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I have an HP Scanjet 3300c on my home computer, the one I am on now. This is the slowest scanner I have ever used. I have played with the settings to see if the speed increases, but to no avail. Anybody else got one like this? Something I can do to get this sucker to speed up?
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Hi John, I have an older Mustek 600II in the house and it's really slow when scanning at higher res. I guess there is a lot of information to process. I have a newer HP in the shop, but I like the slower older Mustek....seems to do a better job.
-------------------- Ace Graphics & Printing Camdenton, MO. USA
Like Si said, if your scanner is parallel connection, then it's slowest kind. (so I've been told)
What Tony says about high-resolution is also true. I've scanned 8x10s at 300 dpi & seems to take forever.
Scanning resolution depends on final output of print you'll make size to be. It is Not the same resolution though. As an example, if your final print will be at 1200dpi & you scan at that amount, then you've produced a very large file in which a large portion of it is just wasted pixel info. Scanner resolutions & printer resolutions are not equal. I know this seems strange with no technical info backing it up. I don't have that info right now. But you can look it up in a good Photoshop book like the "inside" series. But an example would be a 1200 dpi print would be scanned at 225 (samples/inch). I cheated & just looked in book. To clarify, the scanner recommended resolution is in samples per inch which is different from dpi of printer, although scanner software may say dpi.
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John, I have a HP 5100 & 5200c they are slow but produce great scans. Because they are slow I purchased 2 Visioneer 8100's. They are fast & for everyday scanning of logos, characters, etc., their great. A 100 to 200 DPI scan about 10 seconds. they also have one touch send to features so everything I scan goes directly to my FlexiSign, unless I want it somewhere else like email etc.. I purchased mine for $150 each but they have been on sale for $99 each. For high end I still use the HP but for normal everyday stuff I love the Visioneer.
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John, I picked up the same scanner for the home some time ago. I thought the price ($50+/- at Frey's) was the bargain of a lifetime.
Well, it's a case of getting what I paid for. I have USB, and the thing is still ridiculously slow. Maybe this is speed price quality, choose two? Sure looks that way. Vic G
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i have a canon ix-4015(sold new for $800)and its scussi connected. great scanner and as for speed its quick no matter what res. doing full color will slow it down a tad, but its great. like the others say if its printer port connection...its slow. i got a usb scanner for the laptop its a canon u656...one of the slim line no power connection only a usb cord. it not real slow...but then iam on laptop with it.
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Mine is USB too. Seems like Victor, I am just gonna have to get used to it. I usually scan in at 300 or 150, depending on what I am doing. I have an old mustek at the shop, hooked up to my G3 powermac, and that sucker flies. At any resolution. I just got used to that speed, and although this scanner does a great job, I was just wondering if it was only mine, or if they were all like that. Thanks guys.
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Looks like you need a SCSI card. It will definitely improve the scanning speed. Cost aroun $50 US. I had to buy another one for my old Scanjet and it works great.
Kevin Landry KnL Signs Halifax NS
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scsi and usb = two totally different not interchangeable interfaces. You dont need a card.
Your scanner woes are not uncommon, and it's the problem of slow processing speeds in the scanner itself usually.
If you want highspeed scanning, look to the mid to high end Agfa scanners, as well as the higher end firewire scanners. If you can still find one, the HP 4C or 4P scanners (scsi version) hauled ass and delivered outstanding performance. I'm still using my first one which I paid a whopping $1100 for in 1995! I also bought one a few months ago at consumerdepot.com for $50, bare. So they are out there, just need to look around a bit.
I'm still a hardcore SCSI man myself, but firewire and USB 2.0 are looking like they are poised to be the next choice for high speed peripherals (scanners, printers, etc.) Firewire is the highspeed king for now, till USB 2.0 becomes more common (and XP supports now via a patch). Firewire (also known as IEEE 1394) will eventually have a 2.0 version, but thats sometime down the road.
Just whatever you do - run, dont walk - away from anything that connects to a parallel port other than a printer!
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