Should I Keep My Old HP Scanjet II CX?

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Hi All,

I have an old HP Scanjet II CX SCSI based scanner that is in near
perfect shape. I also have a couple of new All-In-One devices such as a
Brother MFC-8840DN and an Epson CX6600.

Since I have newer systems for scanning, is there any reason to hang
onto the old HP unit? If I do keep the HP I plan to access it using
either Linux or W2K guest images running on VMWare. Is there some
compelling reason to keep the HP instead of putting it on Ebay or
donating it to a charity?

Thanks,

Steve
 
I have an old HP Scanjet II CX SCSI based scanner that is in near
perfect shape. I also have a couple of new All-In-One devices such as a
Brother MFC-8840DN and an Epson CX6600.

Since I have newer systems for scanning, is there any reason to hang
onto the old HP unit? If I do keep the HP I plan to access it using
either Linux or W2K guest images running on VMWare. Is there some
compelling reason to keep the HP instead of putting it on Ebay or
donating it to a charity?
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Steve,

if it is any consolation, I just discarded mine and replaced it
with a Canon LiDE 60.

The last push was that I built a new computer that no longer has
SCSI.

Hans-Georg
 
Hi All,

I have an old HP Scanjet II CX SCSI based scanner that is in near
perfect shape. I also have a couple of new All-In-One devices such as a
Brother MFC-8840DN and an Epson CX6600.

Since I have newer systems for scanning, is there any reason to hang
onto the old HP unit? If I do keep the HP I plan to access it using
either Linux or W2K guest images running on VMWare. Is there some
compelling reason to keep the HP instead of putting it on Ebay or
donating it to a charity?
Click to expand...

Is the image quality from your All-in-one good enough for your needs?
Personally I have yet to find a cheap all-in-one that can match the quality of
the optics in my HP Scanjet 4c. Try this simple test, take a high resolution
printed image like a photo from a magazine and scan a small 1" by 1" square at
600 dpi. Now scan the same square on your other scanner at 600 dpi and view
both images on the screen at 100% scaling. When I tried this, the image from
the HP clearly shows the little dots that make up the photograph. The image
from the cheap all-in-one shows an ugly blurry mess of color splotches.

Obviously if you only use your scanner for low-res pictures for email or web
then none of this matters.
--Tom.
 
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