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I did need it as soon as it was delivered. It's kind-of noisy not as nice as my Epson but needed it Friday when stock market closed, it came right in time for me to do my work. I should have bought the Epson but this was inexpensive and will work for what I need it for. The Epson Work printer is fast, I used my daughters.
I first bought a slide only scanner, but returned it as it gave poor quality. I returned it and upgraded to the Epson V600. What a difference! Grat quality and versatility. Only difficulty is with larger older negatives which I had to improvise by placing it on the tray without the plastic border. A recommending to my friends.
So far I have used this scanner for slides and photos. Some of the slides were 50+ years old and were faded. Some also had dust that would not come off using a gentle microcloth and air brush. The scanner did an excellent job removing dust and restoring color. There were a few that I still had to bring into Photoshop, but overall the scanner did an excellent job. I do have an issue with Epson, though. I had an excellent Epson photo scanner that was almost as good as this scanner and had lots of used left in it. Epson quit updating its software after Windows XP so it became a huge paperweight. Yes, there is alternate software out there that will operate the scanner, and according to reviews does a good job. However, the cost of the software was over half the price of the V600 scanner. I opted for the new scanner which has some improved technology. In effect, Epson forces the user to buy a new scanner or buy after-market software that you hope will continue to do a good job with your equipment.
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