Replacing my scanner

For the last 3 or 4 years i have used an Epson Perfection 1260
scanner. It has always been troublesome and now I think that it has
given up completely.

What would be a good replacement?

Colin

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For the last 3 or 4 years i have used an Epson Perfection 1260
scanner. It has always been troublesome and now I think that it has
given up completely.

What would be a good replacement?

Colin

I prefer Canon Scanners.
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...merHomePageAct

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I share your disappointment with Epson.
I have the perfection 1670.
The best scanner must be one that suits your own personal needs.
I use mine mainly for scanning postage stamps
and magazine pages.

The Epson had one huge irritation,
NO auto colour deskew.

I found the seiko software troublesome, if one scanned
more than x amount of images, the scanner will jam
without prior warning of any limit reached.

Personally I would choose a scanner that could
scan 35mm film
scan articles with "batch scan" options
(the Epson had this and I could do 30 stamps or passes
with one button click)
One must have colour deskew (not just monochrome)
good bundled OCR software





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| For the last 3 or 4 years i have used an Epson Perfection 1260
| scanner. It has always been troublesome and now I think that it has
| given up completely.
|
| What would be a good replacement?
|
| Colin

I rushed out and bought a Canon LiDE 25. It looks ok. The software
is comprehensive , but a little complex.

Of course, before I installed it I gave the Epson one last chance. It
immediately burst into life and soldiered on until I had finished the
job.

It has given me much trouble ever since i bought it. At first I
thought the problem was in the USB cable. Then I thought it was
different things until I realised that by pulling out the power plug
and re-inserting it I could make it re-initialise. That nearly always
solved the problem but it was about 18 months old by then so I
couldn't return it. I just had to soldier on.

Another problem was that I couldn't copy with it. I checked with
Epson and eventually they gave me this remarkable work around. I had
to install a printer that I didn't have, and when the software tried
to print to the printer that I didn't have I had to change the
designated printer to the one that I did have. It worked but it was
really awkward.

Anyway, I've retired the Epson now.

Best wishes

Colin


On Wed, 10 May 2006 20:13:25 +0800, "Rodney"
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I share your disappointment with Epson.
I have the perfection 1670.
The best scanner must be one that suits your own personal needs.
I use mine mainly for scanning postage stamps
and magazine pages.

The Epson had one huge irritation,
NO auto colour deskew.

I found the seiko software troublesome, if one scanned
more than x amount of images, the scanner will jam
without prior warning of any limit reached.

Personally I would choose a scanner that could
scan 35mm film
scan articles with "batch scan" options
(the Epson had this and I could do 30 stamps or passes
with one button click)
One must have colour deskew (not just monochrome)
good bundled OCR software