[bookshare-discuss] Re: scanners
- From: "Louise" <lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:31:32 -0500
Would you personally buy a refurbished scanner or a new one?
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From: "Guido Corona" <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:30 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: scanners
> Sandy, you may also want to consider a refurbished EPSON 2400 available
> directly from EPSON for only $99. This is a very heavyduty scanner that
> costed approx $250 when it was first introduced on the market. Here is
> the URL:
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http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=ye
s&oid=31061924
> Refurb units are also available on current models:
> 3170 for $159 instead of $199.
> 1670 for $79 instead of $99.
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> Guido
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> IBM Research,
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> Hi Sandy,
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> I use Openbook 7 with a new scanner from Lexmark 1100 series. When I
> bought
> the scanner, I wasn't sure if it would work with Open Book. After
> installing the scanner, I had to tell Open Book that I was using the
> original driver that came with the scanner. To my surprise it worked. I
> haven't had any problem with it. I don't know if Kurzweil 1000 would work
> with that scanner. I looked on the Kurzweil site and did not see my model
> number list.
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> From: "Sandra E. Smith" <sandy.knits@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6:30 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] scanners
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> I thought perhaps some of you veteran scanners could advise me here. I
> have a computer I bought a few months ago with Windows XP; I am running
> Window-Eyes and Open Book, the latest version, whatever that is. The old
> scanner I have is just not working. I want to buy a new scanner. Is
> there
> one any of you would recommend? Is there such a thing as a scanner that
> also is a printer? This may opening up a can of worms here, but I am
> wondering if any of you have recently used scanning programs other than
> Open
> Book and what your experience has been. I am, to say the least, not
> pleased with Freedom Scientifics' tech support, and would like to get away
> from that company. If you would prefer to write to me privately about
> this,
> please do so at
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> sandy.knits@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> Sandy
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