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handheld scanner

  • 11-08-2010 12:09am
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    I was over in America watching the HomeShoppingNetwork :o and I saw an infomercial for a handheld portable scanner that you can just slide over things and it scans.
    I'm starting a masters next year and this would be majorly useful as apparently you can get software that will let you edit scanned text and it'll save me a fortune in photocopying. I've had a look on ebay and I found the type of thing im looking for (http://cgi.ebay.ie/Luminox-Hand-Held-Portable-Document-and-Image-Scanner-/270612267503?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Scanners&hash=item3f01bf81ef) but because its "portable" you have to have batteries in it and I don't want to have to take the batteries out of it and recharge them constantly etc.
    I'm looking for one that can be run off a computer or that the unit itself can be recharged? Can anyone tell me if this type exists?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Ones that run off the computer have exsisted since late 1980s!

    A decent 5M pixel phone camera with FOCUS (not fixed) or a optical zoom + focus actual camera might be more useful.

    For A4 a real flat bed scanner is needed. There are slow ones that can feed a single sheet and are thus "laminator" shaped and about the size of a Cling Film packet. They have been around for 10 years and are very slow.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks for the reply.
    Can you recommend one of the ones that just run off the computer?
    I've had a look in PC World, Currys, Argos etc and online and haven't been able to find one. I've had limited success using a camera and amn't since im trying to scan passages of large books flatbed and feed scanners aren't useful.


  • #4
    RobTheLad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭RobTheLad


    http://www.quasartechnology.ie/scanners.htm

    here's an Irish company that do them


  • #5
    magg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭magg


    Long time lurker, first time poster, incidentally I'm looking for the exact same thing as OP, I checked out this website (http://www.quasartechnology.ie/scanners.htm)
    and went to one of the stockists, they cost between 200 and 300 euro does any one know of a cheaper option that runs off the computer. If possible under 100euro,
    thanks


  • #6
    Paterson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭Paterson


    dont have 1, but wouldnt mind it, saw this earlier today

    http://www.firebox.com/product/2751/CopyCat-Portable-Scanner?via=ser


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  • #7
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    This one is 79 euro including postage.


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