Minolta Scan Dual or HP Photosmart S20

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I am considering purchasing a film scanner and I have narrowed it down to the Minolta Scan Dual or the HP Photosmart S20. If any one has any comments or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it! I was also curious how great an impact the difference in density rating will have.

Thanks in advance!!

-- Mike Chamberlin (Karmike2@aol.com), July 01, 1999

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We're due to finally get the Scan Dual in for review soon. I haven't seen it yet, but FWIW, we found the HP S20 produced about the best scans we've seen to date with "default" settings. - Not that the scans were the best on an absolute scale, but they seemed to require less fiddling than anything else we've used, to get good results. Dunno how long before we get the Dimage Dual review up, but assuming we get the unit in-house soon, it should be before the end of the

-- Dave Etchells (web@imaging-resource.com), July 04, 1999.

The HP is a much better buy for the money. Howard

-- Howard (hposner1@swarthmore.edu), July 08, 1999.

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