Hi Charles, thanks for the reply! >> - Has anyone experiences with one of these scanners, or knows a better >> model? Price should be no more than 300 Euro, which is US$ 300 INCLUDING >> taxes, cheaper is better. > > I own an Epson Perfection1640SU and it does a great job scanning negs and > transparencies. I paid $400 (US) a couple of years ago and the quality is > exceptional. Now the 2400 model costs around $225, and the 2450 (with > Firewire) around $400 (US). I've seen some scans from the 2400. They are > fabulous for a low-cost scanner. For the extra $100, you get a distinct > speed boost from the Firewire. > > As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to sell my 1640 if I could get enough to > help offset the cost of the 2450. The software that comes with the 2400 is > also superior to that which came with my 1640. >
Well, this speaks for the 2400, I like a good software package. I'm not willing to pay $125 more just for FireWire, + $50 for a FireWire card. I hope USB 1.1 will be fast enough for now (is it much slower than SCSI?), and if I switch to a newer Mac (or upgrade the S900) with OS X in the future, I can use a USB 2.0 card. I'd still like to see a scan from the 1260 Photo, which costs only $139, but I get the strong feeling that the 2400 is the scanner of choice. >> - Will the Epson work with the USB card sitting in the lowest slot of my >> S900 (works fine with a Wacom tablet and a Epson printer)? > > > I only run my scanner off the SCSI port on my S900. When I had my USB card > in one of the lower 4 slots (driving an Epson Stylus Photo Printer and > Logitech Mouse) I had definite problems. I don't know if it was the card > itself or the slot it was in, but any time I printed to my Epson, the mouse > would stop working. > > I replaced it with a Sonnet Tango (combo FireWire/USB) which resides in the > top slot of my S900 and has been working flawlessley. Others on this list > have reported issues with various multi-function cards such as this. > The 1640SU has SCSI and USB, right? Did you try the scanner with the USB card, or would you try it once? Just if you don't have to do additional installations. I'd be very thankful. > If you have problems, try moving the card into one of the upper two slots > (the usual blind recommendation). I already have 4 PCI cards, one of them - the Formac ProTV - won't work in the lower slots. I don't know if the Radeon 7000 would, but I like to have the graphics card in slot A or B because it's definitely faster up there. For now, there's no problem with my USB card, just that I can't move it to one of the upper slots. Forgot to say that it even works with a Logitech Joystick. If it fails, I can still try a powered hub. I'll definitely pay $20 more and go to a shop with good service and the option to bring the scanner back in if everything fails. Many thanks for now, I think I'll go to the shop on Tuesday. Chrisso -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
