Today's charity shop bargain...

[ffutures]

...was one of these - for a fiver!

Complete, apart from the box, with the manuals and CD, and works on the iBook. I'm not convinced I actually need it, apart from anything else it seems to scratch the paper a little, which is NOT ideal for the old books I generally want to scan, so it'll likely end up on ebay. And hopefully go for a lot more than a fiver!

Comments

[robertprior.livejournal.com]

Interesting description: "up to 100% accuracy"… :-)

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It does seem to work reasonably well. But as you say, "up to" doesn't really mean much.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

You get by far and away the best charity shop bargains.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I get lucky occasionally.

[raygungothic.livejournal.com]

Good score!

The scratching is a bit disappointing. Do you think it's a design flaw or a damaged scanner?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Design flaw - the plastic has relatively sharp corners and it tracks its position by a wheel, not by an LED as in a mouse.

[raygungothic.livejournal.com]

Ah, I can see how wheel tracking would be a problem... that's a shame. I'm pretty into position feedback mechanisms, though, and it might be hackable.

If you do decide to ebay it, could you please let me know?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IrisPen-Text-Recognition-Pen-Scanner-Mac-PC-complete-/130429306706?pt=UK_Scanners&hash=item1e5e314752

[raygungothic.livejournal.com]

Thanks.