Presumably you mean USB is 12Mbits per second. Whilst this is much slower than firewire or ultra wide SCSI (I think scanners only use slower versions) the impact is not that great in the grand scheme where focussing, positioning and actual scanning are not too fast. Yes, there is a difference, but is nowhere near the difference of the interface capability.
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom A. Trottier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:31 AM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration USB is limited to 11 Mb. You'd be better with 1394/firewire or ultra wide SCSI. Tom On Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 17:54, Hemingway, David J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on "RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration," saying.. > You can purchase a Eiger PCMCIA SCSI card on Ebay for less than $40 > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 7:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration > > The LS40 isn't 4000dpi though. > > Resolution matters! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Otway) wrote: > > > >> All the alternatives to the SS4000 are so much more > > >> expensive that you would save quite a bit by buying > > >> that PCMCIA SCSI card and an SS4000. > > > > Out of interest, how does the Nikon LS40 compare to the SS4000? > > There's a company in the UK from which I can get the Nikon for £499 > > (ex vat), and I wouldn't have to worry about SCSI, as it supports > > USB. And, of course, I'd get a full UK warranty. > > > > Mark > > > > > --------------- Abacurial Information Management Consultants ------- Tom A. Trottier, President http://abacurial.com 758 Albert St, Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7V8 N45.412 W75.714 +1 613 860-6633 fax:231-6115 ICQ:57647974 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
