Try CompUSA, Office Max, Staples, Amazon, etc. Look for Adaptec. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie M." <xercon@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:07 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Epson Scanners > Thank you much. I didn't realize there was such a difference. I have a > Scanjet III.P., but no SCSI card. Where do you get a SCSI card for the HP > Scanjets? > > - Jackie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:11 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Epson Scanners > > > > Hi Jackie, > > > > I just took a look at the Openbook scanner info page to see what they say > > about speed. I knew either the 1670 or 1650 was slow, but I couldn't > > remember which one it was. Here's what I found regarding average scan > > times with Openbook. > > > > 1670 extremely slow about 60 seconds per page > > 1660 about 13 seconds per page > > 1650 about 20 seconds per page > > > > Even if you aren't using Openbook, these specs should still give you an > > idea of why people have been searching for the 1660. > > I just got a SCSI card to put in my current computer so I could connect a > > 10 year old HP 4P scanner because the Epson 1250 I've been using has been > > driving me nuts with its slowness. The 1250 was taking about 50 seconds a > > page, and while that doesn't sound like much when scanning 1 page, you > scan > > 200 or 300 pages in Express Batch mode in Openbook, and it adds up. I > only > > mention this to point out that you would very quickly tire of the 1670. > > > > Dave > > > > At 08:29 AM 8/28/2004, you wrote: > > >I was looking for the Epson 1660 scanner discussed in July on this > > >list. I found Epson perfection 1650 and Epson Perfection 1670. Each is > > >$69, refurbished. Are those okay substitutes for the Epson 1660? Nobody > > >mentioned the work Perfection, and these are photo scanners, so I wasn't > > >sure. Please help. > > > > > >- Jackie McCraw > > > > > > > > > > >