11x17 Macintosh Scanner recommendations?

[Brian Peck]

Epson has WorkForce WF-7520 All-in-One Printer, 13x19 printing and 11x17 scanning, 2400 HW resolution it $299

 

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=C11CB58201#Scan

[Dumur]

I had a Mustek flatbed I liked and worked well UNTIL the Mountain Lion upgrade made it no longer work and I couldn't find a suitable driver to make it work. With the latest Mountain Lion update, now my Samsung Printer doesn't even work. So annoying. Perfectly good 11X17 scanner used maybe 50 times total that I cant even use.

[Brian Peck]

Which Mustek doesnt work on 10.8? The Mustek A3 1200 and 2400 drivers work on 10.8 mt lion. I have used both.

[Dumur]

I have an A3 1200 Pro. Hasn't worked using 10.8.2. Do you have a link to a driver that will work? Or other hints as to get my MacBook Pro to recognize it?

[Brian Peck]

Download from here:

 

http://www.mustek.com.tw/Support/

 

I use it on Mt Lion all the time. What app do you use? You know you have to have the twain plugin for photoshop to use it.

[Dumur]

Well that may be the problem. I don't have photo shop. I was just using image acquire, which worked perfectly fine until I updated to Mountain Lion and as of now, no support for it.

 

And yes, as of now, they only have drivers up to 10.7

 

http://www.mustek.com.tw/Support/

 

Going through photoshop must be different.

[evanc]

Just purchased an Epson WF-7510, $200 with taxes and shipping on Amazon. Will update with results a little later, I debated for many months between an Epson, a Brother and the Mustek scanners. Hopefully this was the right choice!

[evanc]

Just a quick bump, but the scanner I mentioned above came in today and I can't figure out why it took me 5+ years of collecting to get one of these. If you're running Windows I think you could do much worse than the Epson! I mainly bit the bullet on this one because it seemed more substantial than the Musteks.

[PMminer]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm only familiar with flatbed scanners, not these all-in-one types. Is it able to scan items other than paper? For example could you use it to scan raw comics or slabbed books?

 

Looking at it, it looks like the paper is pulled through the scanner. Is that correct? If so, does the paper rest flat on something while being scanned? It's hard to tell from the photos.

 

Thanks.

[evanc]

The lids lift up to reveal the scan bed, I don't think any of these require you to feed the document through.

[Dr. Balls]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm only familiar with flatbed scanners, not these all-in-one types. Is it able to scan items other than paper? For example could you use it to scan raw comics or slabbed books?

 

Looking at it, it looks like the paper is pulled through the scanner. Is that correct? If so, does the paper rest flat on something while being scanned? It's hard to tell from the photos.

 

Thanks.

 

You will need a scanner that utilizes CCD image capture, not CIS in order to scan slabs and not have your books blurry while the case is sharp and clear. CIS is a cheaper, krappier technology that has less field of focus than CCD.

 

I believe that the all-in-ones utilize the CIS technology, so buying a flatbed might be your only choice.

[Bfairb]

Thanks D.B.

What flatbed model do,you use?

Thanks

Brian

 

[alrioart]

I used to sell big scanners. Sold hundreds.

I turned my site into a referral system for the Brother MFCJ6710DW

http://bigscanner.com/

 

Ask your favorite artist. I bet they bought a scanner from me way back when.

 

T

[Dr. Balls]

Thanks D.B.

What flatbed model do,you use?

Thanks

Brian

 

I'm using an older Epson with CCD tech - it's only an 8.5x11" scanner though (my wife has a HP all-in-one with a CIS scanner and I don't like it). I'm trying to upgrade to a CCD 11x17" for a Mac, but not having much luck.

[Crows]

Just set up my new Mustek A3 2400S

I only tried a couple tests, but so far artwork is scanning nicely, but slabs are coming out terrible

[plasticmoz]

It won't have the necessary depth-of-field abilities to do a good job on slabs, a CCD-based scanner does a much better job for that.

[jbud73]

Just set up my new Mustek A3 2400S

I only tried a couple tests, but so far artwork is scanning nicely, but slabs are coming out terrible

 

Ya i have two scanner for this reason and only use the Mustek A3 for art, which it does quite well.

[Sardo Numspar]

What would be a good scanner for slabs?

[bibliarch]

Is there a difference between the Mustek A3 2400S and the Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB 2400 Pro?

[jgold22]

Just a quick bump, but the scanner I mentioned above came in today and I can't figure out why it took me 5+ years of collecting to get one of these. If you're running Windows I think you could do much worse than the Epson! I mainly bit the bullet on this one because it seemed more substantial than the Musteks.

 

I purchased the Epson WF-7520 and I'm taking it back for a refund. Slabs turn out blurry. Decent wireless all-in-one, but poor choice for slabs because of the CIS technology. As mentioned in previous posts CCD scanners are the way to go for slabs.