David Soderman wrote: << Did any recent Nikon buyers get the above memory "inside their scanner box"? >> David, I have the 4000 and did get a sheet in the box which showed minimum system requirements which were very much higher when using the plug-in than when using the stand alone application. In the case of the Roll Feed adapter, they didn't even show a RAM allocation size for the plug-in, only the stand alone (and it was something like 350 meg minimum). I would expect the 8000 to be similar in this regard, although I don't know whether the negative carrier selected changes it. Nikon tech rep told me that in order to get the scan speeds advertised I would have to have a beefier computer (a dual processor G4 Mac with 1.5 Gig of RAM, or something in that league). I too, ask what the hell is it doing in there that requires all that, and it's still slow? The great trick of these Nikons is price point/vs. image quality - definitely not production speed. Although, the convenience of the roll feed adapter for unattended scanning (hopefully while you sleep) is very good with the 4000. Best of Luck, - Jim - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.