Presumably you mean USB is 12Mbits per second.
Whilst this is much slower than firewire or ultra wide SCSI (I think
scanners only use slower versions) the impact is not that great in the grand
scheme where focussing, positioning and actual scanning are not too fast.
Yes, there is a difference, but is nowhere near the difference of the
interface capability.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom A. Trottier" <Tom@Abacurial.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:31 AM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration
USB is limited to 11 Mb. You'd be better with 1394/firewire or ultra
wide SCSI.
Tom
On Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 17:54, Hemingway, David J
<filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
wrote on "RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration," saying..
> You can purchase a Eiger PCMCIA SCSI card on Ebay for less than $40
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: derek_c@cix.co.uk [mailto:derek_c@cix.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 7:32 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Cc: derek_c@cix.co.uk
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration
>
> The LS40 isn't 4000dpi though.
>
> Resolution matters!
>
> mark@otway.com (Mark Otway) wrote:
>
> > >> All the alternatives to the SS4000 are so much more
> > >> expensive that you would save quite a bit by buying
> > >> that PCMCIA SCSI card and an SS4000.
> >
> > Out of interest, how does the Nikon LS40 compare to the SS4000?
> > There's a company in the UK from which I can get the Nikon for £499
> > (ex vat), and I wouldn't have to worry about SCSI, as it supports
> > USB. And, of course, I'd get a full UK warranty.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
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