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From: Joe on 26 Jan 2008 20:11 Looking for a basic scanner which will function well with a decent Vista driver. I don't care if it can't scan slides or isn't great at OCR. I just want a scanner that will run well consistently and will come with a decent Vista driver. I don't need super resolution or very fast speed. My most common use for scanners in the past few years is as a copy machine. I've read quite a few reviews on the low cost scanners from HP and Epson- most people seem to think that the hardware is acceptable but that the software is really bad. Suggestions welcome- and yes, I'll continue by online search. thanks, Joe
From: CSM1 on 26 Jan 2008 22:17 "Joe" <abc(a)xyz.com> wrote in message news:uTQmj.840$nD6.35(a)trndny01... > Looking for a basic scanner which will function well with a decent Vista > driver. I don't care if it can't scan slides or isn't great at OCR. I just > want a scanner that will run well consistently and will come with a decent > Vista driver. I don't need super resolution or very fast speed. My most > common use for scanners in the past few years is as a copy machine. > > I've read quite a few reviews on the low cost scanners from HP and Epson- > most people seem to think that the hardware is acceptable but that the > software is really bad. > > Suggestions welcome- and yes, I'll continue by online search. > > thanks, > Joe Canon Canoscan 8800F is Vista compatible http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=120&modelid=15561#ModelTechSpecsAct -- CSM1 http://www.carlmcmillan.com --
From: Robert Jasiek on 27 Jan 2008 02:15 On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:11:54 GMT, "Joe" <abc(a)xyz.com> wrote: >Looking for a basic scanner which will function well with a decent Vista >driver. You might also consider to get a scanner with the WIA driver model because then it is supposed to work with every graphics software via its scan function directly.
From: Barry Watzman on 27 Jan 2008 02:44
You can get HP 5470C's for as little as $10 on E-Bay. These are actually high-end scanners from 2002 (PC Magazine Editor's choice in 2002). HP says that they don't work with Vista, but I've installed one (using the last version of HP Precision Scan Pro offered for this scanner) and everything seems to work just fine ... just not officially supported, apparently. And Precision Scan Pro is FAR better software than the current HP junk. If you need an ADF, the 5490C is the exact same scanner with a document feeder (the feeder can be added separately, but the separate feeders (C9866A) are hard to find today (if you do find one, be sure you get the power supply and the input tray). Joe wrote: > Looking for a basic scanner which will function well with a decent Vista > driver. I don't care if it can't scan slides or isn't great at OCR. I > just want a scanner that will run well consistently and will come with a > decent Vista driver. I don't need super resolution or very fast speed. > My most common use for scanners in the past few years is as a copy machine. > > I've read quite a few reviews on the low cost scanners from HP and > Epson- most people seem to think that the hardware is acceptable but > that the software is really bad. > > Suggestions welcome- and yes, I'll continue by online search. > > thanks, > Joe |