NewEgg.com has the Canon CanoScan 8800F Scanner for $180 - $10 code EMCAKAKBH + $0 shipping = $170 shipped.| Buy.com Hammacher Schlemmer Photograph Converter $50  Discuss (3) |
Geeks.com VuPoint PS-C500-VP 1800dpi Photo Scanner $55  Discuss (2) |
Buy.com Neat Receipts Mobile Scanner w/Travel Case $80  Discuss (0) |
Buy.com Visioneer OneTouch 9520 Photo scanner $92  Discuss (0) |
#1
supacheep - Posted 9:45 am PDT 09/9/08 (419 Posts)
I have the 8400F and live by that thing. Dunno how th 8800 is, but if it's like the 8400, it's rock solid.
#2
timesink - Posted 3:53 pm PDT 09/9/08 (29 Posts)
It isn't mentioned here but one of the best things about this scanner is the "no-wait" white LED light source. From "off" to "ready to scan" in about 7 seconds. It's also a film scanner... does a great job too on both negative and positive strips and mounted slides. All around excellent scanner. Deal is ok... I paid $15 more about a year ago.
#3
aliuzer - Posted 12:41 am PDT 09/10/08 (38 Posts)
i just bought this a few weeks ago from newegg, and they RMA'ed my order for some reason... before they even shipped it to me. no idea what happened.
#4
dave_c - Posted 5:48 am PDT 10/27/08 (7517 Posts)
It isn't mentioned here but one of the worst things about this scanner is the "no-wait" white LED light source. It is crude, low contrast that has to be artificially enhanced, and poor depth focusing which is inexcusible on a scanner in this price range.
LED lighting should be outright rejected on anything other than a one-touch all-in-one multifunction printer that will only scan perfectly flat black and white text. There's a reason why all the highest end pro scanners use CCFL, and even some sub-$100 ones do too because it's not an expensive feature to have. 7 seconds to scan is like saying if you always take a laxative you can always crap faster.
LED lighting should be outright rejected on anything other than a one-touch all-in-one multifunction printer that will only scan perfectly flat black and white text. There's a reason why all the highest end pro scanners use CCFL, and even some sub-$100 ones do too because it's not an expensive feature to have. 7 seconds to scan is like saying if you always take a laxative you can always crap faster.
Wii
iPod