Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This Plustek doesn't answer Jim's but I get a little HP laser printer to go with it. Faxing can be done straight out of most desktop machines. I don't like the combo scanners myself. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/07/finally-ditch-the-paper-with-plusteks-book-scanner/ Plustek makes a whole line of these book scanners. On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com>wrote: > Who scans vintage records (78s) for an annual auction list. > Any recommendations for a scanner/printer/fax with a flush-mount glass? > Thanks, > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > > I was just about to contact you with a question. My old scanner, I think > an HP Officejet Pro 7600 (or 7650 ... or something like that) died over > the summer. I replaced it with an 8600. Everything works well, including > the scanner for letter sized items. However, it's now impossible to make > clear pictures of record labels as the printer glass plate is situated > about a quarter inch below the plastic surface of the scanner. Records > beyond 7" in size won't lie flush on the plate. I used to just lie the > record on the glass plate and then make the label copy without problems > but now the prints are fuzzy (as the focus is directed directly toward the > plate). > > Have you any suggestions as to what I might get as a replacement > combination printer-scanner (and fax machine)? If not, any suggestion as > to another scanning unit would be greatly appreciated. I should have kept > the old machine just for scanning (the printer portion died) but I left it > with the repair people when they advised that fixing it would cost more > than a new unit. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA