Hi, I have the 1660 and love it, it does slides really nicely. I was also able to use it to scan 1841 Scottish Census (Girvan, at 1600 dpi) It turned out pretty good (a couple aren't so good but I think it was the image rather than the scanner) Luckily it went on sale when I was looking for a new one (My old Microtec E6, was scsi and the old card didn't fit into my new computer so it was a good excuse to upgrade) Bye for now Mary Muir [email protected] http://www.genealogy.bc.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:24 AM Subject: [SP] New scanner > Hi all, > > I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. > Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color > adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes > after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is more than I > want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection 1660. > Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost as much? (I can > get it for $172.00).

Scanners with SCSI cards still have a home here, though not yet attached to the recently modified dual boot computer with ME & XP Pro. A SCSI conversion cable was expensive but allowed a favorite older scanner to be used with a computer without a SCSI card installed. Size of the scan area was one consideration. In an actual test, the old 35mm slide scanner produced better images than the snapshot size transparency feature of a newer scanner. Film scanners may allow multiple slides and cut film but not roll film (or microfilm.) -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary" > (My old Microtec E6, was scsi and the old card didn't fit into my new > computer so it was a good excuse to upgrade)