BTW, a lot of the new higher-end copy machines will also let you scan and save in various formats, although 600 dpi might be a bit of a stretch, and I don't know about the size of the scans on the average high-end copy machine, either. The machines cost a fortune, but if you need to both copy and scan...
I take it you're looking for a flatbed scanner--the tray-feed ones aren't nearly as common, so there might not be much in the way of statistical databases on their lifespan. As a rule, you can get a moderately priced flatbed scanner for a lot less than a similar quality tray-feed scanner. But the tray-feed machine is much more efficient if you have to scan a lot of pages. I'm getting ready to scan about 60 documents right now, and--thank heavens--I'll be using a five-year-old Canon DR5080-C, not the dinky little flatbed scanner that it replaced. --Constance Warner -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Scanner stats 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. ************************************************************************ * ==> 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/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> 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/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
