Using a Canon LIDE 20 with a Thinkpad T23 ?

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wylbur37nospam@yahoo.com (wylbur37) startled small woodland creatures
when they said:

>I have a Thinkpad T23 and am considering getting a Canon LIDE 20
>scanner. This device does not have its own AC power cord and therefore
>draws its power from the computer via the USB port it's plugged into.
>
>Although I plan to be using this while the laptop computer is running
>on the AC adapter (and not when it's running on the battery), I'm
>still concerned whether there's adequate power at the USB port.
>
>Has anyone used a Canon LIDE 20 with a Thinkpad T23 and can comment on
>how well it worked?

I've used a lide 50 with an R31 and off of the battery without any
problems... (other than a shorter battery life of course ;-) )


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