Scanners > Nikon Scanners > Film scanner (35 mm) > 16-bit (64k colours)

Advantages: Exceptional Quality of Image, Worth its money
Disadvantages: Takes time to get used to controls.

The Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED is a one of the highest quality slide/film scanners around at an affordable price. It scans at a maximum resolution of 4000 dpi (dots per inch; therefore the higher the resolution the better picture quality) and has many features, which we will look at in more detail. I ordered my Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED online at WarnersImaging.co.uk. At the time of purchase, which was February 2003, it cost me £958.81 inclusive ...
...unsure ask!) APPEARANCE The Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED is primarily silvery grey with a black plastic sliding “door” at the front, which is where the adapters are inserted. The device is very sleek and much smaller than I was expecting it to be. Photos on the internet gave me the impression that it would be the size of a computer tower, but far from it. You can pick the device up with one hand (although I don’t recommend it in case you drop it!) ... Read review

Advantages: Sooooo many features
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

We use the CanoScan Lide 25 (which I'll refer to as Lide 25 from now on) at work and a handy little scanning tool it is indeed. It's very slim and lightweight and sits nicely on my desk, ready to jump into action whenever I need to scan a document or photo. You can copy directly from the platen (glass screen) to your printer or print or even email and it's very easy to set up. AN ABUNDANCE OF FEATURES The Lide 25 uses a USB connection so ...
...handy indeed - saving on energy is always a better option. Unlike other home scanners I've used in the past the Lide 25 scans to a fairly high resolution of up to 1200 x 2400 dpi so when scanning photos you get very good quality images. The software that comes with the scanned allows you to scan documents to PDF too and you choose whether you want them in colour or monochrome or select the image quality you want from 75, 100, 200, 250, 300 or 400 ... Read review