Using Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV with USB 1.1

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I would like to purchase a decent film scanner, and the popular choice
seems to be the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual line.

My computers are iMacs and eMacs and a Gateway Windows machine. All of
them have USB 1.1.

What will happen when I try to use a USB 2.0 appliance like the Dimage
Scan Dual?

Will it work, but slower. Or will it not work at all?

Kelly
 
I would like to purchase a decent film scanner, and the popular choice
seems to be the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual line.

My computers are iMacs and eMacs and a Gateway Windows machine. All of
them have USB 1.1.

What will happen when I try to use a USB 2.0 appliance like the Dimage
Scan Dual?

Will it work, but slower. Or will it not work at all?

Kelly
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Will work.
Slower? Maybe, depends on whether you scan at high enough rez for the
data transfer to oversaturate the USB 1.1 bus.

Btw, a 2.0 USB card can be had for $20 or less for Win98SE and up and
Macintosh X (if you have a PCI slot).
 
Family said:
I would like to purchase a decent film scanner, and the popular choice
seems to be the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual line.

My computers are iMacs and eMacs and a Gateway Windows machine. All of
them have USB 1.1.

What will happen when I try to use a USB 2.0 appliance like the Dimage
Scan Dual?

Will it work, but slower. Or will it not work at all?

Kelly
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I've set up a Minolta Dual IV scanner with a slot-loading iMac for
someone, via USB, with no problem. Scanning speed is about average,
quality very good.
 
Family said:
I would like to purchase a decent film scanner, and the popular choice
seems to be the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual line.

My computers are iMacs and eMacs and a Gateway Windows machine. All of
them have USB 1.1.

What will happen when I try to use a USB 2.0 appliance like the Dimage
Scan Dual?

Will it work, but slower. Or will it not work at all?
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Works with Dual Scan 3 on a emac with USB 1.1.

At higher resolutions you get some pauses in the scanning which
presumably don't happen with USB 2, if you have enough memory.
 
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