[Ti] Panther compatible scanners

[Greg Markle]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: P. H. Adams [mailto:phadams at mac.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:29 PM
> To: PowerBook G4 Titanium List
> Subject: Re: [Ti] Panther compatible scanners
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 16, 2003, at 2:01 AM, John Griffin wrote:
> 
> > Murray E. Milligan typed this message on 12/15/03 11:38 AM:
> >
> >> Will someone please provide me with a recommended scanner 
> that is OS X
> >> Panther compatible. My Agfa Snapscan snapped out of 
> existence and I'd
> >> like to buy a smaller sized, Canon or HP. Any suggestions 
> are greatly
> >> appreciated.
> >
> > Agfa released a ScanWise X utility some time ago (just before they 
> > pulled
> > out of the scanner trade). I use it on my e50 scanner in 
> Panther all 
> > the
> > time and it works just fine (as long as you keep it from trying to 
> > install a
> > Button module in the list of startup items).
> >
> 
> I think what he meant was that his Agfa has died and he is 
> looking for 
> a replacement scanner, not a driver.
> 
> Personally, I have two scanners: one is an HP PSC 950 All-in-one and 
> the other is a Canon LiDE 30. Both are not without their flaws, but 
> they do both work fine under OS X. The LiDE 30, which I just recently 
> purchased, is great because of its small size and the fact that it's 
> USB-powered. It fits fine in my laptop bag, so easy to travel 
> with. The 
> software, while OS X native, doesn't seem to be the most 
> well-designed 
> in the world. However, it does do the main thing that I use it for 
> exceptionally well -- make text-searchable multi-page PDFs.
> 
> --
> P. H. "Patch" Adams
> phadams at mac.com
> 

I own the Canon LiDE 30 also and it is not only small but very, VERY light.  Compared to my old SCSI scanner which it replaced I almost thought it was empty!  I don't know what the actual weight is on the unit but it is SIGNIFICANTLY lighter than my new 14" G4 iBook.  Combine that with the fact that it requires only one USB cable for both data and power and it is nearly the perfect companion for a laptop.

I haven't used the scan capabilities of my new Epson 5400 all-in-one so I have no comments on that yet...it doesn't really fit your "smaller sized" request.

The software really is pretty lame though...but I wouldn't consider it a deal breaker since it doesn't require me to leave OS X!

Gregory Markle, Color Technician
Kleerdex Company - http://www.kydex.com/