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Thread ID: 8041	2001-03-02 00:18:00	Scanners	Guest (0)	Press F1

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9426	2001-03-02 00:18:00	Thinking about getting a scanner for general home use. Know nothing about them so would appreciate comments on what would be a suitable reasonable-cost machine. Thanx in advance	Guest (0)
9427	2001-03-02 00:55:00	Depends on what you wish to scan. What lets most scanners down is when scanning from magazines, and this leaves a crosspatch pattern. It may cost a little more but for perfect results everytime, I recommend the Microtek X6. I have also tried the ACER Flatbed, which is about 50% cheaper, and quality is about 80% as good as the Microtek. And finally, have tried the Canon flatbed, costing the same as the ACER, with results about 25% as good as the Microtek. Scanners all were slow with with less than 128k RAM. Hope this helps.	Guest (0)
9428	2001-03-02 10:39:00	Hi Gordon I agree with most of what Wayne has to say re quality and pricing ( except I would rate the Acer closer to 90% quality of the Microtek ) However there are other issues you need to look at >> USB or Parallel port >> if your PC supports USB, go for a USB Scanner every time,with a parallel port it is a real pain donkey tailing the printer into the scanner(some scanners require you to switch them on prior to switching on your PC before you can print anything,as your printer is sharing the port the scanner is attached to) Also some scanners can be problematic on some systems,Microtek's fall into this category with their parallel port host adaptor,it usually works fine but if you have a system it does'nt like, your in for trouble big time. The other thing to look out for is the quality of the Twain Driver software >> My preference here is for the MiraScan driver used by the Acer, it has very good software attached that allows you to do most basic graphic editing straight from the scanner driver software,although most of the other brands of scanner have improved in this regard over the last few years. You should be able to purchase a good all round home scanner for well under $200.00, there is no need to go for the higher DPI models costing $300.00 plus as you will rarely if ever use that DPI in the real world, of home use. Regards Alan	Guest (0)
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