Generally, The higher priced models will be built for longevity.. Like
an office that would be scanning things on a regular basis. They'll often
have little bells & whistles added.. Negative & slide scanners, document
feeder for multiple pages; and the more expensive models will usually scan
faster as well.
I've grown partial to the Visioneer scanners or at least the models that
will come bundled with the Visioneer software. I've often recommended that
to customers that are looking for user friendly as well as capability. I've
sold a couple of thousand Visioneers with very few complains, HP, Canon, and
Epson are all probably built better.. But then again.. you need to consider
the cost difference and how fast technology advances.. If for 1/5 the cost
you get a scanner that will give you results you'll be happy with and last
well into obsolecence; you'll be money ahead when you decide to upgrade.. If
you spend high $$ on one.. You'll be more prone to try and use it long after
you're wanting to replace it anyway. If you need the extra speed or
durability; the money is well spent, ortherwise.. it's simply just spent.
Just my $.02 worth
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "BARRY OLIVER" <DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: DML: OT - NVT geek question about scanners
>
> Ok, this question came from a cursory examination of the tags at Compusa
and Bestbuy. Most of the tags on the scanners I saw had bullet points for
resolutions in the neighborhood of 9600x9600, and all sported 48 bit color
depth, some were in the $60-100, others were $300-500. I'm not pickey as to
brand...
>
> >>> pbatson68@yahoo.com 02/19/04 01:17PM >>>
>
> You sure the res and color depth are the same? Sure
> it's not a misprint?
> Usually higher $$ scanners have higher color depth
> (48bit vs. 30bit) Or they have the capability of
> scanning at a really high resolution. Or they might
> have a film scanner (negatives) built in. Or it might
> have some kind of sheet feeder for multiple scanning.
>
> Hard to tell exactly. What scanners are you looking
> at? What are you going to be using it for?
>
> Phil
> --- BARRY OLIVER <DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us> wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone explain in laymans terms the difference
> > between a $80 color scanner and a $500 color
> > sacnner, if the resolution and color depth are
> > listed as being the same? Is there any instance
> > where I would need a "better" scanner bad enough to
> > justify the 3-5x pricetag? TIA.
> >
> > -Barry
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