RE: Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 connectivity

"Artistic Photography" <zone6@xxxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 14 May 2002 07:58:03 -0400

I have the Expression 1600 scanner from Epson.  We are using the USB
connection now, it has a SCSI socket on the back of the scanner.  There
is also a place for a fire wire adapter.  Would I be better off: 1. as
it is  2. buying a SCSI adapter or 3. buying a fire wire adapter, card
and wire?  It presently takes 2 minutes to scan a 6 by 7 cm negative at
1600 dpi and 5 minutes for 3200 dpi.  Mike

Michael and Mary Messner
Artistic Photography
www.artistic-photo.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com] On Behalf Of
Laurie Solomon
Sent: May 14, 2002 1:16 AM
To: scan@leben.com
Subject: RE: Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 connectivity

Unless the USB card is one that utilizes the USB 2 standard, it will not
be faster than the SCSI connection.  If it is a USB2 card, at present
there are no scanners or any other peripherals that use USB2.  They all
use USB1.1 which is slower than SCSI.  Any connector adapters that might
convert SCSI to USB would be converting the faster SCSI to the slower
USB1.1.  It may just pay you to install a scsi card since it will be as
expensive as any adapter that you might find.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
Bernie Epstein
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:29 PM
To: scan@leben.com
Subject: Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 connectivity

Hello, group. I just joined this list so my apologies if this subject
has been covered before (although a quick search of the archives didn't
turn anything up).

I have just gotten a new PC to replace my aging 266-mHz box, which will
be networked to the new one and relegated to print server duty. The new
computer (2.2 gHz, 1 GB DDR RAM, twin 80 gig HDs, etc. running under
Windows XP Pro) has both firewire and USB cards. Unfortunately, I have
the original SprintScan 4000 (not the newer "Plus" version), which
appears to be limited to SCSI connectivity. (Same is true for my Agfa
Duoscan flatbed scanner.) Is there any way to take advantage of the
faster interfaces (such as a cable/connector adapter) or is SCSI my only
choice?

Bernie Epstein

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