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hippiekasey aka kasey is a 33.26 year old girl, has been a member since February 12, 2007, has scored 7,061 submissions, giving an average score of 1.54, helping 197 designs get printed.

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Aug 28 '08 by hippiekasey
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Advice on scanners

Hey all!
I am needing to purchase a scanner to use with my mac. My super old crappy one just died. Anybody have advice on a nice one. I am pretty clueless. Thankyou!

SoldierofGondor on Aug 28 '08 at 10:16am

I just have a ~$70 3-in-one HP, but you're probably looking for a super nice one?

hippiekasey on Aug 28 '08 at 10:17am

thanks, just one that I can scan my drawings in and they look nice!

cassiepaige on Aug 28 '08 at 10:30am

I have a 3 in one HP Photosmart C5240 and I love it. It scans nicely, even better than some of the more expensive all in ones I have had that have failed me.

bsweber on Aug 28 '08 at 10:32am

epson scanners seem to be pretty high quality

hippiekasey on Aug 28 '08 at 10:47am

thanks!

radiostaticstar on Aug 28 '08 at 10:55am

mine's nothing special, but i like it. it scans very well and the adf is a nice feature...

danrule on Aug 28 '08 at 10:58am

yeah I agree with Brett, my epson 3490 has been a rockstar, even has the ability to scan my old slides.

hippiekasey on Aug 28 '08 at 11:01am

cool, I have heard great things about epsons. I have had a lexmerk in the past that was pretty good. Scanning slides would be super nice too!

.MINUS. on Aug 28 '08 at 11:28am

I love my Epson too! I've had it for years. It's always been good to me.

ISABOA on Aug 28 '08 at 11:29am

I have an old lide canon

i have always liked the canon scanners - they are pretty cheap too

Steve The Great on Aug 28 '08 at 11:31am

my mommy has an epson somethingorother and it does well with my photos ....it's not the best at slides though.

BaronVonMonkey on Aug 28 '08 at 11:32am

I have a Canon Lide too, and it's been great. If you can afford it though, I'd definitely get a large format scanner- that would make my life a lot easier

ISABOA on Aug 28 '08 at 11:33am

aha - me too!

i hate seaming shit together - and I always gotta do it

Steve The Great on Aug 28 '08 at 11:34am

Large format scanners are like thousands of dollars, right?

if you have something large it might be easiest to set up a cheap copy stand and take a photo.

BaronVonMonkey on Aug 28 '08 at 11:34am

Yes! With detailed linework, seaming can be so annoying!

hippiekasey on Aug 28 '08 at 11:46am

oh yeah, unfortunately I do not have the cash for a large format. Doomed for seaming stuff together for sure!

hippiekasey on Aug 28 '08 at 3:19pm

Thanks all for the input!

I am now the proud owner of a "Epson V200 Perfection Scanner" pretty affordable! Now to do some drawings to scan before it is delivered =)

hippiekasey on Aug 29 '08 at 1:22pm

wow the epson scans wonderfully. Thanks for all the advice!

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