Re: Flatbed scanner ... pros/cons

On 9/1/2024 7:25 PM, -hh wrote:

Looking at replacing an old Canon 'CanoScan LiDE 110' that seems to be fading away (bulb's going yellow).
 Its USB connected; I use it quite a bit w/MacOS's "Image Capture" app, and documents to PDF.
 Looking around at equivalents, I think I've narrowed it down to two:
 * Canon CanoScan LiDE 400
 * Epson Perfection V39 II
 It looks like both are currently supported in MacOS Sonoma 14.x
 Any particular plus/minus or other observations?  Cost difference is negligible ($80 vs $90).
 A couple of things that I've found:
 * Epson is USB-2 (disappointing) & has separate power supply
* Canon claims USB-C but not which flavor/version thereof.
 * Documentation isn't clear if the Epson supports scan-to-PDF.
   Thoughts?
  -hh

Why a single purpose scanner when for a little more your can scan, print on paper/photo, and fax? Why USB? HP and others have all-in-one wireless devices with document feed for scanning multiple pages or can be used as a flatbed. My HP all-in-one supports 1200 dpi scans, do you really need more or is it an issue with the size of the scan bed?