Tom you are right and you are wrong. There are all different types of scanners.
A $49.00 scanner might be just right for the once a quarter, maybe once a month scanner.
But it will not be right for an institution that must scan a multitude of documents, small books etc. all the time. They may require an ADF unit, high resolution, longer platen etc. (most bottom end scanners limit to 8.5 x 11)
Also note some of the higher end models with do transparency scanning while the cheaper once won't.
It is not a simple answer. Stewart At 02:32 PM 5/8/2007, you wrote:
Depends on the scanner. A $49 scanner is not durable. A $9999 scanner will probably last until it is technically obsolete. If you spend $9999 to buy 200 $49 scanners and discard one every month, they will outlast the one $9999 scanner. >Has anyone done a study on the average life of a scanner? I know I >tried finding similar stats on digital cameras awhile ago, but not much >luck. I need to tell my supervisors when we can expect to get another >scanner to replace the one that's out for repairs. I'm guessing maybe >5-7 years. This scanner is used every day in a normal 40-hour week, >doing anywhere from 10-50 scans per day. At least 1/3 of the scans are >hi-res (8x10 @ 600dpi, 30x40 @ 300dpi, etc.), if that makes a >difference. tia.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
