There are a vast array of A4 flad bed scanners on the market today. Even some of the basic ones from 600 dpi offer superb results. I decided to look for one in the 600dpi+ range that not only scans photos and objects but also allows you to scan in negatives (very useful for old photos etc)
The HP products are renounced for reliabilty, quality and reproducibilty and are not always cheap. However when I found the HP scanner of my choice HP5370 it appeared to have the same technical sppecification and features as a similarly priced EPSON 1240U Photo, BUT the HP is at least £55 cheaper!! This is strange! If anyone can give a true comparison between these 2 scanners: HP5370C v's EPSON Perfection 1240U Photo
They are both 1200 x 2400 dpi optical Both are 42bit colour Both have film./slide adapter to scan negatives too! Both have OCR, 4 instant buttons etc to e-mail, file, copy etc both have included software
HP5370C is around £165 EPSON 1240U photo is £200
Cannot understand the price difference, is this Epson significantly better? I have an EPSON colour printer so thought it'd be easier to go for an Epson scanner too. My main interest will be scanning photos and negatives. THese models may be obsolete now or still avaialble as PC peripherals get updated so quickly.
Would be interested in your comments if anyone can offer an explanation as why these 42-bit scanner differ so much in price yet not on specification.
Overall, if money is no object and you like EPSON's got for it! However this HP5370 is not a bad choice and at the price, what have you got to lose!
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