Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:44:04 +0100 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: grog@lemis.com, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Opinions on HP ScanJet 5P, please Message-ID: <H000008201f0279e@MHS>
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Greg: I can't comment on it's possible performance under FreeBSD, but my wife uses one of these beasts on her Win95 box. IMHO, it's a reasonable, but not a great scanner. The bundled W95 software makes if very difficult to do high-res. scans, tying the scanner to the type of printer that you have. That said, once it's set-up properly (and you tell the software that the printer can handle 2400dpi printing!), it seems to play OK. Some of the scanned images that we've gathered have been very good. The one-button scan (green button on the front of the scanner) is handy, but again, it's operation will depend on which o/s you use to drive it. SCSI-wise, it's a SCSI-2 device which seems quite happy talking to an Adaptec 1505 card and a SyQuest 100MB cartridge drive. The supplied Symbios SCSI card is useful as a doorstop, no more! Speed-wise, it's not the slowest scanner that I've seen, but it's not exactly jet-propelled, either. As for price, I reckon (allowing for dollar to pound conversion) that $150 is a little too pricey for an obsolete device. Depending on condition, I wouldn't pay more than $125. HTH Clem -----Original Message----- From: grog Sent: 21 July 1999 02:32 To: questions Cc: grog Subject: Opinions on HP ScanJet 5P, please I've just been offered an HP ScanJet 5P second hand for about $150. Is this a good deal? Any war stories? Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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