The 2450 also supports USB 2.0 which, depending on the particular test,
seems about as fast as Firewire. Now that I have a 2450, I'll be adding a
USB2.0 card when I can free up a slot.
Gary Edwards
----- Original Message -----
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Epson scanner questions
> >Other than having the firewire port and being able to scan negatives
bigger
> >than 35mm are their any other benefits of the Epson 2450 over those of
the
> >Epson 2400? Their is a considerable difference in cost ( $150) and I only
> >shoot 35mm. Also my computer does not have firewire ports. Perhaps I
could
> >pick up a 35-70mm f3.6 for the difference.........
> >
> >Rich
>
> Scanning speed. FireWire can move a lot more data than USB in short
> time and Epson seems to be one of the manufacturers that takes
> advantage of it. Firewire cards are around for $70 to $100.
> --
> Winsor Crosby
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