and it was
USB, but it was so slow. It took a minute I would think to scan a page, and
it's so loud. I think I will be impressed.
Merv has his own scanner. Well, he has an all in one, and his computer is
in a different room, so this scanner is just for my use. Thanks for all the
help. I will write to the list or contact you if I have any more questions.
Have a blessed day,
Nicki
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in
despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
-----Original Message-----
From: Monica Willyard [mailto:rhyami@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 9:14 AM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Scanner question
Hi, Nicki. Actually, I found my Canon to be much faster than my
older HP SCSI scanner, and it's much quieter. The LIde 70 can scan a
page in roughly 9 seconds, though it does take another 15 seconds for
the light bar to return to the top of the page. 24 seconds total
would make me happy. Lsmile) I have the 30 which is slightly slower
because it's around four years old. One feature I really appreciate
about my Canon is that it's so light that I can easily hook it up to
my laptop and just as easily hook it to my desktop again. I can take
my laptop and scanner and sit outside or hang out with my daughter
while she's watching tv. I never thought scanners would get to the
point of being portable without sacrificing quality and actually
thought the salesman had scammed me when I got the package and first
took the scanner out of the box. I was sure it would be a piece of
junk because I was used to the older HP scanners that weighed around
30 pounds. I was sure I'd made a terrible mistake when I didn't see
a power cord. I was pleasantly surprised when I hooked it up because
the scanner uses high-speed USB 2.0 if your computer has it. It will
work with an older 1.0 port if that's what you have though. Since
your husband is sighted, he may appreciate the fact that the Canon
scans photos well and has some decent photo touch-up software. You
can also use the Canon software and your printer to turn the scanner
into a copy machine. If you go with the Canon and have any
questions, feel free to email me or post to the list. Either way, I
hope you get something you really like. Happy scanning.
Monica Willyard
At 12:29 AM 8/18/2007, you wrote:
>Thanks, Monica. Merv saw the 70. His only concern had been that with it
>working directly off the USB, it might be slower or make my computer
slower,
>but from what you are saying, that doesn't happen, so I may just go with
>that. It looked like a really good scanner. I have OpenBook 7.02, which I
>think is the latest version.
>
>
>Have a blessed day,
>
>Nicki
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