I have an HP Scanjet 6300C USB, which I bought a year ago. It is as fast as many professional scanners, is 1200 X1200 dpi, and is about as good and fast as most people need. It is still available, but has been replaced by a newer model. You can probably get it for $300 or less if you shop. You can get an auto doc feeder for it, and it has updated software available from www.hp.com. I really like this scanner, and with USB it scans as fast as I need. It does run on USB 1.1 (12 mbps), and USB 2.0 is coming out, which is geometrically faster. You may want to wait for that if you have a lust for speed.
>Very much so. Parallel scanners are very slow and require most of your
>computers attention when they run. SCSI devices have their own processor so
>your scanning speed is much faster with little or no effect on your system.
>You will however, need a slot for a SCSI card... ISA or PCI. A new SCSI
>scanner would come with some kind of card, usually just capable of running
>the scanner. The negative is that SCSI scanners is going to be your most
>expensive choice by a wide margin.
>
>Another approach is USB. I have no personal experience with USB scanners
>but I read good things about them and they don't require any special card,
>if your motherboard already supports USB. USB is probably your most cost
>effective choice if you want good performance. I bought my UMAX SCSI
>scanner back in 96 and it has worked out great for me. Particularly since
>it has network support. In 96 USB was just barely off the ground. However
>if I was in the market for a new scanner I would probably be looking at
>USB. I use a USB mouse and Digital camera and they work great!
>
>Flat bed scanner quality is going to be relatively similar in the middle
>price range, for a name brand scanner. At least from the non professional
>users point of view. So look to differences in driver features and warranty
>to compare them. You might want to wait until XP is fully out in the open
>so you can be sure your new scanner supports XP. Scanners are usually the
>device that won't be immediately supported by a new windows upgrade.
>Depending on the scanner manufacture a new version of windows may never be
>supported by a older scanner.
>
>Rode
>The NOSPIN Group
>
>At 04:04 PM 9/9/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>Mark,
>> Speaking of SCSI Scanners, would you reccommend that type over the
>>Parallel type?
>>My HP 5e started grinding on me, and it's probably time for replacement.
>>Sounds like
>>some gears stripping inside. It's right at 5 years old now, and was bought
>>at a model
>>close-out sale at CompUSA at that time. Are they reparable at all?
>>System = W98, Intel PIII 800 (or 850?)
>>Ken Hollingsworth
>
>
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