PERIPHERALS | ||||||||||
Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Additional Info | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
Scanners (paper) | ||||||||||
Agfa Studioscan II si | £875 | llmmmm | Good looks and reasonable scanning, but mediocre reproduction quality. | 400x800 dpi, flatbed scanner. | Agfa | 0181 231 4200 | 24 | 78 | ||
Epson GT5000 | £399 | lllmmm | Small, fast and easy to use with good software. | 300dpi, flatbed scanner. | Epson | 0800 220546 | 24 | 78 | ||
Epson GT8500 | £629 | lllmmm | Respectable performance supported by excellent software. | 400dpi flatbed scanner. | Epson | 0800 220546 | 24 | 79 | ||
Epson GT9000 | £759 | lmmmmm | A hgh end scanner that does not perform as well as we expected. | 600dpi, flatbed scanner. | Epson | 0800 220546 | 24 | 80 | ||
Epson GT9000 | £1,210 | llllmm | High quality scans let down by system software. | 600x1,200 true colour flatbed scanner, transparency and sheet feeder options. | Epson | 01442 611444 | 3 | 123 | ||
HP Scanjet 3C | £839 | lllllm | A scanner for your shortlist. | 600dpi flatbed scanner, 30-bit colour, SCSI card, software bundle. | Hewlett Packard | 01344 369222 | 11 | 117 | recommended | |
HP Scanjet 3P | £470 | llllmm | Quality hardware producing good greyscale scans. | 300dpi flatbed scanner, 256 greyscales, SCSI card. | Hewlett Packard | 01344 369222 | 4 | 126 | ||
HP Scanjet 4C | £839 | lllllm | Fast, impressive image quality and a good software bundle. | 600dpi flatbed scanner, 30-bit colour, SCSI card, software bundle. | Hewlett Packard | 0990 474747 | 18 | 100 | excellence | |
HP Scanjet 4C | £839 | llllll | Almost perfect, fast, colour accurate, and with a very versatile driver. | 600x500dpi, flatbed scanner. | Hewlett Packard | 0990 474747 | 24 | 80 | quality | |
HP Scanjet 4P | £440 | llllmm | Good quality introductory scanner with software that will suit beginners. | 300dpi optical, 1200dpi enhanced flatbed scanner, 24-bit colour, SCSI card, software bundle. | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 20 | 109 | ||
HP Scanjet 4P | £449 | lllllm | A professional mid-range scanner that deserves consideration. | 300dpi flatbed scanner | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 24 | 83 | ||
Logitech Pagescan Colour | £299 | lllllm | Small, neat, fast and well built. | 400dpi mono, 200dpi colour page scanner, parallel port connection, Textbridge OCR software included. | Logitech | 01344 894300 | 14 | 150 | recommended | |
Microtek Pagewiz | £99 | llllmm | Capable budget scanner. Works well apart from irritations during setup. | 300dpi mono sheetfeed scanner. | Eurotech | 01734 810011 | 25 | 177 | ||
Mustek 600/2SP | £239 | lllmmm | Cheap, but not very good. It might just do if budgets are really tight. | 300x600dpi flatbed scanner. | Evesham Micros | 01386 765500 | 24 | 83 | ||
Mustek 800 SP | £299 | lllmmm | Distinctly average, and not the best budget scanner around. | 400x800dpi flatbed scanner. | Evesham Micros | 01386 765500 | 24 | 84 | ||
Nikon Scantouch 1100 | £499 | lllmmm | A competent scanner at a decent price. | 300x600dpi flatbed scanner. | Nikon UK | 0181 541 4440 | 24 | 84 | ||
Plustek Pagereader 800 | £199 | llllmm | Well designed, but has problems with Windows 95. | 800dpi 256 shades of grey, one half length ISA slot | Solution Point | 0345 400300 | 16 | 116 | ||
Primax Compact 4800 | £297 | lllmmm | Good low cost scanner, though not as fast as some | 300dpi flatbed scanner. | Primax | 01235 559922 | 22 | 146 | ||
Primax Compact 4800 | £298 | llmmmm | A reasoable uint at a bargain price, but poor bundled software. | 300x600dpi flatbed scanner. | Primax | 01235 559922 | 24 | 86 | ||
Scanman Colour Pro | £145 | lllmmm | A versatile scanner. Good value, though some limitations. | 400dpi colour handheld scanner. | Logitech | 01344 894300 | 20 | 112 | ||
Scios DMS 2000 | £129 | lllmmm | Competent document scanner in a slinky case, ideal for light use. | 800dpi, sheetfeed scanner, 256 greyscales, ISA, OCR and document management software. | Eurebis | 00 353 1456 9383 | 24 | 163 | ||
Sharp JX-330P | £995 | lllllm | Pricey, but you get what you pay for - a high quality device. | 600x600dpi flatbed scanner. | Sharp | 0800 262958 | 24 | 86 | ||
Trust Imagery 4800SP | £349 | lllmmm | Badged version of the Mustek 600. | 300x600dpi flatbed scanner. | Trust | 01376 501146 | 24 | 88 | ||
Trust Imagery 9600SP | £500 | llmmmm | A large and ponderous uint with little to recommend it. | 600x1,200dpi flatbed scanner. | Trust | 01376 501146 | 24 | 88 | ||
Umax PageOffice | £399 | llllmm | Well put together software and hardware bundle. | 300dpi page scanner, SCSI2 card, image editing, OCR and filing software. | IMC | 01753 830999 | 11 | 116 | ||
Umax Super Vista S-12 | £895 | lllmmm | Fast and affordable, but poor bundled software. | 600dpi flatbed scanner, 24-bit colour, bundled software. | IMC | 01753 830999 | 20 | 108 | ||
Umax Super VIsta S-12 | £895 | llmmmm | A fast scanner for a mid range price, but can't compete with the best for quality. | 600x1,200dpi flatbed scanner. | IMC | 01344 872800 | 24 | 90 | ||
Vista-S6 | £995 | lllllm | Great scanning, nice price, and loads of useful features. | 600x300 optical resolution, 24-bit colour, SCSI card. | IMC | 01753 830999 | 2 | 134 | recommended | |
Umax Vista S6E-LE | £499 | llllmm | Fast with variable scan quality, but you won't find better at the price. | 300x600dpi flatbed scanner. | IMC | 01344 872800 | 24 | 90 | value | |
Scanners (film) | ||||||||||
Nikon Coolscan II | £1,099 | llllmm | Easy to install and use, and results acceptable to all but the most demanding. | 2,700 dpi max res, SCSI-2 controller, handles film strips or mounted slides. | Nikon | 0181 541 4440 | 23 | 140 |
Last Update: 14/10/96
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