Sorry I am a bit too fast sometimes. I tend to be impolite when I'm eager. It's just the way I am.
I forgot to say thank you for your advice, very much appreciated. Looks like I'm one step closer to a decision. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16. november 2005 21:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Thinking about an multyfunction printer enablement. Advice > needed > > Tim, > > We have an Epson RX500. The printing is excellent, > and the scanning of slides is probably very good at > least--it keeps improving as I ascend the learning > curve. The Epson scanning software is not nearly as > good as VueScan, but it is -much- easier to use, and > highly adjustable. > > I've abandoned any fantasies of scanning my 10,000 or > so slides, unless I'm planning to email them somewhere > or post them on the web. It takes way too long, and > for a few dollars I can get a print commercially for > no effort. > > Rick > > --- Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A bit of background first: I am on a pretty tight > > budget now, my wallet says > > no enablement. But the enablement I am thinking > > about will really enable me. > > > > > > More background: > > 1. I have no photo printer. HP claims the HP DJ 640C > > that I have to be one, > > but thats total nonsense. > > 2. I have a lot of old slides, near 2000. It is > > mainly family snaps, > > valuable because they are family snaps. But I think > > there are some keepers > > there. But I don't look at them. > > 3. I have got a lot of b&w family pictures (paper > > copies) from my old man. > > They are in small format. They seem to be decently > > printed. There are also > > some colour negatives. My sister would want copies, > > or jpg's. > > > > So now I am considering a multifunction printer. My > > heart says a dedicated > > scanner, a dedicated slide/negative scanner and a > > dedicated printer, but my > > wallet says definitely no. Not before Christmast, > > not in this decade, not > > ever. > > > > So now I am thinking of buying something not too > > expensive (I might even > > talk my wallet into buying one before Christmast). > > Some day, I hope and > > think my cash flow will change. Then I can reinvest > > in better tools. Perhaps > > I can rescan the keepers among the slides. > > > > So here comes my questions to the smart, educated, > > and experienced people on > > the list. > > > > I read a good test on Epson RX700 in a Swedish > > magazine (Foto). There it > > beats the shit out of a Canon MP760. Anybody who has > > something to say about > > this piece of hardware? Is there a chance it will do > > a decent job, or am I > > fooling myself even thinking about it? > > The RX700 also has a little brother, RX620, I > > believe it is nearly the same, > > just a bit slower, and not being able to write at > > CD's. Is this right? > > Last question: Is there other better alternatives > > worth considering? > > > > > > Tim > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large > > crowds > > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other > > clever guy) > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com >
