A 3 star review says it does mixed paper sizes poorly... is that true? The same review says with a mixed stack (some color), if you want to preserve the color, your B+W pages will be a bloated file size because you had to choose color mode... is that true? I have the ScanSnap ix500 and was considering getting this scanner instead (for Twain support and TIFF files), but those 2 would be issues for me. I can't tell if the ix500 has better or worse feeding. A 3 star review says it does mixed paper sizes poorly... is that true? The same review says with a mixed stack (some color), if you want to preserve the color, your B+W pages will be a bloated file... » Read More A 3 star review says it does mixed paper sizes poorly... is that true? The same review says with a mixed stack (some color), if you want to preserve the color, your B+W pages will be a bloated file size because you had to choose color mode... is that true? I have the ScanSnap ix500 and was considering getting this scanner instead (for Twain support and TIFF files), but those 2 would be issues for me. I can't tell if the ix500 has better or worse feeding. « Show Less
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I retired in April 2013, about a year after I purchased this for the CPA firm where I was a staff accountant and IT manager. We encountered no difficulty with mixed sizes. We were not concerned with color because what we were doing was scanning client documents to our server in order to lessen the amount of paper copies of returns and documents we kept in storage. For our purposes, this has been a fine machine.
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JonW - To be honest, I never ended up making the purchase due to the fact that my wife gave birth to our first children, twins...and my "spare" time has all but vanished, at least for the last year. I will always have the need though so I appreciate F. Rush's insights, they are helpful as I do intend to purchase a scanner in the future. I have had my eyes on the 9000f since its release and if I were making this purchase right now that is likely the direction I would go. I wish you luck in deciding and please keep me updated with your choice and feedback.
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Are you kidding? Who do you know that has purchased BOTH??? All I can say is that the 9000F2 does a great job on picture scanning - I've scanned lots. The trick is to position 4-6 photos on the platen, then set the Scan & Preview resolutions the same. Then you can choose each photo and save it without having to rescan between each save.
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I also scanned my dl with no problems. It reported an "overlap" and gave me the options to rescan. It's not something I'd want to do too often as it may cause problems down the road with the rollers.
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I am interested in what yoiu decide. I am looking at the same two scanners, primarily to scan family slides. The reviews for the Canon seem more consistently favorable. Those for Epson seem to reflect either love or hate.
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It has a piece of software that operates the scanner and lets you save the scanned card images to your computer. It isn't TWAIN compliant so it won't work with other software. You will have to use the software that comes it.
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It will scan pencil just fine. Make sure the twain settings are set appropriately, it's easy if you choose 'black and white' document format. It scans photographs somewhat well but its strong points are quick scans of documents (either color, b&w) and business cards and my grand kid's works of art! (except when the work of art involves pasting macaroni on the paper), it won't scan macaroni.
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The last scanner I bought is horrible and I need to send it back but haven't had an opportunity. It doesn't scan in color and the documents scan horribly with all kinds of dots and spots on it. I am very dissatisfied with it. The one I had previously stopped scanning multiple pages it started scanning 3 to 4 pages and would stop in the middle of the scan.
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B. Finberg - Thank you for your detailed and thorough response. It seems like this may be the scanner for me, but I am going to take you up on your recommendation to check out dedicated negative scanners as well so I can make the best decision. Ryan
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CanoScan has been a great tool. I know nothing about the Epson. I wouldn't get too fired up about high resolutions that either machine is capable of because it's likely you'll not have the time to use the capability if you have a lot of scanning to do.
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Thanks for this info - that definitely shows that the MF4150 has some awareness for the need to do duplex copying.My next question would be: Can the software that comes with the scanner allow you to scan one side of 30 pages, then scan the other side of the same 30 pages, then the software will generate a PDF that orders the pages correctly?
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The scanner hardware for both of the scanners is almost identical. While Epson touts the 750's coating, I have yet to see a test that shows there is a significant difference fromt the coating. The 750 does include the fluid mounting tray system but you can find an alternative at betterscanning.com. The additional software may or may not be worth add value. The Monaco software is not the best and it really isn't being supported by Xrite anymore. Silverfast is a nice piece of software IF IF it fits with your working right brain/left brain workflow. Most people either love it or hate it. Vuescan is an alternative. If I were doing it again, I would buy the v700 instead of the v750. The scanner hardware for both of the scanners is almost identical. While Epson touts the 750's coating, I have yet to see a test that shows there is a significant difference fromt the coating. The 750 does include the fluid mounting tray system but you can find an alternative at betterscanning.com. The additional software may or may not be worth add value. The Monaco software is not the best and it really isn't being supported by Xrite anymore. Silverfast is a nice piece of software IF IF it fits with your working right brain/left brain workflow. Most people either love it or hate it.... » Read More The scanner hardware for both of the scanners is almost identical. While Epson touts the 750's coating, I have yet to see a test that shows there is a significant difference fromt the coating. The 750 does include the fluid mounting tray system but you can find an alternative at betterscanning.com. The additional software may or may not be worth add value. The Monaco software is not the best and it really isn't being supported by Xrite anymore. Silverfast is a nice piece of software IF IF it fits with your working right brain/left brain workflow. Most people either love it or hate it. Vuescan is an alternative. If I were doing it again, I would buy the v700 instead of the v750. « Show Less
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I'm a graphic designer, and I also have an Epson v500. I don't recommend the ScanSnap for photos or illustrations. Stick with the Epson v500 for that. But if you have a pencil sketch that you need to place in Adobe Illustrator as a guide, that's just fine.
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I just scanned 28 pages in about 2 minutes (I say about because I didn't use a timer with seconds) - my settings were Black & White, 400 DPI, Searchable OCR, single sided. I regularly scan documents ranging from a couple pages to 60 - 80 pages and almost never have a skip or miss. I mostly scan directly to Adobe Acrobat X Standard rather than the Brother software but I don't think that affects the speed. I like Adobe Acrobat Standard since it is easier to work with the documents afterwards (and it does a better job of auto sensing portrait vs landscape as I often have a mix of documents).
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To Guy J. Clark. Thank you so much for mentioning VueScan! I've tried several other software front-ends with this scanner, and VueScan is definitely the best for this scanner. I also have a Cannon scanner for my usual work, and VueScan is as versatile as the Cannon software. (Using it with Win7)
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It will NOT scan a FULL 8.5x11 piece of paper (cuts off 1/4" from the top which normally won't be an issue, but on the rare occasion it is an issue you're going to be quite angry about the price of this thing) and the color representation from the scans were a different and quite "off" color temperature when compared to my cheap Canon. I returned the printer.
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Hi Chad Kessler, You posted this a LONG time ago -- about 14 months ago -- and didn't get any replies. Maybe you're still monitoring it, or maybe you found an answer elsewhere. Anyhow, I thought I'd toss in a tip anyhow. No, I don't know what the problem is, or exactly how to fix it. But elsewhere on these discussion boards (leastways, a year ago) was a fellow named Wayne. I THNK it was Wayne Fulton. I remember he was a fount of knowledge about scanning, always quite generous. Now, just this week, I came across a website set up by Wayne Fulton (I believe the same guy): scantips with the www and the dot-com as appropriate. He's literally written an entire book about scanning there (a 101 basic book AND a 201 intermediate book). It's actually a bit more than mere basic stuff. He's been a lifesaver to me. He even provides his email address and might be willing and able to answer a question directly, although I think you'd want to check through his writings first to see if he offers any insights. Maybe this is a year late, and the problem was long ago solved. But if not, check out Wayne's website.