Advantages: The service Disadvantages: The timetable (at times)
People who drive automatically assume that travelling by public transport is HORRID. It takes longer, it's probably more expensive, you have to sit with (get spoken at by) people you don't know and, very quickly, don't like, it's inconvenient?it has, in short, nothing to recommend it.
Those of us who don't drive are intrinsically more tolerant of all of the above. We have to be. That doesn?t mean that we aren't fair-minded and capable of writing a critical review when we get rubbish service. In this instance it is fair-mindedness that inspires me to write a review about un-rubbish service. Looking up National Express coaches on the site, I discover that they are not exactly flavour of the month.
My experience of them has always been pretty good ? with the exception of the one case where I was just going down with the Kathmandu ...
Advantages: It tries to bring a little known hero to light. Disadvantages: It's hackneyed in all respects.
?s politically active brother Will.
The large number of montages alone requires a lot of scoring, courtesy of Mark Isham. The majority of the arrangements centre around warm, hopeful string refrains. There are also insistent piano arrangements that set the scene, deep bowed cellos and electric guitar with rising brass and drums for Ernie?s first high school game and the usual triumphal brass for victories. However, there seem to be passages of music for virtually every scene, so you filter it out after a while. It also feels as though the composer is trying to blackmail you into feeling whatever emotion he?s pushing. The other soundtrack choices include popular music of the day from black artists, including ?Mojo Working?, and ?What I?d Say?. They add a historical context, but overall the music feels overzealous.
?The Express? is a serviceable ...
Advantages: Wireless function is easy, print from anywhere. Disadvantages: While the black finish is nice, it really is a dust magnet.
After having Epson printers before, I decided to go for another one. But this time, one with wireless capabilities.
In box with the printer is the power cable, USB cable (you need these for the initial set up), a set of cartridges and a small pack of photo paper.
Was really easy to set up. We use 3 laptops at home and for the first set up I needed the USB cable. Follow the prompts on the discs and it automatically detects your wireless network. For the 2 additional laptops, I didn't need the USB cable and just had to set them up as "additional computers".
It's really easy to install the cartridges. Printer has a helpful little screen to prompt you.
Scanning and copying functions are really good. When you scan an item, so long as you computer is switched on, it will appear on the little screen, just select it and it scans ...
Abbafan1972 03.09.2009
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Product Information for "Epson Expression 10000XL" »
General
MPN
B11B168022CY, B11B168022, B11B168022CX
Type
Flatbed scanner - desktop
Max Supported Document Size
DIN A3 (310 x 437 mm)
Width
65.6 cm
Depth
45.8 cm
Height
15.8 cm
Weight
14.5 kg, 13 kg
Scanner
Input Type
Colour
Grayscale Depth
16-bit (64K grey levels)
Colour Depth
48-bit colour
Colour Depth (External)
24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Optical Resolution
2400 dpi x 4800 dpi
Interpolated Resolution
12800 dpi x 12800 dpi
Scan Mode
Single-pass
Scan Element Type
CCD
Bulb / Light Source Type
Xenon gas fluorescent lamp
Scan Density Range
3.8D
Scan Scaling
200%
Control Panel Buttons Functions
Scan
Scanner Speed Details
5.3 ms/line - greyscale - 2400 dpi
16 ms/line - colour - 2400 dpi
2.7 ms/line - greyscale - 1200 dpi
8 ms/line - colour - 1200 dpi
Compliant Standards
TWAIN
Scan Speed
16 ms / line (colour)
Media handling
Max Document Size
310 mm x 437 mm
Supported Document Type
Plain paper
Document Feeder Type
Manual load
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 PIN FireWire
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
IT8 reflection color target
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Voltage Required
AC 230V ( 50/60 Hz ), AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby )
45 Watt ( 6 Watt )
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities, SilverFast Ai 6, EPSON Scan, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, EPSON Scan, ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint Plus, Drivers & Utilities, SilverFast Ai 6, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, EPSON Scan
OS Required
Apple MacOS 9.1, Microsoft Windows 98/ME, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Professional, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year - on-site, Limited warranty - 1 year - carry-in
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
5 °C
Max Operating Temperature
35 °C
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 80%
Manufacturer's product description
Designed to meet the most demanding graphic arts applications, the EPSON Expression 10000XL is an exceptional A3 graphic arts scanner featuring high resolution, fast scanning speeds, excellent functionality and advanced networking capability. With a resolution of 2400dpi and high optical density of 3.8 DMax, the EPSON Expression 10000XL boasts excellent quality up to a full A3. Easy to use, the EPSON Scan driver has both automatic and professional modes, the optional A3 transparency unit enables easy film batch scanning and advanced connectivity is built-in with USB 2.0 Hi Speed and IEEE1394 (FireWire) together with optional networking.
