If you are looking for a single sheet scanner then the most cost effective
in terms of scan quality, ease of use and cost is the HP G3110. Not sure
what the model number would be in your part of the world but look at the
site www.hp.com under scanners for home and home office. Navigation of the
site can be a bit tedious but it is worth it.
On the other hand, if you are proposing to do a lot of scanning of books or
just many sheets then you might look at a slightly different type of
scanner. After all, there is nothing more boring than sitting and scanning
one side of a book page then turning it over and scanning the second side.
I use a Canon DR2580 scanner which is the most amazing piece of technology I
have come across in a long time. It does not have the conventional glass
plate on which you lay a page and scan it. Instead it passes the page
across a scanning head and scans both sides of the page in a few seconds.
The document feeder will take about 50 sheets (depending on the thickness of
the paper). To give you an idea of the speed of the DR2580, I can scan a
1200 page law book in less than 20 minutes. It is just unfortunate that
the O C R ing of the scanned page images takes a lot longer.
For a good description of the CANON DR2580 go to www.blindcooltech.com and
search for a podcast that was put up there early last year. A search for
the character string 2580 should find it.
Yes, the DR2580 is probably more expensive than you might expect to pay but,
if your time is valuable to you, its speed and quality of output will more
than make up for that.
Robert Nelson
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim gill" <sf49e...@comcast.net>
To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:27 AM
Subject: Recommendation on scanners.
hello PC-Audio:
I am trying to decide on scanner which I have no knowledge about so I am
hoping the list can help me and any help is appreciated very much .
I am using XP Pro and Window-eyes version 6.1 and OPen Book version 7.1
and Kurzweil 1000 version 9 and would like list recommendation on scanners
they are using to scan papers and books .
I called GW Micro and they recommend Epson scanner but not a particular
model I have been lookking at the perfect 3170 and perfect 4490
Also i would like to know if anyone is using HP and Canon scanners on
e-mail list that could help me decide on a scanner ..
Thanks
Jim
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