STEVE MOULDING Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 I've been looking for something like this for a while... http://www.plustek.com/product/book3600.asp I needed a solution for those rarer auction catalogs and books that can't be pressed flat to scan without damaging them. Also, books and catalogs with images & text that come very close to the inner borders are normally very difficult to scan without getting a curved image. This solves both problems by having a scan region with glass that comes right to the edge of the machine with virtually no border. As shown, its very easy to get a whole page. Anyway, it arrived today and my first scan of a catalog went very well. I'm happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Isn't technology Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Very nice - I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altyn Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 It appears to be very useful. Was it expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE MOULDING Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 It appears to be very useful. Was it expensive? $249 at TigerDirect http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...0&CatId=294 I think they make more expensive versions too. One limitation on the $250 version is the maximum size of the scan region...around 8.5"x11.7". 95% of catalogs & books will scan OK, but larger formats will need a couple of passes to get the images (if that's what you're after). What I also like is that if the scanner sits on the edge of a table, one side of the catalog/book can hang down freely and you really don't have to open it up very much. No more pressing books down flat (or photographing pages). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqc2002 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Thinking of 4600 version almost 700 USD Cool, TQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE MOULDING Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Thinking of 4600 version almost 700 USD Cool, TQ What do you get for the extra money? I know it's faster (3s / page) but for me 9s is fast enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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