Need reccos.
Something I can pick up at a big box store asap.
Our comp shot to over 300 entries!
Something I can pick up at a big box store asap.
Our comp shot to over 300 entries!
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dataz722
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Any multifunction printer should be able to handle it. It will take a while but it will work. If you are looking to have each one as a seperate file though you may have some issues.
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Well consider that there will be 900 judging sheets!
My experience is that HP has taken a huge jump backwards in quality. We've installed some relatively low cost Brother Multifunctions at work and they seem to do pretty good. I think they were around $200, but are networkable, and have sheet feed scanners, so you can scan a stack if need be.
It's hard to find a sheet feed scanner for less than that.
It's hard to find a sheet feed scanner for less than that.
I agree about the HP scanners. They take forever to scan and the drivers have gotten quite glitchy.
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ReverseApacheMaster
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I think Scansnap is considered to be among the best out there but I don't think you can get them at big box stores.
If you're only going to need the scanner for a weekend or two why not just go to Kinkos or another printer and ask them to scan them all?
If you're only going to need the scanner for a weekend or two why not just go to Kinkos or another printer and ask them to scan them all?
Hinermad
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How about Kinkos, Staples, et al? Maybe it's cheaper to drive down and let them do it?
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ThissaWhich comp?
http://club.azhomebrewers.org/page/2011-ash-homebrew-competition
Right on the front page since June.
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We judge tomorrow and that's the thought on just dropping a few hundred on the scanner to get things done. We have other uses for it since we manage close to 500 members, etc.
Fedex Kinkos seems to not want to give pricing on the webz.
At other places, I'm seeing 3.5 cents a page with a minimum order of 3000 pages or $100 surcharge. It starts to lose it's luster.
I'll check it out.
Fedex Kinkos seems to not want to give pricing on the webz.
At other places, I'm seeing 3.5 cents a page with a minimum order of 3000 pages or $100 surcharge. It starts to lose it's luster.
I'll check it out.
Hinermad
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Well heck, I know what I'm going to do the next time I get laid off.
I have a small HP all-in-one that scans farily well and wasn't too expensive (sorry, don't remember the model) but the driver that came with it was a little fussy to load. I'm inclined to steer you away from that or Lexmark (which was even fussier).
Do you just need images, or do you want to convert it to text or a Word document?
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We're just looking to email the images back to the entrants. I'm sure that the judges comments won't convert to searchable text anyways.
The funny thing is that most copiers create an image and then print stuff out. Not sure why scanning is more costly than scanning and printing.
The funny thing is that most copiers create an image and then print stuff out. Not sure why scanning is more costly than scanning and printing.
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Dammit. I saw it then, but totally forgot about it. Oh well, at least I'll be at Oktoberfest!
I have an Epson LED-based scanner. They are much faster than the fluorescents. (maybe they are all LED now).
It's not a sheet feeder, which I think you need.
It's not a sheet feeder, which I think you need.
The brother machine we use is the MFC 6490.
It's also a FAX machine and does a pretty decent job printing, and as I said, it's networkable. If you are going to spend $100 on a 1-time scan at the store, it might be worth the extra $$ to own a machine.
It's also a FAX machine and does a pretty decent job printing, and as I said, it's networkable. If you are going to spend $100 on a 1-time scan at the store, it might be worth the extra $$ to own a machine.
