[real-eyes] Re: scanners and printers
- From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" <mlynn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:13 -0600
My wife and kids go for those all-in-one printer/scanner solutions. I have
tried them all: mostly HP models, and there is no comparison between the
do-everything units and the stand-alone scanner. On the other side, since it
is only scanning, you likely will be able to hang onto it for years. In my
experience, it's the printing that always breaks down with those
do-everything printers/scanner combos.
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Suzanne Carleton
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:13 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: scanners and printers
wow. I don't have patience, but I also don't have $700 or even half that for
a scanner! lol I doubt I'll be scanning 4000 plus pages, either.
On 2/6/12, Mitchell D. Lynn <mlynn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Maybe I have had bad luck with the all-in-one units. I haven't seen
> one yet that works in a single pass, Nor have any of them been fast
> enough for my tastes. But then I scan 4 to 10 thousand pages a year
typically.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> On Behalf Of Reginald George
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:04 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: scanners and printers
>
> I have a different take on this. I have a all in one Kodak printer
> scanner copier I paid less than $50 for at Wall-mart that works very
> well. It scans in one pass, and the pages recognize quickly under
> Windows 7. It has the document feeder, and you can scan books on the
> 8 1/2 by 11 bed. It's even wireless, but I have it hooked up through
> the network port on the router, and Openbook recognizes it without
> problems. I could also use it USB if I wanted. It's very fast and
> accurate. I don't feel it's necessary to spend a lot to have a good
> scanning experience, as text is typically scanned at only 300 dots per
> inch. If you need a legal sized scanner, or the ability to feed
> through lots of pages at a time, then maybe a Xerox would be better,
> but for normal basic scanning this one is fine. I have not tested
> scanning in multiple pages with the document feeder, but I know many
> people with Brother, Lexmark, and Epson all in ones that are very happy
with the speed and accuracy.
>
> Reg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitchell D. Lynn
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:07 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: scanners and printers
>
> Yes, there are some that are better than others. Unless you aren't
> doing a lot of scanning or are extremely patient, you will want to go
> with a single pass scanner. I still vastly prefer the older scanners
> from the mid-late 90s--especially the HP 4 series. Obviously, you will
> need to evaluate how large a scan bed you will need. If you are
> planning on scanning any books, you will want to look at scanners with
> at least a legal size bed. There are a couple out there that are
> specifically designed for scanning books; they have kind of a
> ridge--if memory serves me correctly--that you lay the book over, and
> it splits and collates the pages auto-magically. Xerox has a couple of
> pretty nice ones. One is pretty pricy: nearly $700 last I looked, but
> I settled for its little brother at half the price. It has a
> considerably smaller bed, and there are a lot of books that won't fit
> open-faced on the bed. Other than that, it is awesome. Take a look at
> www.newegg for a pretty good selection with good descriptions and helpful
reviews.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Suzanne Carleton
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 12:29 PM
> To: real-eyes
> Subject: [real-eyes] scanners and printers
>
> are there better/more accessible scanners and printers than others?
> What should I buy that will work best for using Open Book? I wil also
> be needing to make copies of receits.
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