Nike Coolscan III and Dell Inspiron 8600

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Larz F. Kremer wrote:
> Just saw this item about the Coolscan, and I too have quite a library of
> slides I'd like to scan.
> Can anyone tell me if this would work at all (through the SCSI cable or an
> adaptor) with my new Inspiron 8600.
> Many thanks in advance for any help!
>
>

Look it up at the Nikon website. There is a whole family
of Coolscan film scanners. Which one? Expect the connection
to the computer to be either USB and/or Firewire, depending
on how "professional" is the Coolscan unit.

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like tom said, the coolscan iii is old and scsi only... i suspect that what
attracted you to it was a low price, but you don't have to spend a lot to
get a lot if you get away from the nikon name brand. a much better value
for a occasional user can be found in minolta scanners. any of the new
scanners are usb (2.0 but backwards compatible to 1.0, though they of course
slow down to match). there is a minolta dimage scaner dual iv film/slide
scanner capable of 3200dpi and only costs about $270. i believe that there
are some scanner reviews on stevesdigicams.com but the sight is unavailable
right now... try it later.

"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> Uh, perhaps the Coolscan III (read the subject line).
>
> The Nikons are very 'professional', but the III is fairly old, so it is
not
> USB OR Firewire, it is SCSI, as the poster clearly knows.
>
> Your Inspiron 8600 does not have any kind of a SCSI port, so it won't work
> directly. You can, however, use a PCCard SCSI card and connect. That's
> pricey, though, and I would suggest selling the III and purchasing an
LS-50
> or LS-5000 might be a better choice.
>
> Tom
> "Mistoffolees" <mistyfac01@danang.rvn> wrote in message
> news:10lef272qrthj63@news.supernews.com...
> >
> > Larz F. Kremer wrote:
> >> Just saw this item about the Coolscan, and I too have quite a library
of
> >> slides I'd like to scan.
> >> Can anyone tell me if this would work at all (through the SCSI cable or
> >> an adaptor) with my new Inspiron 8600.
> >> Many thanks in advance for any help!
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Look it up at the Nikon website. There is a whole family
> > of Coolscan film scanners. Which one? Expect the connection
> > to the computer to be either USB and/or Firewire, depending
> > on how "professional" is the Coolscan unit.
> >
>
>