Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Re: film scanners
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 22:10:33 +0200
References: <B6EDA39D.1E46%douglas@dysmedia.com> <3AC852DC.ECD300B2@hemenway.com>

Jim,

I like USB accessories because I already have a USB hub, so connecting another
device is truly plug and play. The slower speed does not matter to me, my scanning
volume is not so high.

Nathan

Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Doug:
>
> Why the desire for USB connectivity for a high DPI film scanner?
>
> I'm given to understand that USB, although faster than serial, is still
> much slower than SCSI or Firewire.
>
> Jim

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In reply to: Message from Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com> ([Leica] Leica Re: film scanners)