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danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
 Posted - 08 Apr 2002 : 21:05:37
One of these appeared on ebay - and it looks rather nice, and has an apple logo on it. I want it! (am I superficial or -what-!). Anyone know how good/bad/useful they are?ta :) dana |
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2002 : 21:13:58
They're pretty good - quite decent for an old item. Postage will be EXPENSIVE, tho.~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
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AnubisTTP
Junior Member
USA
308 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 05:54:06
I have an Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30 that I got new and the scan quality on it is great. It is a lot better than my much newer Afga scanner, the only one I have to compare it to. Of course the Afga one only cost 120 dollars and the Apple one was over 600 dollars, which probably has something to do with it.AnubisTTP
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bigsadhu
Junior Member
Cayman Island
462 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 07:33:40
BEWARE!Scanners don't travel well. It might pay to remind the seller to lock the cathode. But I'm sure you knew that  Cheers!
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FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 07:35:47
I saw a LaserWriter Select 360 and a original OneScanner for 40bucks (for both)...How good is the original? Any personal experiences? --------------------
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 09:31:00
quote:
I have an Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30 that I got new and the scan quality on it is great. It is a lot better than my much newer Afga scanner, the only one I have to compare it to. Of course the Afga one only cost 120 dollars and the Apple one was over 600 dollars, which probably has something to do with it.
if ther're more than a couple of years apart in age, i wouldn't be at all surprised to find that operator experience is not largest contributing factor in the performance discrepancy. check old ads to see if they occupy similar levels in the performance scale for their respective age categories.i'm curious about the price/performance curve shifts over time in general, but scanners seem to be the sector with the most dramatic changes.
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FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 09:55:25
here's some specs...the original OneScanner vs. my UMAX Astra 610Shttp://www.theapplemuseum.com/products/miscellaneous/scanner/onescanner.html vs http://www.image-acquire.com/scanner/html/umax610s.shtml
Seems the OneScanner is nice for 8bit greyscale scans...20.4 secs...
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 18:55:08
I remember that my Uncle used to have a ColourOne... how off topic is that!  ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2002 : 20:16:59
I have a B&W OneScanner and it works OK. It runs through SCSI, and uses a program called ophoto or something. It has a funky green light inside and it's heavy.Macs Liberated:
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AnubisTTP
Junior Member
USA
308 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2002 : 06:56:31
I think most of the reason why the Color OneScanner scans turn out so much better than the Afga scans is because the software for Apple scanner is good and the software for the Afga scanner is much less so. The Afga software adds some sort of distortion to all the scans based on what type of scan it thinks it is (photo, glossy, etc). This software inposed degrading makes the pictures look a lot worse, and it can not be turned off completely. Since the Apple software does not try to change the image any when it scans it, there seem to be less artifacts. Some of it also most likely stems from the more advanced scanning mechinsim the Apple scanner has. (I don't remember the exact names for the types of scanning systems, but the Afga uses the one where the CCD is in direct contact with the scanning surface, and the Apple one uses the system where a moving prism is in contact with the scanning surface and reflects the image into a CCD in a different location.)AnubisTTP
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FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2002 : 09:15:37
A Color OneScanner would be mighty tasty...but seriously, what good would the original greyscale OneScanner be...besides the novelty of having an original OneScanner...--------------------
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2002 : 09:38:11
I wouldn't bother actually buying a greyscale scanner now-a-days, as a color one can be had for the same amount. However, if you happen to have one lying around or get one for free, it would be fine for OCR, faxing or scanning B&W art photos!  666th poster and 666th thread-creator
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FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2002 : 18:17:05
quote:
it would be fine for OCR, faxing or scanning B&W art photos!
OCR, oh yeah - forgot about that ...I'm not a photographer, so... I guess I'll let some other lucky fellow buy the OneScanner, then... --------------------
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