[DM-MUG] Slide scanning

[Bryan Baker]

I will agree that the 8400 is a great scanner, but it IS USB2 -  
here's a profile from the system info utility on my machine with the  
detail of my scanner:

===
CanoScan:

   Version:	4.00
   Bus Power (mA):	500
   Speed:	Up to 480 Mb/sec
   Manufacturer:	Canon
   Product ID:	0x221e
   Vendor ID:	0x04a9
===

480 MB/sec is USB2.
You may be thinking of Firewire (which the 8400 lacks).
And it does scan slides quite nicely (did a bunch of really old ones  
last year).

On Sep 4, 2006, at 9:27 PM, kcrouch wrote:
> The 9950F has a smaller sibling called the 8400F. This is the best  
> scanner that I've ever owned. It's rated nearly as
> high as the 9950F, except it only supports USB 1, not USB 2.
>
>
>>  -------Original Message-------
>>  From: John Eller <wmbrainiac at mac.com>
>>  Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Slide scanning
>>  Sent: 04 Sep '06 22:29
>>
>>  macworld magazine has been recommending the canoscan 9950F
>>  as one of the best peripherals of its kind for a year now
>>  on their peripherals round-up page.
>>  it comes with slide mounts.
>>  i bought it to do as you're proposing, but haven't started.
>>
>>  canon's supposed to have pretty good optics on their scanners.
>>
>>  you might want to get something better than the software that comes
>>  with.
>>  i've downloaded silverfast software for the scanner - haven't even
>>  opened that yet   ) :
>>
>>  stuff takes time!
>>
>>
>>  On Sep 4, 2006, at 5:22 PM, Jon Engelhardt wrote:
>>
>>> We have "several carousels" full of slides that we would like to
>>> transfer to the computer and of course make copies of for our
>>> family.  The salesman at Compu USA was very knowledgeable and
>>> showed us an Epson printer/scanner/copier that might work.   Went
>>> to the Apple store and that was a mistake, deer in the headlights
>>> look.  I thought I would ask you folks first and then perhaps
>>> google to see what's out there.
>>>
>>> Any and all suggestions are most welcome.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jon Engelhardt
>>> Adel, IA
>>>
>>>
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