AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Essential extras.(Home Computing)(Peripherals)(Cover Story)(Buyers Guide)
Now that digital photography, home-video editing, gaming, and desktop publishing are becoming commonplace, adding a scanner or a larger monitor to your computer setup lets you take full advantage of those applications.
Here are the key points to keep in mind when buying a scanner or monitor, based on the results of our recent tests.
SCANNERS
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Price and resolution. Scanners fall into two categories. Models priced at about $100 offer a resolution--the level of detail they can actually scan--of 600 dots per inch (dpi). Models priced at about $200 offer 1,200-dpi resolution. Most people don't need the higher resolution. Scanning photos generally requires 300 dpi. Only if you regularly work with high-quality graphics might you want a 1,200-dpi scanner.
Color depth. Most scanners offer what's known as 36-bit color depth, a measure of the number of colors the scanner is able to recognize. A 36-bit color depth provides more colors than the human eye can distinguish. So there's no point to paying more for 42-bit color depth. Besides, a scanner's software usually reduces the color output to a still-ample 24-bit depth.
KEY FEATURES
- Canon CanoScan FB 620U: Light and Easy Scanning.(Flatbed color scaner)(Hardware...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Kirkpatrick, Keith August 1, 1999 700+ words
The Canon CanoScan FB 620U flatbed is the latest example...when using the scanner's highest color depth (36-bit) at 600 dpi. The image...interface highly appealing. Product: Canon CanoScan FB 620U Company: Canon Computer Systems...
- Scanners work in OS X at last. We put them to the test. (Welcome Back).(Canon...
- Magazine article from: Macworld Weiss, David March 1, 2003 700+ words
...which costs $300 or less. Three of the scanners (the Canon CanoScan 5000F, the Epson Perfection 2400 Photo, and the HP Scanjet...maximum scanning resolution of 2,400 dpi, and three (the Canon CanoScan LiDE 30, the Epson Perfection 1260, and the HP Scanjet...
- Canon Canoscan Lide 600F.(flatbed color scanner)(Product/service evaluation)
- Magazine article from: Computer Act!ve Crisp, Simon February 22, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Simon Crisp Canon Canoscan Lide 600F Scan photos and negatives in three positions Scanners have had a rough ride over the last few years. With multi-function...
- Canon CanoScan 9950F: swank-looking scanner skimps on performance.(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Dorgay, Jeff February 1, 2005 700+ words
THE SHINY black Canon CanoScan 9950F scanner is sleekly designed, but its speed, scan quality, and features don't warrant its hefty $399.99 price. The...
- A stylish scanner saved by software: Canon CanoScan LiDE 80.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Fuch, Jeffrey March 1, 2004 700+ words
...nonworking one. If you're looking for a portable scanner that doesn't skimp on style, you'll like the razor-thin Canon CanoScan LiDE 80, but if top quality is important, look elsewhere. EDITORS' RATING 7.3 <PROS> Sharp design; scans...
- Flatbed scanners.(Top Products)(Canon CanoScan 8400F, Canon CanoScan...
- Magazine article from: Macworld February 1, 2005 700+ words
MIDRANGE SCANNER VERY GOOD 1/2 CanoScan 9950F ($400), from Canon (www.canon.com); find.macworld.com/0188 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LOW-END SCANNER VERY GOOD CanoScan 8400F ($150), from Canon (www.canon.com); find.macworld.com/0187
- Canon CanoScan 9950F.(flatbed scanners)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Macworld January 1, 2007 700+ words
VERY GOOD 1/2 CanoScan 9950F ($399), from Canon (www.canon.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The CanoScan 9950F offers improved scan quality and more-intuitive software controls. This model tops its predecessor, the 9900F, in almost every way--resolution, color accuracy, transparency, scan quality, and
- Canon CanoScan 5000F. (Quick Takes).
- Magazine article from: Australian PC World Morris, Robin April 1, 2003 700+ words
After a period of calm with low-priced models, the new breed of USB 2.0 scanner is pushing the asking price back towards the $500 mark The benefits of the enhanced interface are clear--the 12Mbps speed of USB 1.1 is easily eclipsed by the 480Mbps pace of USB 2.0. And the brute force is much needed,
