Hi all,
Anyone used the Canon LIDE 90 before? As far as I can see, it's cheapest at MSY.com.au but unsure how well the z-lid does with book scanning.
The cheapskate (Department) school I'm with at the moment doesn't even have a networked scannerfor us teachers to use (read: stupid IT admin won't let us use it cos it "might cause security issues") . I may have to fork out $$$ for my own but just claim it off tax at the end of the financial year :(
Alternatively you can buy a cheaper all in one printer that has scan copy and prnt
like this one a month or so ago
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/2666
it just depends on how good a scan you want, if its just text these would be fine, if its high quality graphics then a dedicated scanner
So you can get one probably cheaper than it takes to submit a requisition form….
MSY also have a HP all in one f2120 printer for $49
I'm also looking for a fast scanner (yup, it has to be fast or at least has a reasonable speed). I'm a student and I often borrow books from my uni library. Some books are highly demanded so I only can borrow them for a few days. I want to scan the chapters I need then return them. I've already got a multifunction printer, but it scans very slowly and it won't scan if it runs out of ink.
I have a canon Lide 200
http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/Home-Office/Faxes-Scanners/Can…
that I'm very pleased with…..runs off usb, so quite portable….I use it for old photographs and have been very pleased with the results…you can put a few pics on it and it will recognise them and save them seperately as individual files. Can save things in a number of formats…..
Dunno about books, the lid is a flat lid, but I guess if you scanned with the lid up it wouldn't really matter.
I reckon it was about $125 from MSY
bit of a review here…..
http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/printers_scanners/can…
actually…..looking at your link, it looks like the lide 200 is the same as the lide 90 (in Europe), so yes….I have one…(also….MSY don't sell a 'lide 90')
nope, looked closer…the lide 90 is an archived product, so the 100 and 200 must be newer models…..
I'm happy with my Canon N650U, bought it when 1st come out & still going smoothly. The only down side is when scan something thick but with the z-lid I think it better.
Review from other users.