Speed for 4x6 prints

[papamike]

I have about 15,000 4x6 prints to scans with no negatives going in to i photo. 300dpi seems plenty, but speed comparisons would be a big help as my wife gets to do it all. V750, 10000XL or epson was suggesting an autofeed GTS-80 that looked more like it was set-up for checks. How do I choose a fast photo only scanner? Price is not a huge issue if I want to avoid a divorce.

[LSI_Morales]

Dear Papamike,

That is very relative question, it depends not only on the hardware you are using but also on the filters and corrections you apply to every picture.

I performed single scan with 300 dpi with the default settings in SilverFast and no extra corrections, the results are as follow:

Epson Perfection V750 Pro = 9 seconds scan time + time for the setting of the picture, prescan, file naming, etc.
Epson Expression 10000XL= 15 seconds scan time + time for the setting of the picture, prescan (bigger surface), file naming, etc.

I hope this comparison gives you an idea.

Cheers