For scanning documents, the Fujitsu line of scanners are phenomenal.
Fast and superb rendering. And are priced well.
DrG
On 9/6/10 5:41 AM, Tom Fine wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> My Epson 3170 flatbed scanner died recently. Very disappointing since it
> was only a few years old and hadn't been used a ton. Definitely a
> hardware problem, dealt with Epson. Cost to repair far outreaches
> on-sale prices for flatbeds these days.
>
> So, what are people who do a fair amount of scanning using? I'm looking
> for something at least as fast, works on a Windows XP platform, will
> hold up more than a few short years without a death-causing hardware
> failure, and will play nicely with Photoshop and Acrobat. Ranking of
> desires: fast, plays nice with Photoshop and Acrobat, durable. Cheaper
> is better but I'd pay a bit extra for something truly durable. I've had
> very mixed luck with Epson, but it doesn't seem that anything else out
> there is any better made, it seems to be a commoditized product.
>
> I have a "maw" at work to feed in stacks of documents for scanning, and
> I have a large-format scanner for large images and album covers. So this
> one is for smaller-format photos and individual documents. Accuracy of
> scanning is desired so I don't have to spend much or any time messing
> with Photoshop touchups. I have many things to scan and limited time to
> scan them, so efficient workflow is paramount. The Epson 3170 was
> actually quite speedy and reliable as far as contrast, brightness and
> color tones. For grayscale, it was superb.
>
> -- Tom Fine
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