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rtrout@hunterlink.net.au (Richard Trout) wrote:

>For what it's worth, anyone in Australia looking to buy a good quality
>scanner and have Microtek or Umax in their sights may like to know
>that Proscan have the Microtek X6 SCSI model due in next week for $549
>incl. tax.  Proscan (ph: 02-9904 1244) are the Australian distributors
>and I must say I am impressed with how quickly they are getting the
>model here.  Although I'm not sure if the model is the X6EL released
>in USA (which is US Legal size) or just a SCSI version of the X6
>(European/Australian A4 size) I don't think I can lost either way.  

Again, for those interested, the X6 arrived this week (amazingly in
the timeframe Proscan originally specified - its unusual to have a
supplier actually accurate with info) and thought there may be a few
people interested to hear about the SCSI version of the original X6.

The X6 I received is an A4 scanner, ie. NOT the X6EL.  However it IS
SCSI and came with an Adaptec AVA-1505 SCSI card included (the 1505 is
an ISA external SCSI, only handles 1 device).  All SCSI connectors are
25 pin, power is line voltage into the unit (ie. no cheap plug pack).
Like other SCSI scanners you can turn the scanner on/off at any time,
although you may have to use Win95's Control Panel/System/Device
Manager/Refresh function for the computer to 'see' it again (this also
appears to confuse Scan Suite although I haven't tested this
thoroughly yet).

Wow are the scans high quality.  I don't have the experience many here
have with good quality scanning and I probably don't have the eye for
detail they do, but I was impressed.  However I do understand why a
number of people have said that the software that comes with it is
hard to use.  There are three (at least that's all I've counted so
far) different methods provided for initiating a scan!  ScanWizard
(recommended - now I understand why people rave about how good it is),
ScanSuite and Ulead Easy Acquire.

Anyway, I thought people may be interested to know that the X6 SCSI
(not X6EL) has been released (at least to Australia) and on first
impressions is what I expected.  I will post more in a week or two
after having used it more extensively.  I'd be happy to ask any
questions about the X6 that I can.


Richard in Newcastle, Australia.
rtrout@hunterlink.net.au