Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 Douglas Cooper wrote: > > On 4/1/01 10:39 PM, Leica Users digest expressed the following: > > > > > The LS-30 and the LS-2000 are extremely similar. You can get a refurbished > > LS-30 with warranty for about $550 (I got mine from > > www.publishingperfection.com and I see they still have that price). Nikon's > > definition of refurbish is to totally replace a broken part not just service > > it. It has ICE. The $40 'Vue-scan' software renders the multi-scan option of > > the LS-2000 as a non-tiebreaker in comparison the the LS-30. Considering > > some people are trying to sell the inferior LS-1000 second hand for $700 the > > LS-30 is the best bang for the buck you will find. > > This is great information. Does the LS-30 have USB connectivity? I don't > think the LS-1000 does... > > > Douglas Cooper > http://www.dysmedia.com > > NO ARCHIVE