[duxuser] Re: Scanner Question

  • From: Rick Boggess <boggessr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
  • Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:24:49 -0600

George, I think this is an excellent point. 

Rick Boggess

On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:08:45 -0000, George Bell wrote:



 Hi Tina,
>That very much depends on what exactly you mean by, our line of work.
>For low volumes, and where you dont have nasty deadlines to meet, then 
>hardware-wise there are many good low cost flatbed scanners out there.
>However, THE major secret, whether you buy cheap or expensive, is the software 
>you use. That is where I do not believe you should compromise in any way. Go 
>for the absolute best you can afford. Personally we use Abbyy Fine reader, 
>Corporate Edition.
>If you do have tight dead-lines to meet, you could consider something like the 
>Kodak i2200 which we had to purchase when we had over 2500 photocopied legal 
>documents which had to be brailled in a great hurry. This scanner scans 
>double-sided from a sheet feeder, at something between 20 and 40 pages a 
>minute, depending on resolution. It wasnt as expensive as wed expected  around 
>500 or $800 in real money.
>That said, the Abbyy software was vital for many reasons, especially since you 
>can teach it to correct consistent errors.
>Its all down to time and money at the end of the day.
>George W F Bell
>(Managing Director)
>Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
>76 Bunting Road Ind. Est.
>NORTHAMPTON
>NN2 6EE, United Kingdom
>Tel: (01604) 792777
>Fax: (01604) 792726
>e-mail: george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Web: http://www.techno-vision.co.uk
>From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>Behalf Of Tina Jensen
>Sent: 07 November 2011 17:33
>To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [duxuser] Scanner Question
>I wanted to ask what is the best scanner to use for our line of work?
>Thanks for your opinion.
>Tina

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