Scanners

Not so bad

Advantages: Decent Scans
Disadvantages: Price

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fna2007 22.12.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Epson Perfection V500 Photo

Epson Perfection.......Again

Advantages: Excellent scan quality, Full version of SilverFast Ai
Disadvantages: Little Diffrence from V700, Film holders are a little flimsy for a pro scanner.

...as follows :- The Epson V700 Photo scanner was trageted at the high end consumer. Whereas the V750 is targeted for the more professional user. The V750 has an Anti-Reflection Optical Coating as well as CCD Glass to help reduce the ammount of reflection. These are Features that Only a professional would look for when buying this type of product and are not all needed for you casual high end consumer in my opinion. The V750 also includes a full version ...
...I recomend sticking with the EPSON brand but selecting a newer model. SPECIFICATION Scanner Type Flatbed color image scanner with Epson Dual Lens System®, High-Pass Optics and Digital ICE™ Technologies Photoelectric Device Color Epson MatrixCCD™ line sensor Optical Resolution Epson Dual Lens System, 4800 dpi and 6400 dpi Hardware Resolution 4800 x 9600 dpi, 6400 x 9600 dpi with Micro Step Drive™ technology Maximum Resolution 12,800 x 12,800 ...

Craigshadow12 20.07.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Epson Perfection V750 Pro

CANOSCAN LiDE

Advantages: High resolution colour scan
Disadvantages: Expensive

With constantly All In One's taking over the market of stand alone scanners... some people started to predict that stand alone scanners will soon be a history. But they are wrong.. because although AIO printers can scan upto a very good mark but they are not as good... this stand alone flatbed scanner give you a perfect high resolution scan without wasting a lot of your time as much scanners or AIO printers do... this scanner has a very different ...
...photo scans at a reasonable one time price... So on the basis of above discussion i would like to conclude that .. although AIO printers are taking over the market but flatbed scanners will not lose their existence and if you don't need a printer then why waste money on those expensive AIO's if all u need is just a scanner... ...

anushka1093 16.02.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Canon CanoScan LiDE 100

Epson 4490

Advantages: Excellent quality when scanning slides and negatives
Disadvantages: Professional mode could cause problems for the novice used

...Previously I had the Epson 2480 and although this was good, it is no match for the 4490,expected really with the time elasped between the release of the models. With the resolution set at least 2400dpi and with only unsharp mask and colour restoration selected the faded slides and neagatives were nearly as new. There are a few points that should be noted. If you are a novice and just want to scan something quickly without having to set different ...
...selecting colour restoration and Background correction when they are not needed, you can have a negative effect on what would have been not such a bad scan, if these items were left alone. Also, as with many scanners if you want a good result but with an equally fast time for scanning,you won't get it. You need to move up in the market for quality and speed. All in all I wouldn't change the scanner with another in the same range. The digital ICE ...

Bruce_uk 09.05.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of Epson Perfection 4490 Photo

Epson

Advantages: Epson
Disadvantages: Epson

After using this product for a few months I have not so far come up against any reliability issues but only time will tell. I therefore would recommend the product. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. It's a great little device with plenty of features that I would highly recommend. This really is a wonderful piece of kit that ...
...good. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. Technical Details: Max Supported Media Size: 216 x 297 mm Dimensions (WxDxH): 30.8 cm x 50.3 cm x 15.3 cm Weight: 6.6 kg Resolution: 16-bit (64K grey levels) / 48-bit colour External Resolution: 16-bit (64K grey levels) / 48-bit colour Optical Resolution: 6400 dpi x 9600 dpi Interpolated ...

Nazuku 18.06.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Epson Perfection V700 Photo