[bookshare-discuss] Re: what kind of scanner do you have
- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:46:07 -0400
Yes, I guess I should have mentioned that you can go directly to Epson's site
and install the scanner drivers from there. I actually did that with my Epson
Perfection V100 because the driver that came on the CD seemed to have a bug.
The scanner would freeze up occasionally, but when I installed the updated
driver, the problem went away and it has worked perfectly since then.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn I
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 1:10 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: what kind of scanner do you have
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
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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