RE: Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 connectivity

"Laurie Solomon" <laurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 16 May 2002 10:37:43 -0500

It would seem that they are stuck with providing - if not full USB 2.0
performance - at least performance that is significantly higher than USB 1.1
given the labeling which does indicate to me that they are claiming it to be
a true USB 2.0 peripheral.  I also guess I have to retract my statement
about such peripherals not being available at present.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
James E. Martz
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:40 PM
To: scan@leben.com
Subject: RE: Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 connectivity

At 10:23 PM 5/14/2002 -0500, Laurie Solomon wrote:

> >and the way the page reads,
> >I think I would be justified in being peeved if my Perfection 2450 didn't
> >operate at USB 2.0 speeds if I had a USB 2.0 port on my computer.
>
>I guess you would but I would say that you were just caught in the old
>marketing hype gotcha.  Does the literature, specs, manual, or packaging
say
>that the scanner is USB 2 or just merely compatible with USB 2.  If it says
>the former, you have grounds for legal action if it is not up to USB 2
>standards; but if it says the later, good luck.

There, you made me grab the carton the scanner came in to see what it
says.  The "USB 2.0 compatible" statement came with the Scanner Basics
booklet that came with the scanner.

On the end of the box, under Minimum System Requirements, is says
"-Available USB 2.0 connection and device drivers" and "-USB 2.0 compatible
operating system and applications (recommended for optimum
performance)"  It also has an icon that says on it "Hi-Speed certified USB".
Further down on the box, under Product Specifications, it says:
"Computer Connection
         - USB 2.0/IEEE 1394 (Firewire)"
On the front (and back) of the box, it says "USB 2.0 and Firewire
connectivity for Windows and Macintosh systems"

So, I'm thinking they're stuck with providing full USB 2.0 performance.

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James E. Martz
Milan, OH
jemartz@earthlink.net
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