A moment of silence please...

[BipolarBill]

After 6 years of faithful service, my HP 4P SCSI scanner gave up the ghost and croaked today. RIP.

Any suggestions for a replacement?

[Foggy]

Here's a cheepy fron pricewatch

Product Description Price MaxTotalCost
Price + Max Shipping Dealer/Phone/State
Artec
Info...

ONLINE ORDER ONLY -
ARTEC AM12S PCI SCSI II Scanner for PC/MAC * RETAIL BOX * 36-bit true color! 600 x 1200 dpi 3D scanning
(Part - SCN-AM12S)
Price: $30

Ship: $6.00 - 9.00 Shipping
Will Ship: Same - 1day
Updated:11/5, 6:14PM
$39 iKOR Design.com
Info...

847-677-7341
847-677-7341


:t

[BipolarBill]

Too good! Too cheap. The 4P cost $500 new. I'd be willing to spend up to $150. What I need is someone's personal experience.

Thanks though! ;)

[NDD]

RIP :(

[BipolarBill]

"back in the saddle again...."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2076036763

[excelscior]

Even though Bipolar will not buy the cheapo scanner Foggy mentioned. I bought that same Artec scanner 6 months ago for $80.00. It had a $60.00 rebate return. So it only costs me $20.00!!!! Now that is what I call cheapo!! Keep-em coming!!!!!! BTW, the rebate came in 2 months. :r

[BipolarBill]

That HP 4C scanner that I got on Ebay cost $1000 when new. :eek: $50 with shipping is a deal - and I can literally plug and play because it was basically a 32-bit version of my dead 4P.

R.I.P. :(

[omega31]

Well, good for you, Billy. Hopefully this one will last you a good many years. :t

[BipolarBill]

Thanks!

[gjimene2]

Hey Bill, I like Canon, you should take a look at their products

Canon (http://www.usa.canon.com/html/conCprCatProdIndex.jsp?section=10200) makes some real good printers and scaner's. I have the CanoScan FB620U. You can take a look at the link provided so that you can see the street price of a scanner you'll like :)

[BipolarBill]

Thanks, but I like SCSI scanners and I have the card already (shared with tape drive). You can't get legal-sized SCSI scanners anymore. After the 4C dies, I'll settle for one of these new USB mini-scanners.

[Cluedo]

Congrats on your "new" scanner. In memory of your old scanner click here for a final farewell .wav (http://www.civilwarartillery.com/sounds/taps.wav) ;) (Yes, it's a sound file..)

[BipolarBill]

Truly touching, Cluedo.... http://membres.lycos.fr/limagerie/cry.gif

[sandeep]

:eek:
My HP 4C Scan Jet SCSI scanner died on me 2 days back.:eek:
I am going to the HP service center to get it fixed. They asked me to bring it in.
Why dont even you try that?
:)

[RampageIII]

Originally posted by Cluedo
Congrats on your "new" scanner. In memory of your old scanner click here for a final farewell .wav (http://www.civilwarartillery.com/sounds/taps.wav) ;) (Yes, it's a sound file..)

How about "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes, Cluedo??;)

[Cluedo]

sandeep....not speaking for Billy...but it sounds like you are one of the lucky ones(?) that have a HP center close by?

I finally wound up working on my PSC 500 for a couple of weeks to get it printing color again. Even the place I bought it wasn't interested in working on it.

HP's suggestion was to box it up and mail it in....$$$$

The nearest big cities had just a few places that would even look at a printer. The minimum, lowest price that anybody charged just to look at it (no repairs included in the price was 75 dollars. :mad:

Every place in my area, on HP's suggested list, all had the same suggestion:

1. How much did you pay for it?
2. How much do printers cost now...prices have really dropped.
3. Buy a new one....it'll be cheaper.

[sandeep]

near one?? These one almost everywhere.
here is one.
535 5th Ave
Manhattan, NY 10017-3610
:D
They said that they send me the cost later. their service charge is $50.
:rolleyes: :mad:



Billy.
You might wana try here. I am sure you will find one near you.
http://hp.infonow.net/bin/findNow?LIST_LIST_KEY=4-10384901010005536145&CLIENT_ID=HP_LOC_USA_SRV


:cool:

[Cluedo]

Originally posted by RampageIII


How about "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes, Cluedo??;)


Scroll down to AmazingGrace Bagpipe..hoho...but (http://www.ac-montpellier.fr/Pedagogie/Disciplines/musique/academique/tice/recherche/Pagesfic/pagesweb/024.htm) it's pretty rough. Couldn't get a direct link to work with it this a.m. :(
... it brings up the age old question: "How do you tell when bagpipes are out of tune?" ;)

Love the pipes...no idea why except for I'm bonkers. Nothing like putting an LP on after a bad day and cranking the volume up on high to rejuvenate the spirits! (Plus, it comes in handy if the neighbors are playing their stuff for the "entire neighborhood" to hear....gets them to turn their amp down real quick...:D ....makes their dogs go crazy! ):r

[BipolarBill]

Originally posted by sandeep
My HP 4C Scan Jet SCSI scanner died on me 2 days back.
I am going to the HP service center to get it fixed. They asked me to bring it in.
Why dont even you try that?
:) Because that's a $100 dollar hit easy. Actually, I may drop it off for an "estimate", but if the estimate itself costs $50 and they tell me the repair will be $250, I'm out $50 and the cost of the used 4C just doubled. :(

[Cluedo]

:t Yep...rather sad when it'smuch cheaper to buy something different, even brand new, than repair. That's why I worked on my multi-function myself. I could have bought a "new" printer for less than what they wanted just to "look" at it. :(

[BipolarBill]

Well - after much ringing of hands and gnashing of teef, I have a like-new, working HP 6100C SCSI scanner in my greedy little hands.

The first !#@&+ seller on EbaY screwed me good by neglecting to set the transport lock on a 4C scanner. That's a stupid mistake and it trashed the scanner. He (Hotfire) claims that it was "professionally packaged" and would "help with the shipping claim". I wonder how far a shipping claim would get in the face of blatant negligence on the part of the packer?

Rather than fight with this moron and liar, I decided to write off the $55 and move on. I found a great deal on the 6100C (the same $55) and the seller (Interitem) made good on it. I'm scanning legal-size once more!

Look out, world! :r

[omega31]

What an idiot (hotfire). Another seller for my black list. At least you found another good deal on the same scanner.

[BipolarBill]

Actually, the 6100C is a bit better than the 4C that was trashed, so in the end I can count myself lucky. :)

[omega31]

Oh, that's even better. :)