The Epson V600 looked to be a good choice for the money. The idea here was to scan old photos and negatives. Very little work on that front has taken place yet!
Performance
- 6400x9600 dpi maximum hardware resolution with Micro Step Drive
- 48-bit depth (internal/external)
Key Features
- Built-in transparency unit for 35mm slides, negatives and medium-format panoramic film up to 6x22 cm
- Digital ICE Technology removes the appearance of dust and scratches from film, plus tears and creases from damaged photos
- ReadyScan LED light source for fast scanning and no warm-up time; lower energy consumption and mercury-free so it's better for the environment
- Four customizable buttons can instantly copy, scan-to-email and create PDFs
Software Bundle
- Epson Scan driver and with Easy Photo Fix technology for one-touch color restoration
- Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance images
- ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus optical character recognition software for converting scanned documents into editable text
- Epson Creativity Suite
Scanning Speed (at 6400 dpi (high-speed mode)
- Black and white: about 21 msec/line
- Full Color: about 21 msec/line
Light Source
- White Light Emitting Diode
- Infrared LED (for Digital ICE)
Photoelectric Drive
- 12-line Epson Matrix CCD
Maximum Scan Area
- Flatbed 8.5x11.7 inches with 2.7x9.5-inch transparency unit
Zooming
- 50 percent to 200 percent (one percent step)
Dimensions
- 11 x 19 x 4.6 (W x D x H)
- 9.04 lbs.
Interface and Power Supply
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- AC adapter (100V and 200V type)
Compatibility
- TWAIN compliant
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, 10.5.x or later
Eco-Features
- LED light source with lower energy consumption than a fluorescent lamp
- Designed to be recycled
- Mercury-free LED light source
- Energy Star qualified