[Mr.PD]

My old HP flatbed scanner finally died. I need to get a new scanner. I want a flatbed that can also scan slides and or film. I have a good printer so I don't want one of those all in one things. I want high quality scans, and I'm not too picky about the price.
Anybody got a recommendation?

 

[meat01]

Epson makes good flatbed scanners, but if you want to scan slides, you should really get a dedicated slide scanner. The Minolta Dual Scan is a good one for the price.

 

[mustang]

I have the Epson 3170 and it works fine. Might want to give that a shot. Believe I payed some where around 100-150 for it w/ a rebate (which I actually did get back).

 

[Mr.PD]

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Originally Posted by mustang I have the Epson 3170 and it works fine. Might want to give that a shot. Believe I payed some where around 100-150 for it w/ a rebate (which I actually did get back).

I was just looking at that one on Amazon.
I read somewhere that Epson makes real good scanners. So, I'm studying that brand.
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Originally Posted by meat01 Epson makes good flatbed scanners, but if you want to scan slides, you should really get a dedicated slide scanner. The Minolta Dual Scan is a good one for the price.

I guess your right, for serious slide work a dedicated slide scanner would be best. But something that can at least handle the occasional slide would be nice. My old scanner was just a plain old flatbed.

 

[KR...]

Epson makes some of the best.

get the best model that you can afford.

http://www.epson.com/

 

[Mr.PD]

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Originally Posted by KR... Epson makes some of the best. get the best model that you can afford. http://www.epson.com/

Thanx for the link. I found a $50 rebate there.
Right now all I am getting is Epson recommendations. One brand reco's are unusual for this place.

 

[KR...]

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Originally Posted by Mr.PD Thanx for the link. I found a $50 rebate there. Right now all I am getting is Epson recommendations. One brand reco's are unusual for this place.

well, unless you can afford those $10,000 pro scanners, you would have to be a fool not to get an Epson really.

 

[md01]

Check out bhphotovideo. They carry large selection.

 

[Mr.PD]

Just to put an end on this thread.
I just picked up an Epson 4180 today from Staples. I haven't even taken out of the box yet.

Thanks for all your inputs

 

[BDA_ABAT]

Mr. PD: would appreciate it if you could post your impressions after using it for a while. I'm hoping to get a new scanner in the not toooo distant future. Unfortunately, I just bought a Canon LiDE 80. It's not a bad scanner, fairly quick, definately svelte. I'm just a chowderhead who did not read the specs carefully before buying.

It's a 1200 dpi scanner. Doesn't have the resolution that I was hoping for. Have been eyeing the Epson models. That 4180 looks nifty!

Bruce

 

[Mr.PD]

Okay.
I've used it twice so far to make sure it works. Give me a week.
First impression - It's noisy! Makes whirring noises when starting up.