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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: Flatbed scanner ... pros/cons Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 11:03:57 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 60 Message-ID: <vbf5kt$rtg4$2@dont-email.me> References: <vb2t56$1ljuq$1@dont-email.me> <vb4a5k$2r69a$1@dont-email.me> <vb4osh$2thdj$2@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:03:57 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7cbad2511c9199c5c0338f64f2e28487"; logging-data="914948"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19O8V48HTDhL4kXio4nLNFCntk/JTy0YN4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:hXPRIOYDC+bb3GVxtama4knpAPA= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <vb4osh$2thdj$2@dont-email.me> Bytes: 3377 On 9/2/2024 12:24 PM, Alan wrote: > On 2024-09-02 05:13, Tom Elam wrote: >> On 9/1/2024 7:25 PM, -hh wrote: >>> Looking at replacing an old Canon 'CanoScan LiDE 110' that seems to >>> be fading away (bulb's going yellow). >>> >>> Its USB connected; I use it quite a bit w/MacOS's "Image Capture" >>> app, and documents to PDF. >>> >>> Looking around at equivalents, I think I've narrowed it down to two: >>> >>> * Canon CanoScan LiDE 400 >>> >>> * Epson Perfection V39 II >>> >>> It looks like both are currently supported in MacOS Sonoma 14.x >>> >>> Any particular plus/minus or other observations? Cost difference is >>> negligible ($80 vs $90). >>> >>> A couple of things that I've found: >>> >>> * Epson is USB-2 (disappointing) & has separate power supply >>> * Canon claims USB-C but not which flavor/version thereof. >>> >>> * Documentation isn't clear if the Epson supports scan-to-PDF. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> >>> -hh >> >> Why a single purpose scanner when for a little more your can scan, >> print on paper/photo, and fax? Why USB? HP and others have all-in-one >> wireless devices with document feed for scanning multiple pages or can >> be used as a flatbed. My HP all-in-one supports 1200 dpi scans, do you >> really need more or is it an issue with the size of the scan bed? > > As usual, you spout off as if your situation is teh ony one that could > be relevant. > > 1200dpi is certainly more than adequate for printed documents, but only > a complete ignoramus could be unaware of the fact that HH has been > taking many, many photographs for many, many years. > > And while I'm suspect (I was going to right "sure" there, but unlike > you, I don't pretend to omniscience) that almost all the pictures he > takes today are taken digitally, it seems likely that he has at least > some pictures taken the old-fashioned way that he might want to scan in > digital form. Except that in the statement above he says "I use it quite a bit w/MacOS's "Image Capture" app, and documents to PDF." and "Documentation isn't clear if the Epson supports scan-to-PDF." This indicates that he is more concerned about scanning documents, not pictures. 1200 dpi works for printed pictures unless you really want to blow them up.