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>  I have a choice of two scanners at a good price. Software is NOT
>  an issue.
>  The first is a Microtek ScanMaker E3, which is a 24 bit color, I
>  cannot find the optical resolution and the maximum resolution
>  appears to be 4800 dpi.
>  The second is a Visioneer PaperPort 6100B, which is a 36 bit
>  color, 600 x 1200 dpi optical resolution and 2400 x 2400 maximum
>  resolution.

Any resolution over optical doesn't make any sense at all, thoes max
resolution is just for marketing, the higher resolution (over optical),
the worse result (mismatch colors) you get. Anyway, both of them are
good scanner for what you want to do.

Jun Qian

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